The Greengage Summer ( Loss of Innocence ) ( The Green Gage Summer )

The Greengage Summer (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Loss of Innocence
Alternate Title: The Green Gage Summer
Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2.4 )

Running Time:
95 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1961 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Lewis Gilbert

Written By:
Rumer Godden

Actors:
Kenneth More ..... Eliot
Danielle Darrieux ..... Madame Zisi
Susannah York ..... Joss Grey
Claude Nollier ..... Madame Corbet
Jane Asher ..... Hester
Elizabeth Dear ..... Vicky
Richard Williams ..... Wilmouse
David Saire ..... Paul
Raymond Gérôme ..... Renard
Maurice Denham ..... Mr. Bullock
André Maranne ..... M. Dutour
Harold Kasket ..... M. Prideaux
Jacques B. Brunius ..... M. Joubert
Joy Shelton ..... Mrs. Grey
Balbina ..... Mauricette

Synopsis:

A young Susannah York had her first lead role in this drama about a teenage girl on the cusp of womanhood. When her mother falls ill during a vacation in the French wine country, 16-year-old Joss Grey (York) is left to her own devices as she and her three younger siblings are left in the reluctant care of Madame Zisi (Danielle Darrieux), the proprietor of the hotel where they were staying. Eliot (Kenneth More), Zisi's strapping boyfriend, offers to show the youngsters some of the sights in the countryside, and Joss finds herself developing a strong infatuation with the older man. However, when she realizes that Eliot and Zisi are lovers, she becomes despondent and ends up getting drunk on wine with Paul (David Saire), a boy who works in the kitchen at Zisi's hotel. When Joss learns that Eliot is actually a jewel thief wanted by the law, she informs the police of his whereabouts. However, that same night, Paul's efforts to seduce Joss degenerate into a violent attempt at rape, but when Eliot hears her screams for help, he comes to Joss' rescue. Having spared her virtue and perhaps her life, Joss confesses to Eliot that she has turned him in to the police, and urges him to flee for his own safety. One of Joss' sisters is played by Jane Asher, a distinguished actress who was most famous in the United States not for her abilities as a performer, but for spending several years as Paul McCartney's girlfriend.

Kenneth More, and Susannah York star in this compelling and sinister romance from celebrated British director Lewis Gilbert (The Admirable Crichton, Reach For The Sky) and set in the Champagne Country of the Marne. When their mother falls ill while on holiday in France, 16 year old Joss (Susannah York) is charged with looking after her younger brother and sister. Almost immediately, she finds herself out of her depth. At their hotel, she is swiftly caught up in a strange and bitter love triangle involving an Englishman, Eliot (Kenneth More), and the two women running the hotel. As the older man turns his attentions to her - and she finds herself responding - Joss begins to realise that the charming Eliot may not be everything he seems. He may even be dangerous.

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