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The Bitter Ash is a Canadian drama film, directed by Larry Kent and released in 1963. [1] One of the first narrative feature films ever shot in Vancouver, [2] the film stars Alan Scarfe as Des, an unhappy blue collar man who is drawn into the city's counterculture underground, where he clashes with bohemian intellectual Colin (Philip Brown ...
The Bitter Ash: Directed by Larry Kent. With Alan Scarfe, Lynn Stewart, Philip Brown, Diane Griffith. Des's girlfriend Julie lies about pregnancy to avoid work, pressuring him to marry. Laurie's marriage to jobless writer Colin brings desperation.
- (59)
- Drama
- Larry Kent
- 80
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- Larry Kent
- Alan Scarfe
Des works at a boring job, and his girlfriend Julie is pressuring him to get married by claiming to be pregnant, so that she will not have to work. Laurie is living a life of quiet desperation with her husband Colin, an aspiring writer who refuses to look for a job. Des meets Laurie while visiting a work-mate who is dying of leukemia. While they go for a drive, Laurie invites Des to a rent party at their house. After this Vancouver counter-culture party, Colin finds Des and Laurie in bed ...
Directed by. Larry Kent. Canada, 1963. Drama. 80. Synopsis. Des works at a boring job, and his girlfriend Julie is pressuring him to get married by claiming to be pregnant. Laurie is living a life of quiet desperation with her husband, an aspiring writer who refuses to look for a job.
The Bitter Ash is a Canadian classic, cheaply made (by university students), but powerful and haunting in effect. Be warned of dubbing problems and occasional over-acting. The dialogue, structure, editing, and the jazz soundtrack more than compensate for this.
