... under the Holderbusch

Movie
German title	... under the Holderbusch
Original title	Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
Country of production	United Kingdom
original language	English
Publishing year	1968
length	96 minutes
Age rating	FSK 18
Rod
Director	Clive Donner
script	Hunter Davies Larry Kramer
production	Clive Donner Larry Kramer
music	Andy Ellison Simon Napier-Bell The Spencer Davis Group
camera	Alex Thomson
cut	Fergus McDonell
occupation
Barry Evans : Jamie McGregor Judy Geeson : Mary Gloucester Angela Scoular : Caroline Beauchamp Sheila White : Paula Adrienne Posta : Linda Vanessa Howard : Audrey Diane Keen : Claire Moyra Fraser : Mrs. McGregor Michael Bates : Mr. McGregor Maxine Audley : Mrs. Beauchamp Denholm Elliott : Mr. Beauchamp Christopher Timothy : Spike Nicky Henson : Craig Foster Allan Warren : Joe McGregor Roy Holder : Arthur

… Unterm Holderbusch (original title: Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush ) is a British fictional film directed by Clive Donner from 1967 with Barry Evans and Judy Geeson in the leading roles. Hunter Davis and Larry Kramer wrote the script . It is based on a story by Hunter Davis. The film first hit cinemas in his home country in January 1968. It premiered in the Federal Republic of Germany on August 2, 1968.

action

17-year-old Jamie has certain difficulties, which are natural on the one hand, but catastrophic on the other: he lacks the “certain trick” of getting together with girls, even though he is nice, fresh, intelligent and handsome. The mini-ladies of his acquaintance obviously like him, but when it comes to "towing away a bee", he is left behind.

In the film it becomes clear that Jamie's problem isn't really a problem at all; because after the first stupid failures the boy does so well in business that he wonders where his dreams still have a place, with so much willingness on the part of the girls, and he casts a pensive eye on the slightly prudish Claire who is him seems to promise more lasting joys. After experiencing a disappointment with her too, he concentrates again on his training.

criticism

The lexicon of international films does not have a good opinion of the strip: “Smoothly manufactured industrial product that is neither continuously amusing nor can be taken seriously as a reflection of youthful behavior.” In contrast, the Protestant film observer comes to a completely different judgment: “Actually a very frivolous piece of film, with an all too staid 'morality' that we don't want to complain about, but that appears attached. The film is colorful, poppy, appealingly light, even in the sloppy dialogues, and presented in a pleasantly casual manner by the natural young actors. Amusing to look at because of his friendly self-portrayal of the sex problems of adolescents. "

music

The Spencer David Group's theme song Here we go round the Mulberry Bush became a hit for the Traffic group .

Web links

• ... under the Holderbusch in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• A few pictures for the film

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Source: Evangelischer Filmbeobachter , Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 384/1968, p. 389
2. ↑ Lexicon of International Films, rororo-Taschenbuch No. 6322 (1988), p. 4005