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When the film came out following a stage play run, it was perhaps the first mainstream handling of a lesbian situation, and we need to remember how far things have come since 1968.
Beryl Reid is a principal actress in a BBC soap, and her difficult temperament has won her no friends; in fact the series producer is going to kill her character off. At home she is in a lesbian relationship with Susannah York's character, and Reid is equally difficult with her.
For me the film had too many faults; the scenes were too static (from its stage provenance); York's character was never developed, nor was York a good choice for the role; everything was just a bit too predictable; the film was too long, at 138 minutes; and a bit of attention to continuity would have been a good idea.
The Director was Richard Aldridge, fresh from The Dirty Dozen, and the script was by Lukas Heller, from the Frank Marcus play.
At one stage Reid and York are rather implausibly going out to do a cabaret spot at a club, as Laurel and Hardy, a metaphor for their relationship. Before they leave home, they have a brief rehearsal.
HF January 2002
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