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Compassionate look at the troubles of two young newlyweds, whose marriage has yet to be consummated.Compassionate look at the troubles of two young newlyweds, whose marriage has yet to be consummated.Compassionate look at the troubles of two young newlyweds, whose marriage has yet to be consummated.
- Awards
- 6 wins
Andy Bradford
- Eddie
- (as Andrew Bradford)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSir Paul McCartney's movie scoring debut, a fact which helped this movie very much financially.
- GoofsWhen Jenny bowls at the bowling alley, her ball heads down the side of the lane, not in the gutter but certainly not in the middle, but then in the next shot: STRIKE.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Ezra Fitton: It's life, lad. It might make you laugh at your age, but one day it'll make you bloody cry!
- Crazy creditsThe opening name credits appear over each star as they are introduced in the opening scenes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Beatles Anthology (1995)
- SoundtracksLove In The Open Air
(main theme) (uncredited)
Written by Paul McCartney
Played by George Martin and his Orchestra
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John Mills' finest performance
This is not so much a movie as a filmed play. The acting is paramount in The Family Way, and I personally have never seen a more moving performance than the one John Mills gives here as Ezra Fitton, father of Arthur Fitton, Hywel Bennett's character who is newly wed to Jenny Piper, played by Hayley Mills. Marjorie Rhodes gives a superb performance as Arthur's mother. The emotion comes from the interplay of the characters, particularly the relationship between the two parents and between the father and his son.
The plot involves the travails of the young couple trying to get to know each other while still being forced, through economic necessity, to live with the parents. Arthur is a hyper-sensitive lad, out of place in the solidly working-class Fitton household. The father plainly doesn't know what to make of him and the two of them are verbally sparring throughout much of the picture.
Against this backdrop, the main storyline concerns the failure of the new marriage to "gel" in the words of Jenny's father as he tries unsuccessfully to explain the problem to Ezra. There is much social comedy along the way, but finally, the underlying story that explains the whole situation comes into focus, and the relationship between the father and son is suddenly illuminated.
The moment is incredibly moving and unforgettable and captures the essence of the father/son relationship in a way that I have never seen more eloquently expressed.
The plot involves the travails of the young couple trying to get to know each other while still being forced, through economic necessity, to live with the parents. Arthur is a hyper-sensitive lad, out of place in the solidly working-class Fitton household. The father plainly doesn't know what to make of him and the two of them are verbally sparring throughout much of the picture.
Against this backdrop, the main storyline concerns the failure of the new marriage to "gel" in the words of Jenny's father as he tries unsuccessfully to explain the problem to Ezra. There is much social comedy along the way, but finally, the underlying story that explains the whole situation comes into focus, and the relationship between the father and son is suddenly illuminated.
The moment is incredibly moving and unforgettable and captures the essence of the father/son relationship in a way that I have never seen more eloquently expressed.
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- Nov 23, 1999
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- Also known as
- Honigmond '67
- Filming locations
- The Ambassador Cinema, Farnham Road, Slough, Berkshire, England, UK(Joe Thompson leaves the cinema where he and Arthur work)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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