Spring and Port Wine (Peter Hammond, 1970)
IMDb
Genre: Drama
Writers: Bill Naughton (play) (screenplay)
Cast:
James Mason ... Rafe Crompton
Susan George ... Hilda Crompton
Diana Coupland ... Daisy Crompton
Rodney Bewes ... Harold Crompton
Hannah Gordon ... Florence Crompton
Len Jones ... Wilfred Crompton
Adrienne Posta ... Betty Duckworth
Keith Buckley ... Arthur Gasket
Avril Elgar ... Betsy-Jane Duckworth
Frank Windsor ... Ned Duckworth
Ken Parry ... Pawnbroker
Bernard Bresslaw ... Lorry Driver
Arthur Lowe ... Mr. Aspinall
Marjorie Rhodes ... Mrs. Gasket
Joseph Greig ... Allan (T.V. Man)
[quote]A Lancashire lass refuses to eat the meal her mother has prepared for her. Her thick-eared father (James Mason) insists that she ingest every bite. This seemingly minor incident snowballs into big trouble for everyone concerned. Hard to believe, but this was based on a very popular stage play by Bill Naughton. The comic edge is blunted by the film's use of real Bolton locations, which tend to make the exaggerated passions and gesticulations of Mason and his family seem more pathetic than humorous. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide[/quote]
[quote]Set in working-class Bolton, Spring and Port Wine offers a common view of Northerners as hard-working, proud (albeit humble) people with traditional family values. This is encapsulated in the film’s central character, the god-fearing and intimidating Rafe Crompton (James Mason) alongside his loving if more lenient wife Daisy (Diana Coupland). But Peter Hammond’s film, written by The Family Way writer Bill Naughton, does go beyond cliché in order to show what happens when the younger generation rebel against these values; while Mason’s highly nuanced performance (probably the best thing about the film) means that he is much more than just a stereotype.
We follow the Crompton family at a transitional point where parental values no longer hold so much sway over sons Harold (Rodney Bewes) and Wilfred (Len Jones), and daughter Hilda (Susan George, in another great performance). Even elder daughter Florence (Hannah Gordon), who most reveres her father, is brought to revolt against her father’s strict ways. The uprising is initiated by Hilda refusing to eat her herring and consequently being served the same herring every meal-time (in comic scenes set to military-inspired music), which prompts Wilfred to feed the herring to the cat. This in turn leads to a climactic scene where Rafe makes Wilfred swear on the bible about what happened, causing the guilt-ridden boy to faint.
Meanwhile Hilda’s sudden dislikes are revealed to be a result of her being made pregnant by her former lover, and her fear of the reprisals leads her to plan a getaway to London; a getaway which prompts the two sons to also pack their bags and attempt to escape their house. Rafe however proves to be more lenient and sympathetic than anyone could have expected prompting a reconciliation.
Despite the strictures and standards he sets upon his family Rafe is never seen as just a cold-hearted killjoy. Instead we are made to understand his motives and that he wants the best for his family because in his time there was always, “the bailiffs and debt-collectors” to worry about. The film also contrasts the Crompton family with that of their neighbours, who are crude and frequently rude towards each-other, showing that the Cromptons have much to be thankful for. Despite the ending being rather corny (like The Family Way), Spring and Port Wine does take an insightful look at the modern working-class family, while showing us that it’s not all grim up north.
Priscilla Eyles - Little White Lies[/quote]
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IMDb
Genre: Drama
Writers: Bill Naughton (play) (screenplay)
Cast:
James Mason ... Rafe Crompton
Susan George ... Hilda Crompton
Diana Coupland ... Daisy Crompton
Rodney Bewes ... Harold Crompton
Hannah Gordon ... Florence Crompton
Len Jones ... Wilfred Crompton
Adrienne Posta ... Betty Duckworth
Keith Buckley ... Arthur Gasket
Avril Elgar ... Betsy-Jane Duckworth
Frank Windsor ... Ned Duckworth
Ken Parry ... Pawnbroker
Bernard Bresslaw ... Lorry Driver
Arthur Lowe ... Mr. Aspinall
Marjorie Rhodes ... Mrs. Gasket
Joseph Greig ... Allan (T.V. Man)
[quote]A Lancashire lass refuses to eat the meal her mother has prepared for her. Her thick-eared father (James Mason) insists that she ingest every bite. This seemingly minor incident snowballs into big trouble for everyone concerned. Hard to believe, but this was based on a very popular stage play by Bill Naughton. The comic edge is blunted by the film's use of real Bolton locations, which tend to make the exaggerated passions and gesticulations of Mason and his family seem more pathetic than humorous. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide[/quote]
[quote]Set in working-class Bolton, Spring and Port Wine offers a common view of Northerners as hard-working, proud (albeit humble) people with traditional family values. This is encapsulated in the film’s central character, the god-fearing and intimidating Rafe Crompton (James Mason) alongside his loving if more lenient wife Daisy (Diana Coupland). But Peter Hammond’s film, written by The Family Way writer Bill Naughton, does go beyond cliché in order to show what happens when the younger generation rebel against these values; while Mason’s highly nuanced performance (probably the best thing about the film) means that he is much more than just a stereotype.
We follow the Crompton family at a transitional point where parental values no longer hold so much sway over sons Harold (Rodney Bewes) and Wilfred (Len Jones), and daughter Hilda (Susan George, in another great performance). Even elder daughter Florence (Hannah Gordon), who most reveres her father, is brought to revolt against her father’s strict ways. The uprising is initiated by Hilda refusing to eat her herring and consequently being served the same herring every meal-time (in comic scenes set to military-inspired music), which prompts Wilfred to feed the herring to the cat. This in turn leads to a climactic scene where Rafe makes Wilfred swear on the bible about what happened, causing the guilt-ridden boy to faint.
Meanwhile Hilda’s sudden dislikes are revealed to be a result of her being made pregnant by her former lover, and her fear of the reprisals leads her to plan a getaway to London; a getaway which prompts the two sons to also pack their bags and attempt to escape their house. Rafe however proves to be more lenient and sympathetic than anyone could have expected prompting a reconciliation.
Despite the strictures and standards he sets upon his family Rafe is never seen as just a cold-hearted killjoy. Instead we are made to understand his motives and that he wants the best for his family because in his time there was always, “the bailiffs and debt-collectors” to worry about. The film also contrasts the Crompton family with that of their neighbours, who are crude and frequently rude towards each-other, showing that the Cromptons have much to be thankful for. Despite the ending being rather corny (like The Family Way), Spring and Port Wine does take an insightful look at the modern working-class family, while showing us that it’s not all grim up north.
Priscilla Eyles - Little White Lies[/quote]
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