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'''''The Go-Between''''' is [[Harold Pinter]]'s [[1970 in film|1970 film]] adaptation of [[The Go-Between|the novel]] by [[L. P. Hartley]]. A [[United Kingdom|British]] production directed by [[Joseph Losey]], it stars [[Dominic Guard]] (in the title role of Leo Colston), [[Julie Christie]], [[Alan Bates]], [[Margaret Leighton]], [[Michael Redgrave]], [[Michael Gough]] and [[Edward Fox (actor)|Edward Fox]]. The story follows a young boy named Leo, who is invited by a school friend to spend his summer holidays at a [[Norfolk]] country house during the early 1900s. While Leo stays there, he finds himself a 'go-between' caught up between the daughter of his host and a poor neighbor she loves. [[Dominic Guard]] plays the young Leo and [[Michael Redgrave]] plays the same character in old age.
'''''The Go-Between''''' is [[Harold Pinter]]'s [[1970 in film|1970 film]] adaptation of [[The Go-Between|the novel]] by [[L. P. Hartley]]. A [[United Kingdom|British]] production directed by [[Joseph Losey]], it stars [[Dominic Guard]] (in the title role of Leo Colston), [[Julie Christie]], [[Alan Bates]], [[Margaret Leighton]], [[Michael Redgrave]], [[Michael Gough]] and [[Edward Fox (actor)|Edward Fox]].
==Plot==
The story follows a young boy named Leo, who is invited by a school friend to spend his summer holidays at a [[Norfolk]] country house during the early 1900s. While Leo stays there, he finds himself a 'go-between' caught up between the daughter of his host and a poor neighbor she loves. [[Dominic Guard]] plays the young Leo and [[Michael Redgrave]] plays the same character in old age.


Pinter's screenplay—his final collaboration with Losey, following ''[[The Servant (1963 film)|The Servant]]'' (1963) and ''[[Accident (1967 film)|Accident]]'' (1967)<ref name=James>{{cite web|author=Nick James|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/feature/49543|title=[[Joseph Losey]] & Harold Pinter: In Search of PoshLust Times|work=[[British Film Institute|BFI]]|publisher=British Film Institute|date=2007-06-27|accessdate=2009-06-19|quote=From Venetian decadence and British class war to Proustian time games, the films of [[Joseph Losey]] and [[Harold Pinter]] gave us a new, ambitious, high-culture kind of art film, says Nick James.}}</ref>—is largely faithful to the novel, though it alludes to the novel's opening events in [[dialogue]] and incorporates events described in the novel's [[epilogue]] within the central narrative.{{fact|date=June 2009}}
Pinter's screenplay—his final collaboration with Losey, following ''[[The Servant (1963 film)|The Servant]]'' (1963) and ''[[Accident (1967 film)|Accident]]'' (1967)<ref name=James>{{cite web|author=Nick James|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/feature/49543|title=[[Joseph Losey]] & Harold Pinter: In Search of PoshLust Times|work=[[British Film Institute|BFI]]|publisher=British Film Institute|date=2007-06-27|accessdate=2009-06-19|quote=From Venetian decadence and British class war to Proustian time games, the films of [[Joseph Losey]] and [[Harold Pinter]] gave us a new, ambitious, high-culture kind of art film, says Nick James.}}</ref>—is largely faithful to the novel, though it alludes to the novel's opening events in [[dialogue]] and incorporates events described in the novel's [[epilogue]] within the central narrative.{{fact|date=June 2009}}

==Location==
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The film was shot at [[Melton Constable]], [[Heydon, Norfolk|Heydon]] and [[Norwich]] in Norfolk.<ref name=norwich>[http://www.oldcity.org.uk/norwich/film/gobetween.php The Go-Between: EMI Films 1970] at Norwich the old city</ref>

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==Music==
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[[Michel Legrand]] composed the [[soundtrack]] for the film. The main theme is now used as the title music for the French "true crime" documentary series "Faites Entrer L'Accusé".

==Honours and awards==
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The film won the ''[[Palme d'Or|Grand Prix]]'' at the [[1971 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name=Cannes>{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2417/year/1971.html |title=Festival de Cannes: The Go-Between |accessdate=2009-04-12|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>

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Margaret Leighton earned an [[Academy Award]] nomination as [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for her performance in the film.

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In 1999 it was included on the [[British Film Institute's]] list of the [[BFI Top 100 British films|100 best British films]].


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[Amaryllis Garnett]] - Kate
* [[Amaryllis Garnett]] - Kate


==See also==
==Production==
The rights to the novel had been in the hands of many producers, among them [[Sir Alex Korda]], who originally envisioned [[Alec Guiness]] in the lead. Eventually John Heyman managed to get financing from [[EMI Films]], where [[Bryan Forbes]] agreed to pay £75,000 for the script.<ref>Forbes p 100</ref> Because of the relatively steep budget, EMI had to seek co production financing from [[MGM]].
* [[BFI Top 100 British films]]

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The film was shot at [[Melton Constable]], [[Heydon, Norfolk|Heydon]] and [[Norwich]] in Norfolk.<ref name=norwich>[http://www.oldcity.org.uk/norwich/film/gobetween.php The Go-Between: EMI Films 1970] at Norwich the old city</ref>

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===Music===
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[[Michel Legrand]] composed the [[soundtrack]] for the film. The main theme is now used as the title music for the French "true crime" documentary series "Faites Entrer L'Accusé".

==Release==
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[[James Aubrey]], head of [[MGM]], disliked the final movie and sold his interest in it to [[Columbia Pictures]].<ref>Forbes p 221</ref> He did this only a few days before the film won the ''[[Palme d'Or|Grand Prix]]'' at the [[1971 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name=Cannes>{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2417/year/1971.html |title=Festival de Cannes: The Go-Between |accessdate=2009-04-12|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>

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Margaret Leighton earned an [[Academy Award]] nomination as [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for her performance in the film.

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In 1999 it was included on the [[British Film Institute's]] list of the [[BFI Top 100 British films|100 best British films]].


==Notes==
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*[[Michael Billington (critic)|Billington, Michael]]. ''Harold Pinter''. 2nd ed. London: [[Faber and Faber]], 2007. ISBN 978-0-571-23476-9. [Updated ed. of ''The Life and Work of Harold Pinter'' (London: Faber, 1996).]
*[[Michael Billington (critic)|Billington, Michael]]. ''Harold Pinter''. 2nd ed. London: [[Faber and Faber]], 2007. ISBN 978-0-571-23476-9. [Updated ed. of ''The Life and Work of Harold Pinter'' (London: Faber, 1996).]
*Forbes, Bryan, ''A Divided Life'', Mandarin Paperbacks, 1993

*Gale, Steven H. ''Sharp Cut: Harold Pinter's Screenplays and the Artistic Process''. Lexington: [[University Press of Kentucky]], 2003. ISBN 0-8131-2244-9.
*Gale, Steven H. ''Sharp Cut: Harold Pinter's Screenplays and the Artistic Process''. Lexington: [[University Press of Kentucky]], 2003. ISBN 0-8131-2244-9.


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The Go-Between
File:GoBetween.jpg
Theatrical poster
Directed byJoseph Losey
Screenplay byHarold Pinter
Produced byJohn Heyman
Denis Johnson
StarringJulie Christie
Alan Bates
Margaret Leighton
Edward Fox
CinematographyGerry Fisher
Edited byReginald Beck
Music byMichel Legrand
Production
companies
Distributed byMGM-EMI (UK)
Columbia Pictures (USA)
Release dates
December 1970 (UK)
November 13, 1971 (USA)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Budget£500,000[1]

The Go-Between is Harold Pinter's 1970 film adaptation of the novel by L. P. Hartley. A British production directed by Joseph Losey, it stars Dominic Guard (in the title role of Leo Colston), Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Margaret Leighton, Michael Redgrave, Michael Gough and Edward Fox.

Plot

The story follows a young boy named Leo, who is invited by a school friend to spend his summer holidays at a Norfolk country house during the early 1900s. While Leo stays there, he finds himself a 'go-between' caught up between the daughter of his host and a poor neighbor she loves. Dominic Guard plays the young Leo and Michael Redgrave plays the same character in old age.

Pinter's screenplay—his final collaboration with Losey, following The Servant (1963) and Accident (1967)[2]—is largely faithful to the novel, though it alludes to the novel's opening events in dialogue and incorporates events described in the novel's epilogue within the central narrative.[citation needed]

Cast

Production

The rights to the novel had been in the hands of many producers, among them Sir Alex Korda, who originally envisioned Alec Guiness in the lead. Eventually John Heyman managed to get financing from EMI Films, where Bryan Forbes agreed to pay £75,000 for the script.[3] Because of the relatively steep budget, EMI had to seek co production financing from MGM.

The film was shot at Melton Constable, Heydon and Norwich in Norfolk.[4]

Music

Michel Legrand composed the soundtrack for the film. The main theme is now used as the title music for the French "true crime" documentary series "Faites Entrer L'Accusé".

Release

James Aubrey, head of MGM, disliked the final movie and sold his interest in it to Columbia Pictures.[5] He did this only a few days before the film won the Grand Prix at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.[6]

Margaret Leighton earned an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film.

In 1999 it was included on the British Film Institute's list of the 100 best British films.

Notes

  1. ^ Alexander Walker, Hollywood, England, Stein and Day, 1974 p439
  2. ^ Nick James (2007-06-27). "[[Joseph Losey]] & Harold Pinter: In Search of PoshLust Times". BFI. British Film Institute. Retrieved 2009-06-19. From Venetian decadence and British class war to Proustian time games, the films of Joseph Losey and Harold Pinter gave us a new, ambitious, high-culture kind of art film, says Nick James. {{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help)
  3. ^ Forbes p 100
  4. ^ The Go-Between: EMI Films 1970 at Norwich the old city
  5. ^ Forbes p 221
  6. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Go-Between". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-04-12.

Further reading

Further information: Bibliography for Harold Pinter
  • Billington, Michael. Harold Pinter. 2nd ed. London: Faber and Faber, 2007. ISBN 978-0-571-23476-9. [Updated ed. of The Life and Work of Harold Pinter (London: Faber, 1996).]
  • Forbes, Bryan, A Divided Life, Mandarin Paperbacks, 1993
  • Gale, Steven H. Sharp Cut: Harold Pinter's Screenplays and the Artistic Process. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2003. ISBN 0-8131-2244-9.
  • Gale, Steven H. (Ed) The Films of Harold Pinter. Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 2001. ISBN 0-7914-4932-7.
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