The Greengage Summer (DVD)

Susannah York stars in this coming-of-age drama based on the novel by Rumer Godden. After her mother falls ill while travelling in France, 16-year-old Joss (York) is forced to take charge of her younger siblings. They go to stay at The Chateau, a hotel frequented by 40-something Eliot (Kenneth More), a charming drifter who may not be all that he seems. As the summer progresses Joss develops an unrequited infatuation with Eliot, unaware of the attentions of his jealous lover Madame Zisi (Danielle Darrieux).