Anne bancroft stars as a restless, twicemarried british woman with six children, whose third husband is a. The pumpkin eater was a doublebarreled literary attack, boasting a screenplay by playwrightdirector harold pinter and based on penelope mortimers quasiautobiography. The evident cause of all the troubles of the woman that anne bancroft plays in the british film the pumpkin eater, which came to the baronet yesterday, is that she wallows in self. Penelope mortimer return of the original angry young woman. Its very slowmoving but ultimately extremely rewarding due to anne bancrofts magnificent performance. Jo has five children and husband number two when she meets writer jake armitage. Anne bancroft early photo signed autograph the pumpkin. Read the the pumpkin eater movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. He is a monstrous killer who terrorizes a small town and devours the people in it as well as their pumpkin crop. In 1964, a marital spat between a circus giant lady and the bodiless man, sees him abandoned in a pumpkin patch. The pumpkin eater is heavily autobiographical, with its markedly realistic scenes and character development throughout.
The title is a reference to the nursery rhyme peter peter pumpkin. The pumpkin eater takes its title from the nursery rhyme. Anne bancroft stars as a restless, twicemarried british woman with six children, whose third husband is a fledgling screenwriter peter finch. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the pumpkin eater near you. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Have you ever wondered what became of poor peter pumpkineater. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. He put her in a pumpkin shelland there he kept her very well or did he. Relentlessly, and sometimes brilliantly, it forces us to decide what we really think, how permissive our taste really is, how far a black comedy can go before it goes too far. Watch the pumpkin eater now on your favorite device. Through the scrim of fiction, it depicts her tumultuous. When a person or animal eats another persons or animals assin a sexual way, and shit starts to come out, but you just keep going. Novelist, film critic and socalled angry young woman, mortimer and her book were lauded as in touch with human realities and frailties, unsentimental and amused.
Well, he was charged with falsely imprisoning his wife in a pumpkin shell. This is the story of his trial, a gripping account of a criminal prosecution with rollicking legal anecdotes to enjoy. The pumpkin eater 2000 stream and watch online moviefone. The lithograph photo has been mounted on an 8 x 10 12 piece of construction paper.
The children are spread over jos three marriages, with only the youngest being jakes biological child, although he. Peter peter pumpkin eater is a well known nursery rhyme in the usa and more recently in the uk. The pumpkin eater 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The pumpkin eater is a british movie from 1964 that stars anne bancroft and peter finch, the latter of whom is known for network and not much else. When he explains that he finds nothing wrong with his behavior, jo must decide whether to keep the marriage for the sake of her children, or strike. Based on the acclaimed novel by penelope mortimer, a womans dysfunctional marriage torments her mind as she attempts to keep everything together.
Screenwriter jake armitage peter finch and his wife jo armitage anne bancroft live in london with six of jos eight children, with the two eldest boys at boarding school. The evident cause of all the troubles of the woman that anne bancroft plays in the british film the pumpkin eater, which came to the baronet yesterday, is that. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Feb 22, 2018 the original trailer in high definition of the pumpkin eater directed by jack clayton and starring anne bancroft, peter finch, james mason, janine gray and cedric hardwicke. The pumpkin eater synopsis favorite theater button overview. Avengers and game of thrones rule 2019 mtv movie and tv awards. The pumpkin eater is the titular main antagonist of the haunted maze attraction of the same name at knotts scary farm, the annual halloween overlay for knotts berry farm amusement park. The film was adapted by harold pinter from the 1962 novel of the same name by penelope mortimer, and was directed by jack clayton.
Watch the full length movie of the pumpkin eater online or on the fios mobile app. This item is an 8 x 10 12,black and white lithograph photo of actress anne bancroft in a scene from the 1964 columbia moviethe pumpkin eater. It is unknown where the pumpkin eater came from, but he appeared one day in a small town in the. The pumpkin eater 1964 jack clayton releases allmovie. The pumpkin eater 64 rare portrait photo of anne bancroft with open mouth. The pumpkin eater is a film directed by jack clayton with anne bancroft, peter finch, james mason, cedric hardwicke, year. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. Other members of the cast not necessarily in the movie still.
In her fourth marriage, jo anne bancroft finds out that her husband peter finch is having an affair. That hes not known for this movie is only because nobody knows this movie, but what he does here is to me much more impressive than his work in network. One is immediately pulled in to this important book. Penelope mortimer return of the original angry young. The pumpkin eater film 1964 having read the book, which i really enjoyed, i was very interested to see the film. The title is a reference to the nursery rhyme peter peter pumpkin eater.
The pumpkin eater boasts elegant direction by john clayton the innocents, superb blackandwhite cinematography by oswald morris, and searing portrayals by its storied hollywood cast. Find release information for the pumpkin eater 1964 jack clayton on allmovie. Jan 17, 2020 the pumpkin eater is a british movie from 1964 that stars anne bancroft and peter finch, the latter of whom is known for network and not much else. The unnamed protagonist, who is identified only through her i reread penelope mortimers 1962 novella, the pumpkin eater, for my goodreads book club. In her fourth marriage, jo anne bancroft finds out that her husband. The pumpkin eater 1964 original trailer hd 1080p youtube. Maybe it doesnt need a category, it needs a diagnosis. Theres a few excellent scenes, with yootha joyce and james mason as standouts among the stellar supporting cast. The children are spread over jos three marriages, with only the youngest being jakes biological child, although he treats them all as his own. Released november 3rd, 2000, the pumpkin eater stars anne bancroft, peter finch, james mason, cedric hardwicke the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 50 min, and received a score of out of 100. The pumpkin eater original trailer anne bancroft won best actress at the cannes film festival as a wife having a nervous breakdown in harold pinters the pumpkin eater 1964. Although there arent any clear signs about the songs origins, it appeared first in boston, ma around 1825 in a book titled mother gooses quarto. Harold pinter penned one of his superior scripts in this fastidious adaptation of penelope mortimers novel about a compulsive childbearer and her. Film screenwriter jake armitage and his wife jo armitage live in london with six of jos eight children, with the two eldest boys at boarding school.
Buy the pumpkin eater movie posters from movie poster shop. The pumpkin eater movie posters from movie poster shop. Jo anne bancroft leaves the banality of her marriage to second husband giles richard johnson to wed her screenwriter lover, jake armitage peter finch, but insists her new husband adhere to her strict marital ideals. The pumpkin eater is the story of a bad marriage and a character study of the wife, jo armitage anne bancroft and a partial study of the husband, jake peter. The pumpkin eater 2000 jo anne bancroft leaves the banality of her marriage to second husband giles richard johnson to wed her screenwriter lover, jake armitage. This vintage original still shows a very rare photo of anne bancroft with open mouth. Movies like the pumpkin eater if you like the pumpkin eater you are looking for psychological, touching and clever movies about with marriage, couple relations, love and romance, self discovery, infidelity, midlife crisis and hopes themes of drama genre shot in uk. She leaves this husband to marry jake, and his career takes off. The pumpkin eater harold pinters screenplay is based on a witty novel by penelope mortimer, and his script vividly brings to life the principal characters in this story of a shattered marriage. Peter, peter, pumpkin eater had a wife and couldnt keep her.
Jan 25, 2020 the pumpkin eater boasts elegant direction by john clayton the innocents, superb blackandwhite cinematography by oswald morris, and searing portrayals by its storied hollywood cast. The original trailer in high definition of the pumpkin eater directed by jack clayton and starring anne bancroft, peter finch, james mason. Its like a teenage sex comedy crossed with the darkest corners of underground comics. Peter, peter pumpkineaterhad a wife and couldnt keep her. The film lacks the biting wit of the early parts of the book, aside from that it is pretty much scripted from the book. With anne bancroft, peter finch, james mason, janine gray. The pumpkin eater is a 1964 british drama film starring anne bancroft as an unusually fertile woman, and peter finch as her philandering husband.