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88% Tomatometer 16 Reviews 69% Audience Score 500+ Ratings When the leading lady of a traveling theatrical troupe injures herself, the group's shy and demure stage manager, Polly (Twiggy), is ...
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Reviews. The Boy Friend. Roger Ebert February 08, 1972. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. When the Chicago Film Festival held its evening with Busby Berkeley a few years ago, the effect of three straight hours of production numbers was, well, stupefying.
The Boy Friend is a 1971 British musical comedy film written and directed by Ken Russell, based on the 1953 musical of the same name by Sandy Wilson. The film stars Twiggy, Christopher Gable, Tommy Tune, and Max Adrian, with an uncredited appearance by Glenda Jackson. [3] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer made extensive edits to the film for its American ...
The Boy Friend Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Madeleine Harmsworth Sunday Mirror (UK) Addicts of old Hollywood musicals will adore adore Ken Russell's...
Sep 20, 2015 · Much of the criticism of The Boy Friend may also be due to a badly edited American release of the film, from which 14 minutes and key plot points were trimmed, which negatively influenced perceptions of this utterly magical film.
Review by Carlos Valladares Joyously joyless, Ken Russell's The Boy Friend is a stagnant, starchy, flippant, arch, cramped anti-musical that would make Brecht proud. No pesky identification with characters here, except an infrequently tearful Twiggy as the only good bad actor.
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User Reviews. Wonderful music and terrific English performers make this spoof of 30s musicals a must. Twiggy is wonderful as the understudy who must fill in for the injured star (Glenda Jackson in a funny cameo). And a Hollywood big shot is in the audience.... Hmmmm.
