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A Taste of Honey

A Taste of Honey

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

19617.01h 40m

Overview

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.

Directed by Tony Richardson
Written by Tony Richardson, Shelagh Delaney
Produced by Tony Richardson
Box OfficeBudget: $154K0

Top Cast

Rita Tushingham

Rita Tushingham

Jo

Murray Melvin

Murray Melvin

Geoffrey Ingham

Paul Danquah

Paul Danquah

Jimmy

Dora Bryan

Dora Bryan

Helen

Robert Stephens

Robert Stephens

Peter Smith

Michael Bilton

Michael Bilton

Landlord

E

Eunice Black

Schoolteacher

D

David Boliver

Bert

M

Margo Cunningham

Landlady

Rosalie Williams

Rosalie Williams

Nurse

Themes & Keywords

friendshipsingle parentparent child relationshipbased on play or musicalfamily relationshipscoming of ageinterracial relationshipworking classsingle motherteenage pregnancykitchen sink realismfree cinemabritish new waveindependent filmdepressing

About A Taste of Honey

A Taste of Honey is a drama film released in 1961 exploring themes of friendship, single parent, parent child relationship, based on play or musical, family relationships, coming of age. Directed by Tony Richardson, it stars Rita Tushingham, Murray Melvin, Paul Danquah. 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.

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