Georgy Girl

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Georgy Girl
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NR,1hr 40min
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January 1, 1966
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Columbia TriStar
Synopsis: Georgy Girl is a bittersweet comedy drama about Georgy (Lynn Redgrave), a slightly overweight, working-class virgin in her early twenties who shares an apartment with the gorgeous, promiscuous Meredith (Charlotte Rampling). Georgy has never been the subject of the desire for any man until the wealthy, married employer of her family, James Leamington (James Mason) (for whom her parents work as servants) decides that he would like her for a mistress. Shortly afterward, the unmarried Meredith becomes ... Full Synopsis
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Considered fairly bold when it was released in 1966, Georgy Girl is a delightful comedy of sexual manners that does justice to its "Swinging London" setting. It celebrates the lusty principles of its time and place, even as it ultimately reaffirms more restrained, old-fashioned values. Although billed as a comedy, and containing some very funny moments, the film is surprisingly bleak at times, in its ... Full Review
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James Leamington
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