Overview

Des works at a boring job, and his girlfriend Julie is pressuring him to get married by claiming to be pregnant, so that she will not have to work. Laurie is living a life of quiet desperation with her husband Colin, an aspiring writer who refuses to look for a job. Des meets Laurie while visiting a work-mate who is dying of leukemia. While they go for a drive, Laurie invites Des to a rent party at their house. After this Vancouver counter-culture party, Colin finds Des and Laurie in bed together.

Cast

Alan Scarfe, Lynn Stewart, Philip Brown, Diane Griffith, Lee MacKenzie, Larry Kent

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What is "The Bitter Ash" about?

Des works at a boring job, and his girlfriend Julie is pressuring him to get married by claiming to be pregnant, so that she will not have to work. Laurie is living a life of quiet desperation with her husband Colin, an aspiring writer who refuses to look for a job. Des meets Laurie while visiting a work-mate who is dying of leukemia. While they go for a drive, Laurie invites Des to a rent party at their house. After this Vancouver counter-culture party, Colin finds Des and Laurie in bed together.

When was "The Bitter Ash" released?

The Bitter Ash was released in 1963.

Who stars in "The Bitter Ash"?

The cast includes Alan Scarfe, Lynn Stewart, Philip Brown, Diane Griffith.