A Taste of Honey (1961)
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Drama
Rita Tushingham , Dora Bryan , Robert Stephens , Murray Melvin , Paul Danquah , Michael Bilton , Eunice Black , David Boliver , Margo Cunningham ,
A. Goodman , John Harrison , Veronica Howard , Moira Kaye , Graham Roberts , Valerie Scarden
Tony Richardson
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1961
Black and white| gay and straight| mothers and daughters| class| and coming of age. Jo is working class| in her teens| living with her drunk and libidinous mother in
northern England. When mom marries impulsively| Jo is out on the streets; she and Geoffrey| a gay co worker who's adrift himself| find a room together. Then Jo finds
herself pregnant after a one night stand with Jimmy| a Black sailor. Geoffrey takes over the preparations for the baby's birth| and becomes| in effect| the child's
father. The three of them seem to have things sorted out when Jo's mother reappears on the scene| assertive and domineering. Which "family" will emerge?