


“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.
Director
Tony Richardson
Writers
Shelagh Delaney, Tony Richardson
Release Date
October 1, 1961
Runtime
1h 40m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
108
Woodfall Film Productions