Quaint coming of age tale set at the end of the 19th century in rural Cornwall. The scenery is ruggedly beautiful as you'd expect from that part of the world, it's well shot for the most part, and although the version I saw was very washed-out in terms of colour (as many early 70s films are), it kind of suited the bleakness of the stormy scenes and dark themes.
The most negative review I've seen here mentions the bad accents and I can attest to to that; even the undoubted star of the film, the young Veronica Quilligan as Mally can't properly exchange her native Irish accent for a Cornish one; and yeah, the production values are low because no doubt the budget was, but the tone of the review is way too harsh. Some of us very much enjoy these slow, simple, but emotionally wrenching tales!
The most negative review I've seen here mentions the bad accents and I can attest to to that; even the undoubted star of the film, the young Veronica Quilligan as Mally can't properly exchange her native Irish accent for a Cornish one; and yeah, the production values are low because no doubt the budget was, but the tone of the review is way too harsh. Some of us very much enjoy these slow, simple, but emotionally wrenching tales!