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Mrs Miniver (1942)
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by MGM (Video & DVD)
Sales Rank: 2050
Price: $19.98
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A movie doesn't win seven Oscars for nothing. A glowing Greer Garson (Best Actress) commands the screen as Mrs. Miniver, a middle-class British housewife whose strength holds her family together as World War II literally hits their home. Walter Pidgeon as her architect husband seems to be the prototype for future TV dads in this affecting portrait of love--familial and romantic--during war. But the relationship between Mrs. Miniver's college-age son (Richard Ney) and the upper-crust Carol (Best Supporting Actress Teresa Wright) is filled with inherent drama--as the war speeds up their young love, it also has the potential to doom it. The 1942 film, which also won for Best Picture and Best Director, is filled with colorful characters, snappy dialogue, and sensational plot twists. Although you spend much of the movie dreading that one of the Minivers will become a casualty of war, when it finally happens, it's not what you anticipated. Exactly what you'd expect from a legendary film that lives up to its billing. <I>--Valerie J. Nelson</I>
Viewer Reviews
Mrs. Miniver is Greer Garson at her best. This wartime story tells of a family during the bombings of England. Every member is affected-either by going off to war itself ,or volunteering one's services to the war effort. Mrs.Miniver has some prize winning roses,and the effort made by everyone in the community to lead normal everyday lives is apparent by having a rose judging contest. Although enemy planes are flying and dropping bombs dangerously close,it is a clear case of what people would do to lead normal lives after their world has been turn upside down.
Greer Garson won an oscar for her role as a strong woman trying to keep her family intact inspite the war and the world around them falling apart. Walter Piegeon plays her husband as he does in all Greer's movies,the chemistry bewteen these two actors is something to be marveled. It is rumored that Greer and Walter had an on-again -off-again relationship in real life;for many years. If you never seen a Greer Garson movie,this is the one to start with . It has all the elements that made these type of movies very popular back then. It has suspence{the Germans dropping bombs and opening fire on them}major drama ,and some comedy in certain scenes. Letting the viewer know like in real life at times you might just be able to laugh literaly in the face of danger. After the war,MGM didn't know what to do with Greer,since strong women roles weren't needed as much-and decide to star her in a comedy called "Julia Misbehaves". Greer manages to land on her feet in this movie,and continued to have a successful career after the war.
My only complaint is that they don't have a boxed set of all her movies;and not all of them are on dvd. "That Forsythe Woman"made later in her career with Errol Flynn(his comeback at this point),"Valley of Decision" with Gregory Peck. Mrs.Parkington-Greer ages 60 years in that one -are just some examples of films that need to be on dvd. Check out "Pride and Prudejuice" along with "Random Harvest". A real dramatic tearjerker staring Ronald Coleman. These movies are on dvd, along with "Goodbye Mr.Chips"staring Robert Donat and "Madame Currie". I would suggest to anyone to buy this movie (Mrs.Miniver)to see great acting being played out in a great story to boot. If you like old movies,you will not be dissappointed with this one.
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