The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970)
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This melodrama is taken from a story by D.H. Lawrence. Yvette (Joanna Shimkus) and her sister Lucille (Harriet Harper) are two country girls who return home after attending a provincial school. Yvette is smitten by the sight of a handsome gypsy (Franco Nero). Her stern matriarchal grandmother (Fay Compton) objects, but Yvette continues to see the dashing young man who awakens her sexual curiosity. She is comforted by Mrs. Fawcett (Honor Blackman) and Major Eastwood (Mark Burns), two people living in sin, much to the chagrin of the moralistic townsfolk. Yvette and the gypsy finally engage in a forbidden romantic encounter after weeks of longing gazes and social disapproval from friends and family on both sides. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Joanna Shimkus, Franco Nero, (more)
- Director(s):
- Christopher Miles
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Virgin and the Gypsy
This melodrama is taken from a story by D.H. Lawrence. Yvette (Joanna Shimkus) and her sister Lucille (Harriet Harper) are two country girls who return home after attending a provincial school. Yvette is smitten by the sight of a handsome gypsy (Franco Nero). Her stern matriarchal grandmother (Fay Compton) objects, but Yvette continues to see the dashing young man who awakens her sexual curiosity. She is comforted by Mrs. Fawcett (Honor Blackman) and Major Eastwood (Mark Burns), two people living in sin, much to the chagrin of the moralistic townsfolk. Yvette and the gypsy finally engage in a forbidden romantic encounter after weeks of longing gazes and social disapproval from friends and family on both sides. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 95 mins
Complete Cast of The Virgin and the Gypsy
- Joanna Shimkus - Yvette
- Honor Blackman - Mrs. Fawcett
- Maurice Denham - Rector
- Kay Walsh - Aunt Cissie
- Norman Bird - Uncle Fred
- Jeremy Bulloch - Leo
- Margo Andrew - Ella
- Helen Booth - Cook
- Ray Holder
- Franco Nero - Gypsy
- Mark Burns - Maj. Eastwood
- Fay Compton - Grandma
- Harriet Harper - Lucille
- Imogen Hassall - Gypsy's Wife
- Roy Holder - Bob
- Janet Chappell - Mary
- Laurie Dale - Thomas
- Lulu Davies
- Director(s):
- Christopher Miles
- Writer(s):
- Alan Plater
- Producer(s):
- Kenneth Harper
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Not For Children, Nudity)
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