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A Taste of Honey is the first play by the British dramatist Shelagh Delaney, written when she was 19. It was adapted into an award-winning film of the same title in 1961. Set in Salford in North West England, it tells the story of Jo, a working class schoolgirl, and her mother, Helen, who is presented as tarty, foul mouthed and ...
- Shelagh Delaney
- 1959
A Taste of Honey Lyrics: A taste of honey! / Tasting much sweeter than wine / I dream of your first kiss, and then / I feel upon my lips again / A taste of honey (A taste of...
"A Taste of Honey" is a pop standard written by Bobby Scott and Ric Marlow. It was originally an instrumental track (or recurring theme) written for the 1960 Broadway version of the 1958 British play A Taste of Honey which was also made into the film of the same name in 1961.
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In a run-down, post-industrial area of Salford, 17-year-old Josephine, who goes by "Jo" (Rita Tushingham), struggles through an outdoor game of netball in gym class at her all-girls school. When she gets home, she hears her self-centred mother, Helen (Dora Bryan), arguing with their landlady, who is upset about overdue rent and Helen's frequent gen...
The film was shot on location in Salford, Manchester, and Blackpool. The scene where Geoffrey gives Jo a doll was filmed in the churchyard of St Mary's Church, Stockport. Interiors were filmed in Chelsea, London, with the main location used for Jo and Helen's flat being 74 Elm Park Gardens.
A Taste of Honey opened on 14 September 1961 at the Leicester Square Theatre in London's West End. The film was banned in several countries, including New Zealand. Tushingham reflected in 2020 that "a lot of the reaction was 'People like that don’t exist' – by which they meant homosexuals, single mothers and people in mixed-race relationships. But ...
Box office
The film made a profit of £29,064 for Bryanston Films.
Critical reception
Peter John Dyer wrote in The Monthly Film Bulletin: A. H. Weiler of The New York Times gave the film a positive review, stating: "In being transported out of the theatre, this "Honey" has been enriched." James Powers wrote in The Hollwood Reporter: The Radio Times Guide to Filmsgave the film five out of five stars, writing:
Delaney and Richardson won the 1961 Writers' Guild of Great Britainaward for Best British Dramatic Screenplay. At the 1962 15th British Academy Film Awards, A Taste of Honey won in four categories: Best British Film, Best British Screenplay (tied with The Day the Earth Caught Fire), Best British Actress (Dora Bryan), and Most Promising Newcomer(Rit...
The Criterion Collection released a restored 4K digital transfer of the film on Blu-ray and DVDon 23 August 2016.
A Taste of Honey at the Internet ArchiveA Taste of Honey at the British Film InstituteA Taste of Honey at the BFI's ScreenonlineA Taste of Honey at IMDbA Taste of Honey is a social realist drama film based on Shelagh Delaney's play of the same name. It follows the life of Jo, a teenage girl in Salford, who faces poverty, abuse, and pregnancy.
The movie, A Taste of Honey, released in 1961, won four Bafta awards, including best British screenplay. The best study guide to A Taste of Honey on the planet, from the creators of SparkNotes. Get the summaries, analysis, and quotes you need.
Learn about the history and versions of "A Taste of Honey", a pop song written by Bobby Scott and Ric Marlow for a play and a film. The Beatles recorded it in 1963 and Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass won four Grammys for it in 1965.
Jun 17, 2018 · Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupA Taste Of Honey (Remastered 2009) · The BeatlesPlease Please Me℗ 2009 Calderstone Productions Limited (a divisio...
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