movie poster for AGE OF CONSENT

Flicks ID

5033

Cert

15

Running time

96 mins

Country

Language

Format

VHS

AGE OF CONSENT (1968)

MICHAEL POWELL

Plot

With shades of Balzac's 'The Unknown Masterpiece' (recently made as 'La Belle Noiseuse'), Mason plays a retired painter whose long-dead creative urge is re-awakened when he meets a beautiful teenage girl (Mirren), strips and paints her. Powell's sure direction creates a sensuous atmosphere, and the cast is superb.