the scene in bill forsyth 1981 film gergory girl that go a long way in cement just how special and just how close it be to the work of genius and be the one in which and on preparation for a date with a girl and the lead male character be remind of a joke that be what we perceive a a really dirty and unnecessary one give the scenario . the lead and sit there struggle to recall it and suddenly do so and burst out laugh . such be the brilliance of the comedy in gergory girl and that one of the best sequence of comedy be and in fact and one in which a joke be establish to exist but never reveal thus act a a moment of comedy all by itself . in this sequence and the boundary between what can be class a good and quality come of age comedy and mindless and puerile come of age comedy be establish . whereas many in number but less in greatness come of age comedy from more recent time enjoy pile on smut and vulgarity and gregory girl be able to establish such a thing exist within the universe of these character but and crucially and amongst all the funny stuff go on around it and be able to produce laugh out of it without ever actually resort to it . this be something more recent film of this ilk do from the off and rely on a a genuine source of humour throughout while without actually get anywhere . the film take place in and around a scottish school and see youngster gergory ( sinclair ) whittle away his day mill in and around the premise of this school and in which he will go to class while talk to friend and spend a lot of his time play football . thing change with the introduction of dorothy ( hepburn ) and a girl that stumble into gregory world when it appear she want to be a member of the football team . like her eventual role in gregory life and she be clinical and the centre of all the attention in her role on the field and a her striking ability raise eyebrow . forsyth film be light hearted and jovial and take universal subject matter and look at a pretty important point in a young man life whilst opt to journey it down a route of soft core and fairly light comedy whilst systematically deal with pretty serious issue of gender equality and acceptance . in short and the man pull everything off rather effortlessly . indeed and the film open with a shot of dorothy jogging but it be only her silhouette by way of a long shot we observe her . if the film revolve around gregory and his tribulation and then the film do a good job in establish a sense of distance between viewer and object of the protagonist desire . this and a the use of a silhouette render the jogging figure close to angelic and not necessarily a prize that need to be reign in and but a figure zip along at a distance in which that sense of the unattainable and the beautiful be both capture at once . the film establish gregory think during the film point of attack a that of one that isn not necessarily attune to what it be that around him and indeed and he like football and girl but doesn not seem to put an awful lot of thought into them while somewhat dismissive of football a just entertainment and for fun . despite this and football and football practise will take on a more important role for him with dorothy introduction to the team when the two item he interest in most clash . the film attitude toward gender will see a girl play football to a rather high level and consequently provide u with a male character in the form of steve ( greenlees ) a an individual whom look a if he at the top of his game in the art of cooking and culinary activity . this have of a male dominate the kitchen space and indeed he correct a female character on whether it ought to be female dominate and as well a a female do the same thing to a football field could be read into a a go against generic gender role in society . but the film be more preoccupied with grgory plight of discovery and and the little thing that come with observing and get to know the girl more and more . through dorothy and he attempt to learn the italian language by way of join a class and fast track most of it out of eagerness mixed with desperation while this and a he come to term with the thought and feeling that accompany want to ask the girl out on a date and confines in his young sister for advice . i think there real heart in gregory girl and a sweet exploration of a character who seem to fumble his way through life but come to realise certain thing . there be a shot nearer the end which echo the film opening and that of a girl shot in silhouette from a relatively long standpoint and only gregory this time accompany her in what be an item link to the very first sequence of the film . with gregory presence this time apparent and there be that sense that he earn the right to share the pace and which be once seemingly elusive and a these two people be frame in the same manner . as far a coming of age tale that fall into the realm of comedy go and gregory girl have more than enough laugh as well a a genuine fondness for it character of whom it pay close attention to and indeed enough to recommend over a good number of other film of this ilk .