The Go-Between

1971

Action / Drama / Romance

10
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 100% · 11 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 78% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 7204 7.2K

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Plot summary

British teenager Leo Colston spends a summer in the countryside, where he develops a crush on the beautiful young aristocrat Marian. Eager to impress her, Leo becomes the "go-between" for Marian, delivering secret romantic letters to Ted Burgess, a handsome neighboring farmer.

Director

Joseph Losey Photo
Joseph Losey

Top cast

Jim Broadbent Photo
Jim Broadbent as Spectator at Cricket Match
Margaret Leighton Photo
Margaret Leighton as Mrs. Maudsley
Roger Lloyd Pack Photo
Roger Lloyd Pack as Charles
Edward Fox Photo
Edward Fox as Hugh Trimingham
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945.31 MB
1280*682
English 2.0
PG
Subtitles
24 fps
1 hr 56 min
Seeds 4
1.82 GB
1920*1024
English 2.0
PG
Subtitles
24 fps
1 hr 56 min
Seeds 11

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 6 / 10

Sadly, time has not been very kind to

Sadly, time has not been very kind to the potency of this film. In 2020s society, the overwhelming feeling of "so what?" is hard to shake off; despite some really strong performances. Dominic Guard is "Leo", just 13 when he is invited to summer at the Norfolk country home of one of his classmates. He quickly befriends his older sister "Marian" (Julie Christie) and is soon acting - innocently, at first - as her courier passing ostensibly harmless letters between herself, her fiancée "Hugh" (Edward Fox) and a swarthy tenant farmer "Ted" (Alan Bates). Guard is great as the young man who starts to put two and two together as he slowly gets caught up in this menage-à-trois whilst trying to accommodate his own sexual awakening. His own naive inquisitiveness gives his character an engaging and frustrating quality that we might all have related to, once upon a time. Losey's pace is off, though - it can be quite a slow burn at times and, unusually, I found the score from Michel Legrand quite distractingly repetitive. The cinematography showed off the locale to perfection and the dialogue from LP Hartley via Harold Pinter succinctly demonstrates class distinction and prejudice well.
Reviewed by fwhichard-344-426261 8 / 10

The Past is a Different Country. They do things differently there.

I recently watched this film after having seen it as a teenager. Both experiences touched me but in significantly different ways. Not unlike the storyline in the film ironically.The film is beautifully crafted and almost perfect in every way. All the actors are brilliantly cast and do a great job at hiding only slightly their true emotions and motivations. Those who know and love The Age of Innocence will appreciate the way the story unfolds.At its core is the story of how class norms and rigid rules of behavior affect an innocent young boy, at what surely is his most vulnerable time of his life.Some may find the pace slow. I did when I first saw it as a teenager. Please give this film time to develop. Resist those swift "5 minutes and I am out" rules so many millennials tend to apply today. Resist please. And above all, give your full attention to this small masterpiece. Watch for the small changes in tone and body language these great actors provide us.Then, when young viewers are a little older and life has provided them a few joys and pains, please revisit this film as I did. I sense your emotions may bathe over you as mine did recently.Enjoy this film.
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