The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
1969
Romance
Comedy
1h 56m
A liberated young schoolteacher at an Edinburgh girls' school in the period between the two wars, instructs her girls on the ways of life. Ignoring the more mundane subjects, she teaches them of love, politics and art. Her affairs with two male teachers become known and she finds herself fighting to keep her job. (imdb)
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
1969
Romance
Comedy
1h 56m
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Rated 14 Apr 2009
87
87th
Jean Brodie is a character that's simultaneously sympathetic and admirable as well as frustrating and somewhat repugnant. It's a combination that's very hard to execute convincingly, and all credit should go to Maggie Smith who creates a very compelling and nuanced character. Striking a balance between comedy and drama, it's a very enjoyable character study.
Rated 14 Apr 2009
Rated 17 Dec 2010
75
63rd
Maggie Smith is impressive in this: insightful, tender, hilarious and always standing still. A once in a lifetime, flawed character for her in a witty film by Neame that falls in interest whenever Smith is not on focus.
Rated 17 Dec 2010
Rated 23 Jan 2013
80
65th
a very ambiguous character wonderfully acted by Maggie Smith...
Rated 23 Jan 2013
Rated 13 Apr 2012
73
44th
Maggie Smith is pretty brilliant here. Nothing else about this really wowed me, but I enjoyed watching it.
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Rated 23 Feb 2009
88
96th
The best performance by a film actress I have ever seen. Whoever cast Maggie Smith as Miss Jean Brodie was a genius. Pamela Franklin was excellent as well. The story itself is ho-hum, but I love to watch it just to see Smith play the one and only Miss Jean Brodie.
Rated 23 Feb 2009
Rated 30 Jun 2022
85
88th
Well. It's certainly very good, script, actor and director working to create a memorable character in Jean Brodie. It's hard to know what to think, which is what the film wants, I believe. Certainly needs a watch.
Rated 30 Jun 2022
Rated 14 Aug 2007
88
91st
A period classic, expertly acted, with a few steps into the camp camp.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 22 Jan 2007
80
64th
Stagy but engrossing period piece dominated by a superb performance by the always watchable Maggie Smith.
Rated 22 Jan 2007
Rated 16 Mar 2013
40
12th
great performance from Smith but the goings on at a 1930's Scottish school held little interest
Rated 16 Mar 2013
Rated 02 Mar 2007
75
89th
Classic.
Rated 02 Mar 2007
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