Country Dance

1970
R
1h 52m

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Peter O'Toole and Susannah York in Country Dance (1970)

Controversial tragicomedy about a brother's obsessive love for his sister. Having left her husband, Hilary moves in with her unbalanced brother, Pink, who uses wit and humor to hide his amor... Read allControversial tragicomedy about a brother's obsessive love for his sister. Having left her husband, Hilary moves in with her unbalanced brother, Pink, who uses wit and humor to hide his amorous yearnings.Controversial tragicomedy about a brother's obsessive love for his sister. Having left her husband, Hilary moves in with her unbalanced brother, Pink, who uses wit and humor to hide his amorous yearnings.

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5.5/10

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Trivia
This was only the second time that Peter O'toole filmed in Ireland, the first being " The Lion in Winter ".

Quotes
Sir Charles Ferguson: My name is James McLachlan Pisspot, and I am your Conservative candidate.

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Love Is the Sweetest Thing
Performed by Al Bowlly
Music and Lyrics by Ray Noble

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7/10

O'Toole is mesmerizing in this tragi-comedy

Peter O'Toole is a treat to watch in roles where the lines he speaks are good and offer a chance for him to swagger in drunken stupor. The lovely Susannah York provides a good foil for O'Toole's dramatic presence.

The film alludes to incest--without a single explicit scene--but it is able to entertain the viewer in its raucous social commentary. Though this is not major film by any reckoning, it will be remembered for its entertaining performances.

Even York, signing the papers at the end, is a treat to watch, exuding tragedy silently. The possible weakness here is Thompson's laid-back direction. But the film floats because of the actors and the script.

I saw the film twice over a period of 20 years--on both occasions with the name "Brotherly love". "Country dance" is a rather farcical and inappropriate title for this movie, wherever it was released as such.