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An unforgettable slice of wartime life in England, MRS MINIVER stars Greer Garson in the role she was born to play, one which earned her an Academy Award in 1942. The story opens in the last peaceful summer of 1939. We meet the lovely Kay Miniver as she frets over buying a particularly expensive but beautiful hat. It is a lovely, carefree scene which sets up the idyllic existence of Kay and her family in the close-knit village of Belham, a world which literally disappears when World War II breaks out. Kay, her husband Clem (Walter Pidgeon), eldest son Vin (Richard Ney) and his beautiful young bride Carol (Teresa Wright) become the central characters in a saga which scales the highs and lows of life lived in the worst possible circumstances, but the Miniver clan muddle through with strength, will and self-respect.
There are many memorable scenes in the film: Kay reading `Alice in Wonderland' to the two younger children whilst in the bomb shelter; Clem leaving for the shores of Dunkirk on his rickety fishing boat; kindly station master Mr Ballard (Henry Travers) growing a rose in honour of Kay; and the amazing sequence where Kay herself confronts a downed Nazi fighter-pilot in her kitchen.
MRS MINIVER remains to this day a moving account of wartime life in England. It's purpose during the war was to boost morale, and that it did. Today, MRS MINIVER is still regarded with affection and love. May it always be.
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A wonderful wholesome story of life during the war. Marvelous cast with Geer Garson and Walter Pidgon. One of my favourites.
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It's hard to watch this movie and not be affected by it: good, decent people making terrible sacrifices against an enemy that is trying to enslave them. As the minister says in his stirring "sermon" at the end, it's a "war of the people." England will persevere and Germany will be defeated. You can imagine how delighted Churchill was when this MGM movie first came out. Greer Garson stars, and although her acting can be stiff at times, when she is moved to anger she gets that look on her face that goes beyond good acting: we know exactly how she feels. Overcome I'm sure by wartime sentiment, the Academy awarded the movie a slew of Oscars. In terms of boosting the spirits of the British at this time in WWII, however, I still think THE 49th PARALLEL is a better movie.
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This was the first awarded picture about the war. An English middle class family will be shocked and struggled as well as the small community that intends to keep living according the usual traditions until the reality exploits with awful consequences for all of them.
There are very interesting secondary lines worked polished; the railroad man who cultivates with dedication his red rose, winning the expected prize; in the other hand we have the love affair of this young couple who seems to present there's no time to enjoy and even think about illusions due the cloudy horizon avoid to dream; the preacher man's sermons, far from being simple messages pregnant of hope, an epic advise, in the same line of Churchill appealing to the honor and sure convincing the liberty will impose itself; the human efforts of all those men who bravely will be help regardless the countless obstacles and risks; finally we have to our front page family Greer Carson as the abnegate, bold and brave wife who doesn't scare when is visited by this wounded Nazi Officer, Pigdeon is splendid too in his role. But this portrait would have been extremely incredible if there were not sensible losses.
William Wyler as the superb master who was, knew to distribute the emotional charge along the movie, avoiding to fall in common places and making one of his memorable films of his career.
It's hard for me to pronounce myself objectively about Mrs. Carson because I have always thought she was one of the ten best actresses in the Century, so I just simply recommend in case of you have missed it, this unusual and superb masterpieces of the Decade.
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On a simple level, its undiluted wartime propaganda. It also happens to be an excellent movie. It is extremely important to remember one simple truth: Hitler could have won and almost did. He conquered most of continental Europe in a matter of monthes and sent the British scampering across the channel. England stood alone againt the might of the German military and many felt is was just a matter of time time before Hitler posed for a photo op at the Tower of London. If Hitler had defeated England and then turned his army and air force against Russia and defeated the poorly trained and poorly equipped Russian army, the isolationist United States might very well have sued for peace. In fact, Hitler missed a perfect opportunity to crush the B.F.E. This failure demoralized the German troops and helped embolden the British. The British held the line. They withstood the bombardments and returned the favor in North Africa, Italy, France and Germany. Mrs. Miniver is a wonderful testament to the fortitude and sacrifices of the British people at their darkest hour.
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