Not quite the beatniks that they are often referred to by passersby in Greenwich Village parks, the characters played by Melinda Plank and Robert Hogan are just your average struggling artists, a dancer and a painter, dealing with romantic problems in an ever changing world. She finds herself pregnant and abandoned by Hogan, and when word gets around that she is trying to find money to have an abortion, he struggles to find her to win her back. Simple plot, but complex real characters, with actors most familiar to daytime audiences, both appearing on at least half a dozen daytime dramas from the 1960's through the 1990's, with Plank (also known as Melinda Cordell, dvx spy Natasha on "General Hospital" in 1983) and Hogan (Vince McKinnon, "Another World") quite naturalistic in their roles.
While pretty (but not a knockout), Plank is a fragile flower, and she wins the viewer over with a situation that has been going on ever since men and women attempted relationships. Hogan is good too, his character flawed but not amoral. The prologue and epilogue of newer prints show modern day Greenwich Village in color, while the story part of the film is in a decent, if economical, new wave version of black and white. Outside of some buildings shown here no longer standing, not much has changed. Of course this is a view of the village as seen through just one couple so there could have been lots of stories interspersed with what happens here, and of course, the story could take place anywhere. Interesting elements of the differences in social structures of the time does give this a unique perspective. Not groundbreaking, but thoughtful for the subjects it deals with.
While pretty (but not a knockout), Plank is a fragile flower, and she wins the viewer over with a situation that has been going on ever since men and women attempted relationships. Hogan is good too, his character flawed but not amoral. The prologue and epilogue of newer prints show modern day Greenwich Village in color, while the story part of the film is in a decent, if economical, new wave version of black and white. Outside of some buildings shown here no longer standing, not much has changed. Of course this is a view of the village as seen through just one couple so there could have been lots of stories interspersed with what happens here, and of course, the story could take place anywhere. Interesting elements of the differences in social structures of the time does give this a unique perspective. Not groundbreaking, but thoughtful for the subjects it deals with.
