Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)

Synopsis of Sunday Bloody Sunday

This British film examines the choices individuals must make when confronted with a romantic relationship which is rewarding but does not offer them everything they want. In this sympathetic and psychologically precise drama, Alexandra Greville (Glenda Jackson), "Alex" to her friends, has a younger man as her sometime lover, the young sculptor Bob Elkin (Murray Head). Elkin is completely open about the fact that he is also the lover of her acquaintance, Dr. Daniel Hirsch (Peter Finch). These relationships continue in some kind of equilibrium until Alex and Bob agree to house-sit the children of a couple known to the three of them. In their roles, neither Head nor Finch "swished," or otherwise catered to homosexual stereotypes, and theirs was considered to be a groundbreaking, sympathetic portrayal of this kind of relationship, not condescending in any way. One highlight of the film is a scene in which Dr. Hirsch attends the Bar Mitzvah of his nephew. This critically well-received movie was unexpectedly successful at the box office. The film's director and screenwriter, as well as Jackson and Finch, were nominated for Academy Awards. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:

110 mins

Director(s):

John Schlesinger

Writer(s):

Penelope Gilliatt

Producer(s):

Joseph Janni

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

R(Adult Situations, Nudity, Adult Language, Not For Children)

• 1971 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Editing
• 1971 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Director
• 1971 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Picture
• 1971 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Actress
• 1971 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Actor
• 1971 - Golden Globe - Best Foreign Film - English Language
• 1971 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Foreign Film - English Language
• 1971 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Actor

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