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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is a 1969 British drama film directed by Ronald Neame from a screenplay written by Jay Presson Allen, adapted from her own stage play, which was in turn based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Muriel Spark.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is a novel by Muriel Spark, the best known of her works. It was first published in The New Yorker magazine and was published as a book by Macmillan in 1961. The character of Miss Jean Brodie brought Spark international fame and brought her into the first rank of contemporary Scottish literature.
- Muriel Spark
- 1961
Eccentric well-meaning Scottish schoolteacher Jean Brodie's extravagantly romantic ideas about life--and love--overly impress her young pupils and bring her into direct conflict with her school's conservative headmistress Miss MacKay.
- (9.9K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Ronald Neame
- 1969-02-25
‘Give me a girl at an impressionable age and she is mine for life,’ states Miss Jean Brodie, the titular character of Muriel Spark’s best regarded novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
- (55.4K)
- Paperback
- Muriel Spark
LitCharts offers comprehensive analysis and visualizations of Muriel Spark's novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, set in 1930s Scotland. Learn about the plot, themes, characters, symbols, and historical context of this classic work of post-war British fiction.
A 1969 drama film starring Maggie Smith as a free-spirited teacher who influences her students with her romantic ideals and affairs. Read reviews, ratings, cast and crew, photos, and more on Rotten Tomatoes.
- (19)
- Drama
- PG
A comprehensive overview of the novel by Muriel Spark, set in 1930s Edinburgh, Scotland. Follow the story of Miss Jean Brodie, a charismatic and unorthodox teacher who influences six girls in her class, and her love affairs with two men.
