Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Movie Review 1989

Lesbian coming of age story about young Jess (Coleman), who must escape her evangelical religious upbringing and mother (McEwan) in order to be true to herself. When the teenaged Jess gets a schoolgirl crush on her friend Melanie, the congregation finds out and condemns the girls until Jess finds the strength to break away. Based on the novel by Winsterson, who also wrote the screenplay. Made for TV.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 165 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Lesbians, Coming of Age, Religion, Moms

Screenplay

Jeanette Winterson

Cast

Charlotte Coleman, Geraldine McEwan, Cathryn Bradshaw, Kenneth Cranham, Freda Dowie, Richard Henders, Elizabeth Spriggs, Sophie Thursfield

Director

Beeban Kidron

Music

Rachel Portman

Producer

BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)