Sunday Bloody Sunday [screenplay]

I still remember when the film version directed by John Schlesinger came out. I was in my Senior year at the University of Wisconsin and I purchased and read the screenplay immediately. The unique approach of Gilliatt made this story more than just an atypical menage a trois. Each of the main characters were developed with details that made their stories interesting and relevant to the reader ( and the viewer of the film). A Jewish doctor, Daniel Hirsh and a young woman, Alex Greville are both involved in a love triangle with contemporary sculptor Bob Elkin. Not only are Hirsh and Greville aware that Elkin is seeing the other but they know one another through mutual friends. Despite this, they are willing to put up with the situation show more through fear of losing Elkin, who switches freely between them.
The result is an example of great drama, directing and acting all coming together to make a classic film. The screenplay is worth reading and rereading. show less