A Taste of Honey (1961)

We don’t ask for life. We have it thrust upon us.

• Drama

While out to avoid spending time with her narcissistic and promiscuous mother, sixteen-year-old Jo has a brief affair that leaves her pregnant and abandoned. When her mother remarries, Jo's only support becomes her friend Geoffrey, a homosexual.

Rating

7.1 / 10 (118 votes)

Release date

October 1, 1961

Runtime

1h 40m

Language

English

Director

Tony Richardson

Status

Released