The Bawdy Adventures Of Tom Jones (1963)
This romping bawdy adaptation of Henry Fielding's picaresque
novel of the 18th Century was an enormous hit and won a number of
Oscars including Best Picture.
Albert Finney stars in the title role as the young man who
travels to London to seek his fortune. Finney's brilliant co-stars
include: Hugh Griffith as the roistering Squire Western; Susannah
York as his daughter - and Tom's true love - Sophie; and Edith
Evans as Sophie's prudish aunt.
The sluttish Molly Seagrim (Diane Cilento), "that troll
Mrs Waters" (Joyce Redman) and "the notorious Lady
Bellaston" (Joan Greenwood) are just three of the women Tom
becomes involved with.
John Osborne's witty script is brilliantly aided by the score
by John Addison and Richardson's direction which makes ample use
of several venerable film techniques - a split second freeze, a
wipe across the screen, and even actors addressing the audience
directly.
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