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UNITED KINGDOM · 1969

Laughter in the Dark

Tony Richardson
British Kitchen Sink age gap relationships parasitic love moral decay swinging sixties culture infidelity
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Synopsis

Swinging London in the 1960s. Deals with the affection of a middle-aged man for a very young woman, resulting in a mutually parasitic relationship.

Year1969
CountryUnited Kingdom
DirectorTony Richardson
MovementBritish Kitchen Sink
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