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Girl on Approval is a 1961 black and white British drama film directed by Charles Frend and starring Rachel Roberts, James Maxwell and Annette Whiteley. Its budget was £22,494.
Girl on Approval: Directed by Charles Frend. With Rachel Roberts, James Maxwell, Annette Whiteley, Ellen McIntosh. 1961. Drama. Stars Oscar nominated. Rachel Roberts, James Maxwell and Annette Whiteley. A key example of British new wave, a great study of the uneasy life of 14 year old Sheila.
Stars oscar nominared. Rachel Roberts, James Maxwell and Annette Whiteley. A key example of British new wave, a great study of the uneasy life of 14 year old Sheila. Watch full movies for free ...
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One of the key films of the British New Wave, Girl on Approval is an intimate, emotionally honest portrayal of a lonely and troubled teenage girl who has been boarded out three times – and three times she has been sent back to the children’s home.
Overview. Sheila's fourteen. Her father abandoned her as a baby, her mum's in jail and she's stuck in a children's home. Every family that's tried to look after her has found her too difficult. Now Anne and John Howland want to foster Sheila. But if they can't make a home for her, her future looks bleak. Charles Frend. Director. Kathleen White.
Sheila (Annette Whiteley) is a rebellious and damaged teenager who has spent her whole life in care; Rachel Roberts and James Maxwell are the nice middle-class couple who lost their young daughter and seek a substitute to be company for them.
