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Title: "PORTRAIT OF A LADY NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN"
Review: Another Stellar turn by the Great Glenda Jackson who created the role on stage!An ultra-economic, yet superbly effective little gem of a movie about the life of poet Stevie Smith [1902 - 1971] played by Jackson with Mona Washborne as the "lion aunt", and Trevor Howard as the narrator.An uplifting look at a lonely life, filled with intentional humor [not quite a 'yuk-fest' - it's very real and very human]. We deal with gain, loss, daily routine, suicide [just an attempt], and eventual 'passing'.Superior, witty dialogue, [the "lingering-hopefully" sequence about Anglo-courtship is priceless as is the later and very real recollection of the meeting with Queen Elizabeth - after her {Stevie's, not HRH's} "nervous breakdown"].Quite memorable, and worth revisiting - often![DVD Issue please!]
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