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Eyeline might do well to study television techniques, especially with regard to sound recording. But they could hardly have bettered Rachel Roberts' warm, down-to-earth portrayal of Anne. She is splendidly supported by young Annette Whiteley, who manages to convey a glimmer of an attractive and loveable child emerging reluctantly from her sullen defensive shell. Direction and 'supporting cast are uninspired by comparison, but the unpretentious honesty of the whole enterprise deserves every credit. What a pity that a genuinely serious little film should have to labour under such a catchpenny title."
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