Sons and Lovers (1960)
Directed by Jack Cardiff · 103 min · Drama
39.5 TOPICAL score · #2,721 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →The son of a working-class British mining family has dreams of pursuing an art career, but when he strikes up an affair with an older, married woman from the town it enrages his kind but possessive mother.
Sons and Lovers (1960, directed by Jack Cardiff) has a TOPICAL score of 39.5 - ranked 2,721 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 3 awards from 9 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White. Critics: 67% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.9/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.5/10 (40 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 22 languages.
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- Critics67% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.9/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.5/10 (40 ratings)
- Awards3 wins, 9 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White; National Board of Review Award for Best Film; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 22 languages
- Still read3,579 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Mary Ure, Trevor Howard (actor #319), Dean Stockwell (actor #882), Wendy Hiller (actor #434)