A Taste Of Honey (1961)

A young teenage school girl (Rita Tushingham) lives with her promiscuous hard drinking mother (Dora Bryan) who often abandons her when she goes off with her latest boyfriend. When her mother runs off with her latest man (Robert Stephens), she finds herself on her own with only her new gay friend (Murray Melvin) to take care of her. Based on the 1959 play by Shelagh Delaney and directed by Tony Richardson. This slice of "kitchen sink" realism broke new ground in its day addressing issues not normally presented on the stage or screen: an unmarried teenage girl pregnant by her black lover (Paul Danquah) with a homosexual friend to care for her while her good time mother abandons her to enjoy her own selfish pleasures while ignoring the responsibilities of motherhood. It's a lovely if bittersweet character piece with various forms of "love" taking center stage with its characters all trying to stave off loneliness. Superb performances all around with sensitive direction by Richardson.