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Post by Doghouse6 on Mar 21, 2017 16:10:39 GMT
Please try to watch it when you have a chance, it's a heartbreaker! As a full-time live-in caregiver it tore me apart to see the way the parents were treated. A film ahead of its time and, unfortunately one of the very few films from the era that still holds true. Will do, Mike. Here's another vote for MWFT. It has so much going for it, not the least of which is what I'd call the best work of both Beulah Bondi and Victor Moore on film. I put it at the top of director Leo McCarey's efforts as well, and it's refreshingly free of the maudlin sentiment into which he had a tendency to become mired. That's not to say it's free of sentiment, but what there is is honest, as is the entire film. The family dynamics portrayed are credibly complex, with neither "white hats" nor "black hats" in evidence, instead presenting fully dimensional characters warts and all, with well-rendered understanding for their individual motivations, difficulties, foibles and conflicting priorities. Equally honest is its refusal to engage in neat resolutions to everything at the fadeout, no doubt figuring into Mike's description as "ahead of its time," its relevance and resonance these 80 years on, and perhaps its relative neglect among better remembered landmarks of the era. While not always an easy film to watch, it's a rewarding one and comes with a high recommendation from me. |
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