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Two Loves (1961)

1961-05-24 · 1h 40m · EN
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So busy with her children... She didn't have time to get married!

American-born Anna Vorontosov teaches school in a remote, primitive section of northern New Zealand. Her experimental teaching methods have won her the love and affection of her pupils and their parents and the admiration of the unhappily married school inspector, Abercrombie. Her personal life, however, is less secure; frightened of love and sexually inhibited, she has always been aloof with men. Eager to break down this barrier is Englishman Paul Lathrope, a somewhat irrational and immature fellow teacher who aspires to be a singer. Though Anna is attracted to him, she refuses to submit to his advances.

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Charles WaltersDirector

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Shirley MacLaineShirley MacLaineAnna VorontosovLaurence HarveyLaurence HarveyPaul LathropeJack HawkinsJack HawkinsWilliam W.J. AbercrombieNobu McCarthyNobu McCarthyWhareparitaJuano HernándezJuano HernándezChief RauhuiaRonald LongRonald LongHeadmaster ReardonNorah HowardNorah HowardMrs. CutterEdmund VargasEdmund VargasMatawhero (uncredited)Neil WoodwardNeil WoodwardMark Cutter (uncredited)Lisa SitjarLisa SitjarHinewaka (uncredited)Alan RobertsAlan RobertsSeven (uncredited)

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Based on novel or bookCulture clashTeenage pregnancySuicide attemptTeachingUnrequited loveNew zealandMaoriFrigidityHeadmasterTribal peopleIllegitimacyMotorcycle accident

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Culture Clash · Teenage PregnancyDialogue densityDramaDirector preference359521Actor preference114023 · 329994 · 21547Country preferenceUs

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What is Two Loves about?

American-born Anna Vorontosov teaches school in a remote, primitive section of northern New Zealand. Her experimental teaching methods have won her the love and affection of her pupils and their parents and the admiration of the unhappily married school inspector, Abercrombie. Her personal life, however, is less secure; frightened of love and sexually inhibited, she has always been aloof with men. Eager to break down this barrier is Englishman Paul Lathrope, a somewhat irrational and immature fellow teacher who aspires to be a singer. Though Anna is attracted to him, she refuses to submit to his advances.

How long is Two Loves?

Two Loves has a runtime of 100 minutes.