A 26-year-old working-class hairdresser who initially calls herself Rita. Dissatisfied with her routine life, she enrolls in an Open University literature course to escape. Her tutor helps her gain confidence and explore a bohemian lifestyle, though she later becomes disillusioned by the superficiality of her new social circle.
Internal relationship depicting Susan's personal evolution throughout the film.
Formal academic relationship where Frank guides Susan's literary studies.
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