Gregory's Two Girls is a 1999 Scottish film, set in Cumbernauld and also in various locations in Edinburgh. It is the sequel to Gregory's Girl (1981), which also starred John Gordon Sinclair and Kennie Pullen and was written and directed by Bill Forsyth.[1] The film received mixed reviews.[2][3]

Gregory's Two Girls
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Directed byBill Forsyth
Written byBill Forsyth
Produced byChristopher Young
StarringJohn Gordon Sinclair
Carly McKinnon
Hugh McCue
Dougray Scott
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Dawn Steele
Production
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Distributed byFilmFour Distributors
Release date
  • 15 October 1999 (1999-10-15)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot edit

Eighteen years after the events of Gregory's Girl, Gregory Underwood (Sinclair), now a 35-year-old English teacher in his former secondary school, has fantasies about 16-year-old student Frances (McKinnon). His politically motivated lessons inspire Frances and Douglas, another student, to plot to overthrow a businessman they suspect of trading in torture equipment.

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Reception edit

Reviewing the film for The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw said: "This quaint film is from the stable of Forsyth movies such as That Sinking Feeling and Local Hero, and disconcertingly out of its time... all Forsyth's films have charm, including this one. But, unfortunately, Gregory's Two Girls has the unhappy distinction of being an Accidental Period Piece."[2]

However, Time Out London's reviewer said: "There's still comic mileage in Gordon-Sinclair's amiable fumbling Gregory... attention is directed towards wider, broadly political issues, but Forsyth's assured craftsmanship ensures that they are deftly woven into the storytelling. Gordon-Sinclair is a revelation, and although the film suffers from a lack of pace, its wealth of human insight and the premium it places on subtlety of expression make it a rare pleasure.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Martin-Jones, David (2009). Scotland: Global Cinema: Genres, Modes and Identities. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 30–31. ISBN 978-0-7486-3391-3.
  2. ^ a b Bradshaw, Peter (15 October 1999). "Gregory's Two Girls". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Gregory's Two Girls". Time Out London. 1999. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

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