Woman in a Dressing Gown

Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957)

  • 89% of critics liked it
    (9 reviews)

  • 100% of users liked it
    (50 ratings)

Based on a popular British television drama, this 1957 film features a riveting performance from Yvonne Mitchell as a housewife who can't keep house. Mitchell plays Amy Preston, who after 25 years of marriage still hasn't mastered the domestic arts necessary to sustain a traditional… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Ted Willis
Genres
Drama, Romance, Art House & International
In Theaters
Jun 1, 1957 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Tom Huddleston, Time Out

    The most affecting aspect of the film is its sense of compassion: we're never asked to condemn or condone, merely to understand.

  • Philip French, Observer [UK]

    [A] stilted, patronising British movie about working-class and lower-middle-class life...

  • Derek Malcolm, This is London

    This is both a reminder of British sexual mores in the darker days of the Fifties and one of the first attempts in a genre that was later referred to as kitchen-sink drama.

  • Allan Hunter, Daily Express

    A film that deserves to be better known and a welcome reminder of what a fine actress the late Yvonne Mitchell was.

  • Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]

    An unmissable rerelease.

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