Just what I expected

Expected more

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

I watched this movie when it came out in 1971 I believe.I was just 20 yrs old then.I enjoyed the movie very much and i got lost in it quite a bit. I even saw it twice that's how this movie had an effect on me.You see I spent some time in England during the late sixties till mid 80,s and beyond. You can see the effect the British have on me. I even bought the soundtrack to the movie and I still today have the album. It,s out of print as well as this movie. It is very hard to find. But i managed to find the movie on VHS in the library. I can,t find the movie at all it even was in the local video store about 10 years ago. I eventually had ordered it through Amazon. ca. I got it on disc. It plays well and no skips and the quality is quite good. I also do like the actors and Tracy Hyde being a very beautiful girl swept me away. Especially when she tried to put on lipstick and eye make up she was transferred to an older more mature British girl. She caught my eye and I was only 20 back then. You see how this film has effected me. I liked Jack wild in it as well as Mark Lester. The location was familiar to me and the music by The Bee gees was good to. I liked the song first of May when Mark and Tracy held hands and walked to the cemetery to be together. what an effect. Sadly we lost jack Wild in 2002 I think. he was a character and I liked his cocky accent. The movie hasn't been seen here at all I think I saw it run in Chicago on WGN some time ago. I wonder why TCM can,t pick up this movie. They seem to pick up To Sir With Love. Anyways I watched the movie just last night before I wrote my review down here. If this movie does come on do watch it alone to get the real effect of the time and the places in and around London. It will always stick in my mind as I am now 63 years old...

I am 23 now and this film is older than me. I wasn't even born yet when this movie is out but I find it very sweet and successfully makes me blush. The story reminds you of how it is when you first fall in love. The moment she catches you staring at her make you feel shy then anxious and suddenly over-the-moon without realizing it you keep doing it and won't miss a chance to look at her even a millisecond. This movie takes you back to "that" feelings which makes it so beautiful because it is true - it happens when you're 10. I can't get over the cuteness of both Mark Lester and Tracy Hyde, especially Lester. But I have to admit that Mark Lester is a bit awkward at the cemetery scene, I think his romantic vibe is inadequate. But his character in Melody survives because of his asset - boyish and cuteness (or innocent-look, waif-look some may say) just like the tone at the end of his line 'Look, if I dance with her, would you dance with her friend?' - almost begging and adorable. Also Bee Gees' song 'First of May' sweeten it further making the 5-minutes scene stays with you for a long time. I was blushing whenever I listen to the song.I haven't felt this way for a long time - the feeling of innocent, lifting love. Beautiful film.

Gem is right. Not only not re-released, not digitally remastered, no remake, no IMAX. Watched it in El Salvador, 1977, 11:00 PM, in one of the 3 TV channels at the time, before disco made monsters out of the Bee Gees. Now, 34 years later, it runs like a fairy tale, for one thing, seeing a girl being sent to a bar (The Ship) to get change from her father and not getting slapped. The dance scene was a replica of my own experience. I might share the feeling with other reviewers wondering why this movie is not known more widely as are movies about children from a bitter adult point of view (Los Olvidados, Pixote, My name is Ivan, etc.) If I had to choose a companion to show it in a double feature: "Pretty Baby", hands down.

I loved the songs in this film, especially the ones by the Bee Gees (To Love Somebody, Give Your Best To Your Friends, Melody Fair). The CSNY classic Teach Your Children I now appreciate, though I didn't when I saw the film way back in the 70s, when I was in school myself. In fact, I remember our teachers took the whole class to see it and they were quite mortified by the content, which has the school kids ripping off their teacher's clothes and chasing them down the street at the end ! What fun, we kids thought. 30 years later, as I write this, I must say Melody was one of the most memorable films I've seen (and I've seen many !). Who is this wonderful Waris Hussain (the director) and why didn't he make more memorable movies later on?