Chris Baldry (Alan Bates) returns from WWI with shell shock and his memory in tatters. His wife, Julie Christie unable to accept the situation is desperate to return to the rigid high society world she loves so much. Baldry though cannot remember his wife, but instead recalls his love from 20 years before with Glenda Jackson, who visits him and enables him to find happiness again.
Touching and beautifully acted by a fabulous cast, it's impossible to pinpoint any particular performance as they're all extremely impressive. It's a gentle tale with a perfect ending where you realise the dilemma of curing Bates so he can return to normality or leaving him young at heart and happy, but essentially hiding from his true life.
Touching and beautifully acted by a fabulous cast, it's impossible to pinpoint any particular performance as they're all extremely impressive. It's a gentle tale with a perfect ending where you realise the dilemma of curing Bates so he can return to normality or leaving him young at heart and happy, but essentially hiding from his true life.