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Take a Girl Like You
In 1959, 20-year-old Jenny Bunn moves from her North England family home to a London suburb to teach primary school. Jenny is a traditional Northern working-class girl whose striking good looks are in sharp contrast to her prosaic upbringing, and to her strong belief that a girl should preserve her virginity until her wedding night. Due of her attractiveness, Jenny's views raise conflicts.
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Plot Summary
Set in the English countryside in the 1950s, this film follows Jenny Dean, a young, independent woman struggling to maintain her personal and professional freedom in a society that expects women to conform. She navigates a series of romantic entanglements and societal pressures as she tries to forge her own path.
Critical Reception
Take a Girl Like You received a mixed to positive reception, praised for its charming performances and nostalgic depiction of post-war England. Some critics found the plot to be somewhat predictable, while others appreciated its gentle humor and exploration of female independence.
What Reviewers Say
Praised for its charming lead performance and period detail.
Some found the story a bit light and predictable.
Appreciated for its lighthearted take on female independence.
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Fun Fact
The film is an adaptation of the 1960 novel of the same name by Kingsley Amis, though it relocates the story from the late 1950s to the mid-1950s and shifts the setting from London to the English countryside.
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