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The disillusion of a disappointing marriage leads a young mechanic into a relationship with a fellow motor cyclist in this often perceptive study of masculinity, shot on a small budget in a London working class environment. The homosexuality at the heart of the relationship is sympathetically (for the time) brought into the open, negating the myth of the buddy relationship as a neutral escape route from the role playing in male-female relationships. Based on the novel by Eliot George. Cast includes Colin Campbell, Rita Tushingham and Dudley Sutton.
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ACMI Identifier
316476
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Motorcycles
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Working class in motion pictures
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Gay and lesbian studies
Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Marriage
Literature → English literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)