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7.2/10
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A tale of torrid and forbidden love between a couple in the English countryside.A tale of torrid and forbidden love between a couple in the English countryside.A tale of torrid and forbidden love between a couple in the English countryside.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 10 wins & 11 nominations total
Amaryllis Garnett
- Kate
- (as Amaryllis Garnet)
Jim Broadbent
- Spectator at Cricket Match
- (uncredited)
Joshua Losey
- Boy in Village
- (uncredited)
Arnold Schulkes
- Servant
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe movie was based upon L.P. Hartley's novel of the same name. The opening line of the novel has become somewhat well-known: "The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there." That same line--spoken by the voice-over narrator--opens this movie.
- GoofsFor a film partly set in 1952, many of the vehicles are of a much later period. As Leo gets in his hired car at Norwich Thorpe station, a late 1950s Ford Consul saloon and a BMC 1800 saloon from around 1969 are seen. Also, the village scenes include a 1962 Austin A35 van.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Older Leo Colston: The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Aquarius: Come Lancing/Joseph Losey (1971)
- SoundtracksLe Messager (The Go-Between) (Thème Du Film)
Written and Performed by Michel Legrand
Featured review
Elegant, tragic, yet oddly liberating
The first time I saw this film, I was 18 years old. Now, almost thirty years later, I am still enthralled by its two atmospheres - a hot summery Norfolk, England at the turn of the century versus a cloudy, rainy, modern-day Norfolk. The juxtaposition between the two periods is stunning, and mysterious. The acting is superb, the sets and costumes are superior, and the haunting Michel Legrand score stays with you long after the film is over. I find the film to be quite elegant in its scenes of yesteryear, where the "old" England seemed dreamy, leisurely, carefree, and prim and proper, compared to the dreary, coldly realistic, grown-up, modern-day England, where the past is spoken about, and an explanation of what happened in the past is requested.
Although the movie ends on a tragic note, there is a hint of hope which I found oddly liberating, a feature I didn't notice 30 years ago. But like fine wine, this movie ages well. Enjoy, and go on a trip to the past "...{where it's} a foreign country...they do things differently there."
Although the movie ends on a tragic note, there is a hint of hope which I found oddly liberating, a feature I didn't notice 30 years ago. But like fine wine, this movie ages well. Enjoy, and go on a trip to the past "...{where it's} a foreign country...they do things differently there."
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- Also known as
- The Go Between
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- Budget
- $1,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $3,379
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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