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A Kind of Loving

Play trailer Poster for A Kind of Loving 1962,  1h 52m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 92% 13 Reviews Tomatometer 87% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
92% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 87% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
Manchester draftsman Vic Brown (Alan Bates) becomes involved with secretary Ingrid Rothwell (June Ritchie), who works at his firm. After they sleep together, she gets pregnant. Vic feels a sense of responsibility -- although he's not really in love with her -- and proposes marriage. The couple is forced to live with Ingrid's mother (Thora Hird), who treats Vic with contempt because of his working-class background. But, when tragedy strikes, Vic must decide what his new wife means to him.

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Henry T. Murdock Philadelphia Inquirer Apr 20, 2021
The playing Is good, John Schlesinger's direction (and his use of evocative backgrounds) is efficient. But the plot Is a bit frayed. Go to Full Review
Alan Scherstuhl Village Voice Apr 4, 2017
Neither Vic nor Ingrid is an especially compelling presence, but the actors make the sad moments pierce and the bursts of jubilation explode. Go to Full Review
Kate Muir The Times (UK) Jul 22, 2016
4/5
Alan Bates is at his handsome, wickedly charming peak in A Kind of Loving. Go to Full Review
Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine Oct 11, 2019
Alan Bates and June Ritchie are almost painfully true-to-life as the newlyweds, with Thora Hird as the bride's resentful mama. Go to Full Review
MFB Critics Monthly Film Bulletin Jun 15, 2015
The acting is firm, exact and sympathetic. Go to Full Review
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Poe M Dec 30, 2017 John Schlesinger's sensitive look at a young working-class couple in 1960's England.
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Cast & Crew

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John Schlesinger

Director

Alan Bates

Victor Arthur "Vic" Brown

June Ritchie

Ingrid Rothwell

Thora Hird

Mrs. Rothwell

Bert Palmer

Geoffrey Brown

Gwen Nelson

Mrs. Brown

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A Kind of Loving

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Movie Info

Synopsis Manchester draftsman Vic Brown (Alan Bates) becomes involved with secretary Ingrid Rothwell (June Ritchie), who works at his firm. After they sleep together, she gets pregnant. Vic feels a sense of responsibility -- although he's not really in love with her -- and proposes marriage. The couple is forced to live with Ingrid's mother (Thora Hird), who treats Vic with contempt because of his working-class background. But, when tragedy strikes, Vic must decide what his new wife means to him.
Director
John Schlesinger
Producer
Joseph Janni
Production Co
Vic Films Productions Ltd., Waterhall Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Apr 7, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.3K
Runtime
1h 52m
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