'No Love For Johnnie' is a rarely-seen early 1960's take on political life. Despite a sterling cast of British character actors, the movie seems almost to have vanished without trace. And that's a real shame.
Peter Finch plays the titular 'Johnnie'. He's a handsome middle-aged politician, still quite young for the period, who has difficulty keeping his trousers on. Basically, he is going through what we would now refer to as a mid-life-crisis, but back in 1961, society was far less tolerant of political peccadilloes.
We see him drift from success to desperation, as adultery, marital breakdown, and the gradual desertion of 'colleagues' leave him isolated and lost.
Everyone turns in excellent performances, placing this movie in the same category as 'Term Of Trial' and 'The Browning Version'. It's such a pity that it's almost never screened, perhaps the print has actually been lost or deteriorated beyond repair, because with the present crop of political crooks demonstrating their utter lack of integrity, its appearance would be very timely.
Well worth a watch if you get the chance.
Peter Finch plays the titular 'Johnnie'. He's a handsome middle-aged politician, still quite young for the period, who has difficulty keeping his trousers on. Basically, he is going through what we would now refer to as a mid-life-crisis, but back in 1961, society was far less tolerant of political peccadilloes.
We see him drift from success to desperation, as adultery, marital breakdown, and the gradual desertion of 'colleagues' leave him isolated and lost.
Everyone turns in excellent performances, placing this movie in the same category as 'Term Of Trial' and 'The Browning Version'. It's such a pity that it's almost never screened, perhaps the print has actually been lost or deteriorated beyond repair, because with the present crop of political crooks demonstrating their utter lack of integrity, its appearance would be very timely.
Well worth a watch if you get the chance.