A Kind of Loving

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This well-wrought romance takes place in Lancashire, England in an industrial area where Vic (Alan Bates) and Ingrid (June Ritchie) work in the same factory. He is a draftsman who wants only a physical relationship with the woman of his choice (Ingrid), and she is a typist who wants true love with the man she is interested in (Vic). In carefully handled scenes throughout, Vic and Ingrid get together but with consequences neither could have foreseen. Ingrid becomes pregnant, and that one indisputable fact tests the mettle of their relationship more than anything else they could have imagined. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

Cast

Alan Bates
as Victor Arthur 'Vic'
June Ritchie
as Ingrid Rothwell
Thora Hird
as Mrs. Rothwell
Bert Palmer
as Mr. Geoffrey Brown
Gwen Nelson
as Mrs. Brown
Malcolm Patton
as Jim Brown
Pat Keen
as Christine
David Mahlowe
as David
Jack Smethurst
as Conroy
James Bolam
as Jeff
Michael Deacon
as Les
Norman Heyes
as Laisterdyke
Leonard Rossiter
as Whymper
Fred Ferris
as Mr. Althorpe
John Ronane
as Draughtsman
David Cook (XXII)
as Draughtsman
Patsy Rowlands
as Dorothy
Annette Robertson
as Phoebe
Kathy Staff
as Mrs. Oliphant
Ruth Porcher
as Mrs. Keen
Harry Markham
as Railwayman
Peter Madden
as Registrar
Katherine Staff
as Mrs. Oliphant
Edna Ridgway
as Pub Pianist
Graham Rigby
as Pub Politician
Bud Ralston
as Pub Comedian
Bryan Mosley
as Bus Conductor
Joe Gladwin
as Bus Conductor
Jerry Desmonde
as Television Compere
Reginald Green
as Television Competitor
Douglas Livingstone
as Window Cleaner
Bert Palmer
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Audience Reviews for A Kind of Loving

  • Jun 20, 2011
    This domestic tale from director John Schlesinger has that endearing, lo-fi authenticity so typical of British films from this era. Alan Bates and June Christie give excellent performances as a newlywed couple, and Thora Hird is loathsome perfection as Christie's shrew mother. The early scenes of blossoming love are wonderfully sweet, and this film has as good a "first kiss" as I've ever seen. However, there's too much movie for such a simple, humdrum story (a couple gets married for the wrong reason, and struggles through the early months of wedlock).
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