Review of Women in Love (1969) by Anne F — 24 Oct 2009

Most people will be aware of this film because of it's scene of male nude wrestling and unsuprisingly the most famous scene is a great analogy of the film itself; sexuality, gender, friendship, love, brotherhood, companionship, stature, brutality, physical and psychological power, animal attraction, philosophical intrigue.

All of which are dealt with both in the film and are manifest in this one scene alone. One of my only criticisms for the film on the whole is that the relationships are not given equal weight. The pairings of Bates and Reed, and Reed and Jackson far out weigh the ones between Bates and Linden, and Bates and Bron to the point that their scenes begin to irritate.