BITTER HARVEST is a dark and downbeat British 'kitchen sink' drama, one of many made during the 1960s. Former Disney actress Janet Munro does a very good job playing a small-time Welsh girl with big ambitions who travels to London only to discover that her dream of making it big as a model is just that. The film is slow paced but well shot throughout, and the attempts at deep characterisation pay off. Munro's character is totally unlikeable and self-centred throughout but the actress does convince in the part. The likes of Francis Matthews, Allan Cuthbertson, and Terence Alexander all pop up to play delightful cads, but the most interesting performance comes from the likable and downtrodden John Stride as the barman love interest.
Review of Bitter Harvest
