Victim (1961)
Directed by Basil
Dearden this film stars Dirk Bogarde, Dennis Price, Sylvia Syms and
Peter McEnery. A married barrister with a confused sexuality is
caught up in the blackmail of homosexuals.
At the time of release
this film was massively controversial but does a good job of showing
the plight of homosexual men at a time when homosexual acts were
still criminalised. Despite being a social issues film and having a
clear agenda the film is never preachy, instead treating the subject
matter with subtlety and tact. There are good performances from the
cast but there is at least one night time scene that does not show up
very well on the black and white film stock.
4/5
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