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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: IMAGE ENT.
EAN: 0715515042116
Feature: An unsung comic triumph from David Lean, Hobson's Choice stars the legendary Charles Laughton as the harrumphing Henry Hobson, the owner of a boot shop in late-Victorian Northern England. With his haughty, independent daughter Maggie (Brenda De Banzie) decides to forge her own path, romantically and professionally, with the help of none other than Henry's prized bootsmith Will (a splendid
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
Label: Criterion Collection
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Criterion Collection
MPN: CC1792D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Criterion Collection
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 17, 2009
Running Time: 108 minutes
Studio: Criterion Collection
Theatrical Release Date: 1953
Features:- An unsung comic triumph from David Lean, Hobson's Choice stars the legendary Charles Laughton as the harrumphing Henry Hobson, the owner of a boot shop in late-Victorian Northern England. With his haughty, independent daughter Maggie (Brenda De Banzie) decides to forge her own path, romantically and professionally, with the help of none other than Henry's prized bootsmith Will (a splendid
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Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 02/17/2009 Run time: 107 minutes
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Britain's greatest-ever film director David Lean wasn't feted for providing belly-laughs. His finest films, from Great Expectations (1946) to Lawrence of Arabia (1962) are resolutely sober, which is more than can be said of Henry Horatio Hobson in his wonderfully comic encounter with the moon in Hobson's Choice. Lean's only other comedy was Blithe Spirit (1945), but here he approaches matters of the heart with a surprising lightness of touch and wins a marvellous performance from Charles Laughton--himself soon to make his one and only film as a director, Night of the Hunter (1955). The setting is late-19th century Salford (the b/w location filming is exceptional), and widower Henry Hobson forbids his three daughters to marry to avoid paying their dowries. Romance will not be thwarted by economics, and much humorous conflict ensues, interspersed with some serious and even disturbing moments--the shaving scene when Laughton gets the DTs is a queasily unbalanced. Brenda De Banzie is splendidly spirited as the eldest daughter, Maggie, while her fiance is played by the ever excellent John Mills, who would later win an Oscar for his part in Lean's much more serious love story, Ryan's Daughter (1970). --Gary S. Dalkin
Stills from Hobson's Choice (Click for larger image)
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Laughton is a bore in this one. Always the same, never changing, no nuance. A boring narcissist... Mills moves a million miles in character, from totally subservient to being the man of his own house......and wife. And for an English movie this is quite amazing as there is so much emphasis on keeping in one's own class. Here in the USA we dont think of class as limiting. So we miss that aspect of the story.
Of the three daughters stuck with Hobson for a father, slave driver, as ... Read More
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Having grown up on the more well known films of David Lean, from his 1940s period pieces, like Great Expectations and Oliver Twist, to his famed epics, The Bridge On The River Kwai, Lawrence Of Arabia, and Dr. Zhivago, I was surprised to learn that he even made comedies. In fact, he only made two, 1945's Blithe Spirit, based on a Noel Coward play, and the film under review, 1954's Hobson's Choice (Lean's last black and white film), also based upon a play- a 1916 play of the same title by Harold Brighouse. ... Read More
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I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS MOVIE IN MANY YEARS. IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITES. VERY, VERY FUNNY. I LOVE THE BRITISH HUMOR.
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I have been looking for this DVD for a while and was thrilled to finally find it listed on Amazon. This is a real joy to watch. I watch it over and over. What a sweet story.
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This DVD is a classic; it's cinematography, it's acting and the story are all at the peak of a great artistic presentation.
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