The Family Way
(1967)
Married life is proving difficult for newlyweds Jenny and Arthur. With well meaning but interfering parents, nosey neighbors, and a town that thrives on gossip, can their marriage last? With all these pressures it's no wonder their personal life is suffering. Will there ever be any good news? Written by Kevin Steinhauer A delightful portrait of two young-marrieds trying to make a new family unit in the shadow of the old, against nosy villagers, business associates, doting parents, and their own shyness. While it is a particular marriage, much of what happens is relevant to marriage generally. First their wedding night is ruined by a crude practical joke that makes the bed collapse, the travel agent they hired to plan their honeymoon absconds with their money and they find themselves forced to live for the first few weeks of their marriage in the home of one set of in-laws, with little or no privacy. The film deals with these predicaments in s sympathetic, human way; with insight, delicacy, good nature and good humor. Written by alfiehitchie