Bill Forsyth's most beloved coming of age film still holds up as one of the very best depictions of awkward teenage romance that any nation has produced. The streets and parks of Cumbernauld take on a quite magical quality as the back drop to shy eccentric teenager Gregory's infatuation with Dorothy, a seemingly unobtainable girl, who is the school darling after making it onto the football team. Like all Forsyth's films the authenticity and realism is balanced with an off-kilter, almost surreal quality, that places his work in a category all of its own. Gregory's Girl captures the essence of school days and summer nights, hanging about outside the chippy, and in the park, and realises them on screen. For such a uniquely Scottish film its themes had universal appeal and Gregory's Girl went on to be one of the most financially successful Scottish films ever making over £25 million profit on its £200,000 budget.
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