by Paul Brenner
synopsis
Tony Richardson attempts to re-create the glory days of Tom Jones in this adaptation of the 1742 Henry Fielding novel. Peter Firth stars in this picaresque tale as Joseph Andrews, a young servant switched at birth who undergoes a series of romantic escapades. Joseph even has the fortune of becoming the personal footman to Lady Booby (Ann-Margaret). Joseph's romantic peccadilloes cause consternation among a collection of stuffy noblemen and women in 18th-century England.
characteristics
- Rags To Riches
- Class Differences
- Romance
- Romantic
- Servant
- Peasant
- Footman
- Life-changes
- Man-servant
