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Tale of torrid and forbidden love between Christie and Bates in the English countryside. Based on L.P. Hartley's novel by the same name, with screenplay by Harold Pinter. Won the Palme d'Or in Cannes and four BAFTA awards. Was nominated for eight more BAFTAs as well as two Oscars.



The Go-Between (1971)
Released: 18 Jun 1971
Runtime: 118 min
Rated: GP
Director: Joseph Losey
Writer(s): Harold Pinter (screenplay), L.P. Hartley (based on the novel: "The Go-Between" by)
Actors: Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Margaret Leighton, Michael Redgrave
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 9 wins & 10 nominations.
IMDB Ratings: 7.4



Plot: Summer 1900: Queen Victoria's last and the summer Leo turns 13. He's the guest of Marcus, a wealthy classmate, at a grand home in rural Norfolk. Leo is befriended by Marian, Marcus's twenty-something sister, a beauty about to be engaged to Hugh, a viscount and good fellow. Marian buys Leo a forest-green suit, takes him on walks, and asks him to carry messages to and from their neighbor, Ted Burgess, a bit of a rake. Leo is soon dissembling, realizes he's betraying Hugh, but continues as the go-between nonetheless, asking adults naive questions about the attractions of men and women. Can an affair between neighbors stay secret for long? And how does innocence end?