The Family Way
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Married life is proving to be difficult for newlyweds Jenny (Hayley Mills) and Arthur (Hywel Bennett). With well meaning, but interfering parents, nosey neighbors, and a town that thrives on gossip, can their marriage last? With all these pressures it's no wonder their personal life is suffering. Will there ever be any good news?... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Family Way:

Hayley Mills
Hywel Bennett
John Mills
Marjorie Rhodes
Avril Angers
John Comer

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Married life is proving to be difficult for newlyweds Jenny (Hayley Mills) and Arthur (Hywel Bennett). With well meaning, but interfering parents, nosey neighbors, and a town that thrives on gossip, can their marriage last? With all these pressures it's no wonder their personal life is suffering. Will there ever be any good news?

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 9/10 by Dennis SchwartzA dated but still enjoyable smart comedy-drama.
User Review - 10/10 by Roche FGritty, spiky, loveable, and poignant with it.Saw it again after many years and howled....
User Review - 10/10 by Private UBrilliant acting. So funny and yet so poignant.
User Review - 10/10 by Seán W"My father always used to say if it were natural you'd see animals doing it. I never saw a horse reading. " - Ezra
User Review - 10/10 by Maggie HTotal classic film of the 60's--authentic Bolton setting, beautiful acting. My most memorable line: 'He walked through here like it were a public convenience.'
User Review - 10/10 by Leigh Babsolutely brilliant - wonderfully written and beautifully acted, it's touching, funny and (most importantly) honest. no-one can make films quite like the british. and "life. it may make you laugh at your age, but one day it'll make you bloody cry" is the best last line of any film ever. i still can't believe arthur grew up to become the mafia guy from eastenders though.
User Review - 10/10 by Ralph RHaley Mills in a movie about sex! Can't get it up? That's what it's about. Paul McCartney did the musical score. This is really very good.
User Review - 10/10 by Paul DA wonderful story of the human condition in working class 1960's England. The screenwriter has an almost Shakespearean feel for his characters - an understanding of these people, their way of living, and what matters to them. We can see ourselves in these people, hence we care about them deeply. The quality of the acting is superb. John Mills, one of the best English screen actors ever, is incredible as the father of the Groom. His character is rough and boorish and totally thoughtless when his newly-wed son and bride are forced to share his family's poor flat. Dad is more concerned with memories of his long lost buddy "Billy" than he is with the lives of his own wife and family. Yet somehow Mills lets us feel a sensitivity behind this character that wrenches the viewers heart at the end of the movie. The plot here is straight forward and simple, a vehicle for us to get to know these characters. Mills' son and the son's bride are forced to live with Mom, Dad, and family in a thin walled flat. Among other problems, the proximity of family leads the groom to a bout of impotence. The thin walls soon have the whole family, and soon the entire neighborhood aware of our hero's problem. Females tend to be sympathetic to our guy, guys tend to tease him or offer advice (pre-viagra days). One particularly sleazy character promises to get the job done for him. And the bride seems somewhat taken by this creep. Problems naturally ensue. Mills' daughter Haley is cast in her first roll as an adult, playing her real-life father's daughter-in-law. She pulls off the change from child to adult actor flawlessly, she's a delight. The rest of the cast is strong and oh so believable. The Mom in this story has the heart and courage of an Edith Bunker with none of the ditziness. This film probably made no top 100 lists because it is so topical and set so much in its own time and place. Try watching it as you would a Shakespeare play, put the surroundings away and enjoy the study of the human condition.
User Review - 10/10 by lyd bThis might be seen as a typical working class British comedy....except for one scene. I love the film, and the predicament the newly weds faced in what I would call far happier times in this country. OK back to THAT scene... Marjorie Rhodes (as Lucy Fitton) gave the most extraordinary performance recounting just how a former love had affected all their lives. John Mills (Ezra Fitton) without saying a word was just superb. My favourite scene in any film bar none and deserves a 10 star rating for the performances alone.
User Review - 10/10 by Calum PAn under-rated gem of a movie. A bitter-sweet script by Bill "Alfie", "Spring & Port Wine" Naughton, some subtle acting (John Mills revealing vunerability beneath a blustering surface), a 'nude' scene forMs Mills and a score by Paul McCartney make thise a favourite.

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