7.2
“The minister's daughter. Her father taught her about God. The gypsy taught her about Heaven.”
The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970)
June 1, 19701h 35mEN
3.1
8 votes
Overview
Film adaptation from the novel by D.H. Lawrence, discovered after the celebrated author's death in 1930, a romantic love story tells of a prim young English girl who is sexually attracted to a seductively virile gypsy. The climatic dam burst is linked with the consummation of her desire.
Director
Christopher MilesWriter
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
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Production Companies
Kenwood Productions
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Whilst Franco Nero does quite a decent job here as the smouldering traveller, the rest of the cast really needed an Alan Bates or Julie Christie to ignite some sort of spark into this rather timid adaptation of D.H. Lawrence shorter story. On their way to her the home she shares with her vicar father (Maurice Denham) and her family, "Yvette" (Joanna Shimkus) encounters the swarthy gypsy who invites them to have their fortunes told. Sceptical, they agree and shortly afterwards leave full of disdain for their erstwhile hosts. She, however, is smitten! Her sense of loneliness at home, a feeling s…
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