Summary
Robert Danvers is a renowned food and wine critic who considers himself
a latter-day Casanova. No woman can resist his charms, or so he
thinks. One evening, Danvers meets Marion, a stunning 19-year-old
hippie who immediately lights his candle. Having fallen out with
her drummer boyfriend, Marion offers no resistance when Danvers invites
her back to his swanky apartment for an evening’s amusement.
However, the gourmet womaniser finds it hard to break down her reserve
and he cannot bring himself to bed her, even when she is in his
power. The next day, Marion repays Danvers for not forcing
himself on her by moving in with him. Is it possible that the
eternal bachelor has finally met his match..?
Review
This film adaptation of Terence Frisby’s long-running West End play of
the same name received mixed reviews when it was first released but has
since acquired something of a cult status, mainly on the strength of
Peter Sellers’ hilarious turn as a vain middle-aged Lothario trying
hopelessly to keep up with the times and with a lover half his
age. As co-star Goldie Hawn isn’t called upon to do much
more than look pretty, Sellers is practically running a one-man
show, although he appears undaunted by the challenge and manages
to extract as much humour as he can from a pretty mundane script.
Whilst this is by no means Sellers’s best work, There’s a Girl in My Soup still has great charm and delivers a fair number of laughs, entertaining with its vivid and deliciously ironic portrayal of the permissive society circa 1970. The kitsch early seventies use of montage and contemporary music, not to mention the groovy opening titles, make this an enjoyably colourful record of a more carefree era, and a wonderful nostalgia piece for those who were fortunate to be around at the time.
Whilst this is by no means Sellers’s best work, There’s a Girl in My Soup still has great charm and delivers a fair number of laughs, entertaining with its vivid and deliciously ironic portrayal of the permissive society circa 1970. The kitsch early seventies use of montage and contemporary music, not to mention the groovy opening titles, make this an enjoyably colourful record of a more carefree era, and a wonderful nostalgia piece for those who were fortunate to be around at the time.
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Credits
- Director: Roy Boulting
- Script: Terence Frisby (play), Peter Kortner
- Photo: Harry Waxman
- Music: Mike d’Abo
- Cast: Peter Sellers (Robert Danvers), Goldie Hawn (Marion), Tony Britton (Andrew), Nicky Henson (Jimmy), Diana Dors (John’s Wife), Judy Campbell (Lady Heather), John Comer (John), Gabrielle Drake (Julia Halforde-Smythe), Nicola Pagett (Claire the Bride), Geraldine Sherman (Caroline), Thorley Walters (Manager of Carlton Hotel), Ruth Trouncer (Gilly), Françoise Pascal (Paola), Tom Marshall (Bryan), Raf De La Torre (Monsieur Le Guestier), Constantine Gregory (Michel Le Guestier)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 95 min
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