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5.5/10 • 19

1978-11-011h 53m

Drama

In 70s Great Britain, a gay teacher is forced to hide his sexuality by day while living his secret life by night.

Directors
Ron Peck
Writters
Ron Peck, Paul Hallam
Editors
Ron Peck, Paul Hallam, Richard Taylor

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  1. Ken Robertson

    Ken Robertson

    Jim

  2. Derek Jarman

    Derek Jarman

  3. Tony Westrope

    Tony Westrope

    Mike

  4. Rachel Nicholas James

    Rachel Nicholas James

    Judy

  5. Maureen Dolan

    Maureen Dolan

    Pat

  6. Stuart Turton

    Stuart Turton

    Neal

  7. Clive Peters

    Clive Peters

    Peter

  8. Robert Merrick

    Robert Merrick

    John

  9. Frank Dilbert

    Frank Dilbert

    American

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CinemaSerf

Jun 4, 2023

5/10

The problem with this look at late 70's British gay lifestyle, is that it is a little too realistic to carry off with any sort of interest. Like most stories about people on the hunt for romance/sex etc., it is incredibly introspective. Ken Robertson is a really quite dull, full of himself "Jim" - a teacher by day who looks for love in gay pubs/clubs at night. He picks up an array of folks, sometimes he has sex, sometimes not.... same old, same old... (regardless of your sexuality). If it weren't for the fact that it was set just before the dawn of Mrs. Thatcher's Clause 28 Britain, which at the time of course, this Ron Peck story would not have been able to anticipate - it would constitute little more than a melodrama with some very dodgy music and lacklustre tales of one night stands... As a semi-anthropological study of a gay man in London it is vaguely interesting, but any claims it may make to take a deeper look at the sociological themes of the time, or of attitudes are just bridges too far. It does have quite a telling Q&A style discourse at the end that illustrates the stereotypical attitudes of teenage kids that could have been made much more of, had the film itself not focused so much on the rather dreary existence of the subject.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
london, englandschool teacherlgbtgay theme