(POSSIBLE SPOILER IN THIS COMMENT) Many aspects of sixties 'Swinging London' are portrayed in this film. Sixties motifs are shown with accuracy: colourful clothes, 'swinging' parties, a desire to be 'with it' and live in the now. However, grimmer aspects are also shown: public school bullying, the nastier side of the British Class system, and the ruthless world of advertising. An appalling accident in mid-plot totally defamiliarised me and left me in a state of shock for the rest of the film. I identified with Quint's loss completely. His violent rebellion against the 'system' at the beginning is followed through to an affective browbeating of the same system by its own methods.
A well made-film I always like to see again.
A well made-film I always like to see again.