UK,
1971, 110 min
Directed by:
John SchlesingerCinematography:
Billy WilliamsCast:
Peter Finch, Glenda Jackson, Murray Head, Peggy Ashcroft, Maurice Denham, Bessie Love, Richard Pearson, Jon Finch, Richard Loncraine, Daniel Day-Lewis (more)VOD (1)
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A recent divorcée (Glenda Jackson) and middle-aged Jewish doctor (Peter Finch) find themselves embroiled in a progressive love triangle with a bisexual artist (Murray Head). Both discover a new freedom with their young lover, as they confront the convention and obstacles that have defined their lives. An exploration of middle-class life and permissiveness in 1970s London, its depiction of homosexuality changed the landscape of LGBTQ+ representation on screen. Featuring outstanding BAFTA-winning performances by Finch and Jackson, Sunday Bloody Sunday is a tender and complex view on the politics of love, lust and longing. (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1972 - John Schlesinger (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1972 - Peter Finch (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1972 - Glenda Jackson (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1972 - Penelope Gilliatt (Best Original Screenplay)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1972 - Best Film
- 1972 - John Schlesinger (Best Director)
- 1972 - Peter Finch (Best Leading Actor)
- 1972 - Glenda Jackson (Best Leading Actress)
- 1972 - Best Editing
- 1972 - Penelope Gilliatt (Best Screenplay)
- 1972 - Billy Williams (Best Cinematography)
- 1972 - Best Soundtrack
Golden Globes
- 1972 - Best English-Language Foreign Motion Picture
- 1972 - Peter Finch (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1971 - Penelope Gilliatt (Best Screenplay)
- 1971 - Peter Finch (Best Actor)