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A Touch of Love

  • 19691969
  • M/PGM/PG
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
419
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Sandy Dennis in A Touch of Love (1969)
Drama
A young London woman, studying for her doctorate in the British Museum, spends her nights trying to avoid the sexual admiration of men in her life.A young London woman, studying for her doctorate in the British Museum, spends her nights trying to avoid the sexual admiration of men in her life.A young London woman, studying for her doctorate in the British Museum, spends her nights trying to avoid the sexual admiration of men in her life.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
419
YOUR RATING
    • Waris Hussein
    • Margaret Drabble(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sandy Dennis
    • Ian McKellen
    • Michael Coles
    • Waris Hussein
    • Margaret Drabble(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sandy Dennis
    • Ian McKellen
    • Michael Coles
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    • 11User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Ian McKellen and Sandy Dennis in A Touch of Love (1969)
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    Ian McKellen and Sandy Dennis in A Touch of Love (1969)
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    Ian McKellen, Sandy Dennis, and Aileen Lewis in A Touch of Love (1969)
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    Sandy Dennis, Eleanor Bron, and Sarah Whalley in A Touch of Love (1969)
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    Sandy Dennis
    Sandy Dennis
    • Rosamund
    Ian McKellen
    Ian McKellen
    • George
    Michael Coles
    Michael Coles
    • Joe
    John Standing
    John Standing
    • Roger
    Peggy Thorpe-Bates
    • Mrs. Stacey
    Kenneth Benda
    Kenneth Benda
    • Mr. Stacey
    Deborah Stanford
    • Beatrice
    Roger Hammond
    Roger Hammond
    • Mike
    Eleanor Bron
    Eleanor Bron
    • Lydia
    Margaret Tyzack
    Margaret Tyzack
    • Sister Bennett
    Maurice Denham
    Maurice Denham
    • Dr. Prothero
    Rachel Kempson
    Rachel Kempson
    • Sister Harvey
    Raymond Adamson
    Raymond Adamson
      Lewis Alexander
      • Man in Canteen
      • (uncredited)
      Jim Brady
      Jim Brady
      • Man Boarding Bus
      • (uncredited)
      Shelagh Fraser
      Shelagh Fraser
      • Miss Gurnsey
      • (uncredited)
      Penelope Keith
      Penelope Keith
      • Nurse
      • (uncredited)
      Barbara Keogh
      • Waiting Room Nurse
      • (uncredited)
        • Waris Hussein
        • Margaret Drabble(screenplay) (from her novel "The Millstone")
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      • Trivia
        Margaret Drabble's original novel was titled "The Millstone", an ironic reference to the baby the unmarried heroine finds she's expecting, while trying to complete her doctorate. This was the working title for this movie, but it was deemed unsuitable and not commercial. In the U.S., this movie was released as "Thank You All Very Much", the sarcastic remark the heroine makes to a group of student doctors after they have studied her case at length, without ever speaking to her, nor making any acknowledgment of her as a person.
      • Quotes

        Lydia Reynolds: But you ought to tell somebody, Ros. Somebody ought to help you out. What about your sister?

        Rosamund Stacey: My sister's got three of her own.

        Lydia Reynolds: Then get your mother home.

        Rosamund Stacey: Lord, Lydi', the last thing on Earth I want is my mother home.

        Lydia Reynolds: It's none of my business but what about this man, whoever he is?

        Rosamund Stacey: Look, Lydia, you don't know him, he doesn't know it's happened and I'm not going to tell him so let's forget about him shall we?

        Lydia Reynolds: Sorry. Do you love him, whoever he is?

        Rosamund Stacey: Love him? I hardly know him.

        Lydia Reynolds: [finding what she was looking for] I don't know, this place is so chaotic.

        Lydia Reynolds: You know, I was pregnant once. Of course, I was determined not to have it. So I got this man to give me the name of one of those really expensive chaps who do it legally on psychological grounds. You know, private nursing home and all that lark. So I made an appointment. And off I went to convince this man that if I had this baby I was going to be a complete mental and physical wreck. He seemed quite moved actually; very sympathetic. I thought I was well away. And then, he said he was awfully sorry but he couldn't possible recommend termination of pregnancy in my case. And do you know why? Because I was too nutty.

        Lydia Reynolds: He said I was far too sensitive and neurotic and if I had an abortion I'd just have a breakdown with guilt feeling. I tried to explain that I hadn't the least intention of having a breakdown. So he said why was I there then? He'd got me either way, you see.

        Lydia Reynolds: This is the funny bit: I was in such a panic that I rushed straight across the road without looking and got knocked down by a bus. And that did the trick. The shock, I suppose. So I got carted off to hospital, all innocently bleeding, and all for free.

        Rosamund Stacey: What a stroke of luck you had then.

        Lydia Reynolds: Quite one of life's little ironies.

      • Connections
        Referenced in Monty Python's Flying Circus: Full Frontal Nudity (1969)

      User reviews11

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      1/10
      It didn't achieve anything?
      Thank God for Sir Ian. I was just about to turn this film off when he appeared. I should have trusted my instincts earlier.

      I don't know if it was supposed to be a commentary on the appalling treatment of single pregnant women during the 1960's or about the terrible state and behaviour of the health service at the time, but it wasn't a good or well made story either way.

      The lead female didn't have much going for her and I can't see why anyone would even be friends with her let alone get her pregnant. As it happens, I only tuned in to watch it because the synopsis said that she had a baby with a gay TV presenter, which piqued my interests, but although Mr McKellen was a tad effeminate in his way, there was no indication or conversation to confirm his sexuality at all. That might have given it some drama had it been obvious, but alas that's not the case.

      It's also a bit creepy. The music and style of filming is similar to 'Rosemary's Baby' which lead me to think that the baby could die at any moment or some sort of evil or paranormal activity could occur.

      All in all not one of the best.
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      • adamjohns-42575
      • Apr 9, 2021

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      • Release date
        • September 1969 (United Kingdom)
        • United Kingdom
        • United States
        • English
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        • Marylebone, Westminster, Greater London, England, UK
      • Production companies
        • Amicus Productions
        • Palomar Pictures International
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