Sunday, Bloody Sunday Movie Review 1971

Adult drama centers around the intertwined love affairs of the homosexual Finch, the heterosexual Jackson, and self-centered bisexual artist Head, desired by both. Fully drawn characters brought to life by excellent acting make this difficult story well worth watching--though Head's central character is sadly rather dull. Day-Lewis makes his first (brief) screen appearance as a car vandalizing teenager. Powerful, sincere, and sensitive.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 110 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Only the Lonely, Gays, Bisexuality, London

Screenplay

Penelope Gilliatt

Cast

Glenda Jackson, Peter Finch, Murray Head, Peggy Ashcroft, Tony Britton, Maurice Denham, Vivian Pickles, Bessie Love, Daniel Day-Lewis

Cinematography

Billy Williams

Director

John Schlesinger

Music

Ron Geesin

Producer

United Artists

Awards

British Acad. 1971: Actor (Finch), Actress (Jackson), Director (Schlesinger), Film; Golden Globes 1972: Foreign Film; N.Y. Film Critics 1971: Screenplay; Natl. Soc. Film Critics 1971: Actor (Finch), Screenplay; Writers Guild 1971: Orig. Screenplay.