josephine is one of those characters that just sticks with you, long after the movie is over. what makes her so spectacular is that there is really nothing that spectacular about her character: she just happens to have an odd, yet loving relationship with her promiscuous, deadbeat mother; she falls in love with a black sailor, who gets her pregnant and then goes off to sea; and she befriends a lonely, homosexual man -- she is a very realistic example of the fate that awaited young, lower-class girls in 1950's london. and she is absolutely brilliant. rita tushingham was immensely popular in the uk, an it-girl of swinging-sixties cinema, even winning a golden globe in 1963 for ...honey. no surprise. as jo, tushingham is sweet, independent, defiant and heart-breaking, often all at once. tushignham won the 1963 best actress award at the cannes film festival for her role.greatest moment: see below (2:07 - 7:07)
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