Drama · United Kingdom · 1961 · 1h 40m

A Taste of Honey

A Taste of Honey poster
Director
Tony Richardson
Cast
Rita Tushingham as Jo Murray Melvin as Geoffrey Ingham Paul Danquah as Jimmy Dora Bryan as Helen Robert Stephens as Peter Smith Michael Bilton as Landlord
Crew
Walter Lassally — Director of Photography Antony Gibbs — Editor John Addison — Original Music Composer Shelagh Delaney — Screenplay Tony Richardson — Screenplay Tony Richardson — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer A Taste of Honey — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
friendshipsingle parentparent child relationshipbased on play or musicalfamily relationshipscoming of ageinterracial relationshipworking classsingle motherteenage pregnancykitchen sink realismfree cinema
Key Collaborators
Tony Richardson Director Walter Lassally Director of Photography Antony Gibbs Editor John Addison Original Music Composer Shelagh Delaney Screenplay Tony Richardson Screenplay Tony Richardson Producer
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