A Taste of Honey

A Taste of Honey (1961)

We don’t ask for life. We have it thrust upon us.

While out to avoid spending time with her narcissistic and promiscuous mother, sixteen-year-old Jo has a brief affair that leaves her pregnant and abandoned. When her mother remarries, Jo's only support becomes her friend Geoffrey, a homosexual.

Date of release
1961-10-01
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (118)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama
Director
Tony Richardson

Casting

  • Rita Tushingham — Jo
  • Murray Melvin — Geoffrey Ingham
  • Paul Danquah — Jimmy
  • Dora Bryan — Helen
  • Robert Stephens — Peter Smith
  • Michael Bilton — Landlord
  • Eunice Black — Schoolteacher
  • David Boliver — Bert
  • Margo Cunningham — Landlady
  • Rosalie Williams — Nurse
  • Veronica Howard — Gladys
  • Moira Kaye — Doris

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