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DramaRomance

The Go-Between

- In those days, you fell in love with your own class. Or found a Go-Between.

British teenager Leo Colston spends a summer in the countryside, where he develops a crush on the beautiful young aristocrat Marian. Eager to impress her, Leo becomes the "go-between" for Marian, delivering secret romantic letters to Ted Burgess, a handsome neighboring farmer.

Release Date : 1971-06-16

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : EMI Films

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Julie Christie

Character Name : Lady Marian Trimingham

Original Name : Julie Christie

Gender : Female

Alan Bates

Character Name : Ted Burgess

Original Name : Alan Bates

Gender : Male

Edward Fox

Character Name : Hugh Trimingham

Original Name : Edward Fox

Gender : Male

Michael Redgrave

Character Name : The Older Leo Colston

Original Name : Michael Redgrave

Gender : Male

Dominic Guard

Character Name : The Young Leo Colston

Original Name : Dominic Guard

Gender : Male

Margaret Leighton

Character Name : Mrs Maudsley

Original Name : Margaret Leighton

Gender : Female

Michael Gough

Character Name : Mr Maudsley

Original Name : Michael Gough

Gender : Male

Richard Gibson

Character Name : Marcus Maudsley

Original Name : Richard Gibson

Gender : Male

Simon Hume-Kendall

Character Name : Denys

Original Name : Simon Hume-Kendall

Gender : Male

Roger Lloyd Pack

Character Name : Charles

Original Name : Roger Lloyd Pack

Gender : Male

Amaryllis Garnett

Character Name : Kate

Original Name : Amaryllis Garnett

Gender : Male

Keith Buckley

Character Name : Stubbs

Original Name : Keith Buckley

Gender : Male

John Rees

Character Name : Blunt

Original Name : John Rees

Gender : Male

Gordon Richardson

Character Name : Rector

Original Name : Gordon Richardson

Gender : Male

Jim Broadbent

Character Name : Spectator at Cricket Match (uncredited)

Original Name : Jim Broadbent

Gender : Male

Joshua Losey

Character Name : Boy in Village (uncredited)

Original Name : Joshua Losey

Gender : Male

Arnold Schulkes

Character Name : Servant (uncredited)

Original Name : Arnold Schulkes

Gender : Male

Carl Dane

Character Name : Coachman (uncredited)

Original Name : Carl Dane

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-05-29

Sadly, time has not been very kind to the potency of this film. In 2020s society, the overwhelming feeling of "so what?" is hard to shake off; despite some really strong performances. Dominic Guard is "Leo", just 13 when he is invited to summer at the Norfolk country home of one of his classmates. He quickly befriends his older sister "Marian" (Julie Christie) and is soon acting - innocently, at first - as her courier passing ostensibly harmless letters between herself, her fiancée "Hugh" (Edward Fox) and a swarthy tenant farmer "Ted" (Alan Bates). Guard is great as the young man who starts to put two and two together as he slowly gets caught up in this menage-à-trois whilst trying to accommodate his own sexual awakening. His own naive inquisitiveness gives his character an engaging and frustrating quality that we might all have related to, once upon a time. Losey's pace is off, though - it can be quite a slow burn at times and, unusually, I found the score from Michel Legrand quite distractingly repetitive. The cinematography showed off the locale to perfection and the dialogue from LP Hartley via Harold Pinter succinctly demonstrates class distinction and prejudice well.