Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Day 22: Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver: 1942: Winner of the15th Academy Award
Starring:

Greer Garson as Mrs. Kay Miniver
Walter Pidgeon as Clem Miniver
Teresa Wright as Carol Beldon
Dame May Whitty as Lady Beldon
Reginald Owen as Foley
Henry Travers as James Ballard
Richard Ney as Vin Miniver
Henry Wilcoxon as Vicar
Christopher Severn as Toby Miniver
Brenda Forbes as Gladys - Housemaid
Clare Sandars as Judy Miniver
Marie De Becker as Ada - Cook
Helmut Dantine as German Flyer
John Abbott as Fred

I liked this movie, it was about a wonderful, super nice, super British lady named Mrs. Miniver. She was a symbol of everlasting hope and dream for the country she was in because she was kind and was the way a woman should be. Even under the pressures of war. Well she gave her husband and her son up for the war, let them be the soldiers God intended them to be. In the end the truth is that like the pastor said, the truth is that no one suffers like the innocent casualties of war, they are the true victims, women children and the old who are defenseless.. did you get bored yet? I did, it was pretty much how the movie went down, I understand why it won an award, because people got to talk like that, but it was tedious, and slow and I hated that .. had to die. It wasn't fair! It wasn't fair I tell you. But props to Greer Garson, she was soo on the spot. And I love the banter but cute lovey dovey banter between Mr.and Mrs. Miniver. It is one of those must watch once, but lets keep it to just once, shall we. 

It also won awards for;
Best Director: William Wyler
Best Actress: Greer Garson
Best Writing, Screenplay: George Froeschel, James Hilton, Claudine West, Arthur Wimperis
Best Supporting Actress Teresa Wright
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White Won Joseph Ruttenberg

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