A Taste of Honey
“We don’t ask for life. We have it thrust upon us.”
Drama
Jo is a neglected 16-year-old girl whose promiscuous mother marries a dandy. Jo gets pregnant after a tryst with a black cook, who leaves her over his impending responsibilities of fatherhood, and she only finds support in a gay male friend.
VIBE
A stark, unflinching look at working-class life and burgeoning adulthood. It feels intimate and observational, capturing the quiet desperation and unexpected tenderness found in bleak circumstances. A truly authentic and moving experience.
melancholicgrittyrawpoignantsteadykitchen sink realismBritish New Wavesocial realismcoming-of-ageclassidentityloneliness
friendshipsingle parentparent child relationshipbased on play or musicalfamily relationshipscoming of ageinterracial relationshipworking classsingle motherteenage pregnancykitchen sink realismfree cinemabritish new wavedepressing
