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Baby Love

1969 · 93 min

An uneasy, quietly unsettling period drama that simmers with repressed desire and grief beneath polite country-house manners.

Directed by
Alastair Reid
Genres
Drama
Starring
Diana Dors, Linda Hayden, Troy Dante
Tagline
Would you give a home to a girl like Luci?
Overview
Following the suicide of her mother, an emotionally disoriented schoolgirl is swept away to live in the countryside by wealthy family friends. Her entangled need for comfort and desire to explore her powers of sexual fascination soon embroils the entire household.

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Directed by
Alastair Reid
Genres
Drama
Starring
Diana Dors, Linda Hayden, Troy Dante
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • sexuality
  • family
  • obsession
  • betrayal
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Alastair Reid
Written by
Alastair Reid, Michael Klinger, Guido Coen
Starring
Diana Dors, Linda Hayden, Troy Dante, Ann Lynn, Sheila Steafel, Dick Emery, Keith Barron, Derek Lamden
Music
Max Harris
Cinematography
Desmond Dickinson
Runtime
93 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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