The Go-Between Page #3

Synopsis: In 1900 12 year old Leo Colston spends a blisteringly hot summer with the wealthy family of class-mate Marcus Maudsley at their Norfolk estate. When Marcus falls ill Leo is befriended by the daughter of the house, the glamorous, captivating Marian, who is to be engaged to disfigured Boer War veteran, the kindly Hugh Trimingham. Totally smitten by her, Leo agrees to carry business letters between herself and young tenant farmer Ted Burgess. However the messages are not what they first appear to be and will have unfortunate consequences spanning half a century when Leo meets up with Marian again.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Pete Travis
  1 win & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Year:
2015
89 min
216 Views


Come on.

Sit down here while I get

you something for that knee.

You're lucky you didn't

spoil that nice green suit.

Miss Marian gave it to me.

Miss Marian Maudsley.

I don't have much to do with the Hall.

Now, this might sting a bit.

Brave lad.

Some boys might have cried.

How old are you?

I shall be 13 on the 27th of this month.

I should have given you a bit less.

You're small for your age.

Good things come in small packages.

But won't you need that?

I've got plenty more. Do I

look as though I haven't?

You can throw it away when you're done.

Try walking.

Thank you, Mr Burgess.

Is there anything I can

do for you in return?

Perhaps there is.

Could you take a message for me?

Of course.

But can I trust you?

Can I really trust you

to keep your mouth shut?

Are you ever alone with Miss

Marian? Just the two of you?

Sometimes.

Near enough to give her a

letter without anyone seeing?

Easily near enough for that.

Wait here, then, while I write it.

Is it a secret?

It's more than that.

If anyone else gets hold of this...

it'll be a bad lookout for her,

perhaps for you, too.

I'll defend it with my life.

Is this Mr Burgess' handkerchief?

Yes. He said he didn't want it back.

You can throw it away.

Perhaps I'll wash it out.

It's quite a good one.

He asked me to give you this.

These dresses...!

Aren't you going to read it?

Later, perhaps.

Now, where's that bandage...?

You've already put it on.

So I have.

Your stocking, then.

You mustn't tell anyone about this letter.

Not even Marcus.

Of course not.

I'll be terribly angry with you if you do.

Oh... I won't be.

You see, Leo, it would get us all

into the most frightful trouble.

I won't say a word.

Mercury!

Just the man I was looking for.

Why did you call me Mercury?

Oh, well, Mercury was the

messenger of the Gods.

Can you take a message to Marian?

Tell her we need her to

make up a four at croquet.

You might have to search a bit.

We seem to have lost her.

Bring her in dead or alive.

What are you doing here?

Trimingham asked me to find you...

Why? What time is it?

Nearly seven o'clock.

Oh. We don't dine until 8:30.

He wants you to play croquet.

He said I was to bring

you in dead or alive.

Did he? Well, which am I?

What will you do to

amuse yourself tomorrow?

Well, I might do several things.

I might go for a walk...

Where might you walk to?

I might slide down a

strawstack at Farmer Burgess's.

Oh, really?

Well, if you do go that way...

will you give him a letter?

I was hoping you'd say that!

Why? Because you like him?

Because I like you.

That is very nice of you to say.

Tell her it's all right.

Tell her it's on.

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