A Touch of Love, also released under the title Thank You All Very Much, is a 1969 British drama film directed by Waris Hussein and adapted by Margaret Drabble from her novel The Millstone (1965).[2] The film stars Sandy Dennis, Ian McKellen, Michael Coles, John Standing and Eleanor Bron. It was entered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival.[3]
A Touch of Love | |
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Directed by | Waris Hussein |
Screenplay by | Margaret Drabble |
Based on | The Millstone by Margaret Drabble |
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Cinematography | Peter Suschitzky |
Edited by | Bill Blunden |
Music by | Michael Dress |
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Distributed by | British Lion Films |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £304,512[1] |
Rosamund Stacey, a young bookish girl in London society, spends her days studying for a doctorate in the British Museum and her nights avoiding the sexual attention of the men in her life. One day, all that changes; through a friend, she is introduced to rising TV newsreader/announcer George Matthews. After a further chance meeting and a tumble on the sofa, she finds herself pregnant from her first sexual encounter. After a failed attempt at self-induced abortion, Rosamund resolves to have the child, leaving her on a solitary and at times discouraging path through pregnancy and into single motherhood, aided only by her close friend Lydia.
Milton Subotsky said the film was not a box office success, but since the filmmakers sold it to the distributors for more than its cost, they made a profit. Rosenberg later said it was in his opinion the best film that Amicus produced.[4]