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Girl on Approval (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
78 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Black & White
Booklet

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

Directed By:
Charles Frend

Written By:
Kenneth Cavander
Kathleen White

Actors:
Rachel Roberts ..... Anne Howland
James Maxwell ..... John Howland
Annette Whiteley ..... Sheila
Ellen McIntosh ..... Mary Gardner
John Dare ..... Stephen Howland
Pauline Letts ..... Mrs. Cox
Michael Clarke ..... William Howland

Synopsis:

Sheila's 14. Her father abandoned her as a baby, her mum's in jail and she's stuck in a children's home. Every family that's tried to look after her has found her too difficult. Now Anne and John Howland want to foster Sheila. But if they can't make a home for her, her future looks bleak... Starring Oscar Nominated actress Rachel Roberts (This Sporting Life, O Lucky Man!) as Anne and sensitively directed by Charles Frend (The Cruel Sea, Scott of the Antarctic) Girl on Approval is a major example of the British New Wave, a brilliant study of troubled lives.

The story is about a highly troubled 14 year old girl who was abandoned by a mother she cannot remember but who she hopes and dreams she will one day meet. In and out of foster care, she cannot settle at any home, constantly battling with authority, vandalising property, stealing, swearing (more serious in the sixties when a word like 'bastard' would silence a pub piano player) and running away.

A couple decide to foster a teenager with a disturbed background. Their ideas of making a real family are short-lived.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 10 March, 2012.

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