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The "newsreel" footage shown in the local cinema contains scenes from the film [[Battle of Britain]]'' (1969). |
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The film was reviwed favourably by the critic [[Pauline Kael]] in her collection of movie reviews [[Hooked]]. "It's hard to believe that a great comedy could be made of the blitz but [[John Boorman]] has done it. In his new, autobiographical film, he has had the inspiration to desentimentalize wartime England and show us the Second World War the way he saw it as an eight year old. The war frees the Rohans from the dismal monotony of their pinched [[white-collar]] lives. He doesn't deny the war its terrors. Yet he gives everything a comic fillip. That's the joy of the movie: the war has its horrors, but it also destroys much of what the genteel poor like Grace Rohan ([[Sarah Miles]]), have barely been able to acknowledge they wanted destroyed. It's like a plainspoken, English variant of the [[Taviani brothers]]' ''[[The Night of the Shooting Stars]]''. " <ref> [[Pauline Kael]] ''Hooked'' pages 367-369 ISBN 0-7145-2903-6 </ref> |
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The film was released from Columbia Pictures, but the rights to the film were previously owned by [[Nelson Entertainment]] and currently by [[MGM]]. |
The film was released from Columbia Pictures, but the rights to the film were previously owned by [[Nelson Entertainment]] and currently by [[MGM]]. |
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| Hope and Glory | |
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| Directed by | John Boorman |
| Written by | John Boorman |
| Produced by | John Boorman Michael Dryhurst |
| Starring | Sebastian Rice-Edwards Sarah Miles David Hayman Sammi Davis |
| Cinematography | Philippe Rousselot |
| Music by | Peter Martin |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates | October 16, 1987 |
Running time | 113 min. |
| Country |  |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3 million |
| Box office | $10,021,120 |
Hope and Glory is a 1987 British comedy-drama-war film, written and directed by John Boorman. Boorman based the film on his own early life experiences of growing up in the Blitz in London during World War II.[1][2] The title of the movie derives from the traditional British patriotic song "Land of Hope and Glory".
The film received nominations for Academy Awards for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen.
Cast
- Bill (Sebastian Rice-Edwards)
- Sue (Geraldine Muir)
- Grace (Sarah Miles)
- Clive (David Hayman)
- Dawn (Sammi Davis)
- Mac (Derrick O'Connor)
- Molly. (Susan Woolridge)
- Bruce (Jean-Marc Barr)
- Grandfather (Ian Bannen)
Plot
Beginning just before the start of World War II, the movie tells the story of the Rohan family: Bill, his sisters Sue and Dawn, and his parents Grace and Clive, living in a suburb of London. After the war starts, Clive joins the army, whilst Grace continues to watch over the children.
Seen through the eyes of a young boy, the "fireworks" provided by the Blitz every night are as exciting as they are terrifying. His family do not see things in quite the same way as the bombs continue to drop, their will to survive brings them closer together. The nightly raids do not provide the only drama, however, as his older sister falls for a Canadian soldier and finding her life turned upside down, soon discovers how valuable family is. The family eventually moves outside of their London suburban home to the home of Grace's parents.
Archival film
The "newsreel" footage shown in the local cinema contains scenes from the film Battle of Britain (1969).
Critical response
The film was reviwed favourably by the critic Pauline Kael in her collection of movie reviews Hooked. "It's hard to believe that a great comedy could be made of the blitz but John Boorman has done it. In his new, autobiographical film, he has had the inspiration to desentimentalize wartime England and show us the Second World War the way he saw it as an eight year old. The war frees the Rohans from the dismal monotony of their pinched white-collar lives. He doesn't deny the war its terrors. Yet he gives everything a comic fillip. That's the joy of the movie: the war has its horrors, but it also destroys much of what the genteel poor like Grace Rohan (Sarah Miles), have barely been able to acknowledge they wanted destroyed. It's like a plainspoken, English variant of the Taviani brothers' The Night of the Shooting Stars. " [3]
Release
The film was released from Columbia Pictures, but the rights to the film were previously owned by Nelson Entertainment and currently by MGM.
References
- ^ Janet Maslin (1987-10-09). "Film Festival; Boorman's Hope And Glory". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ Richard Corliss (1987-10-19). "War Dreams: Hope and Glory". Time. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ Pauline Kael Hooked pages 367-369 ISBN 0-7145-2903-6
