Sunday, March 21st, 2010
Review:
In the 1920s, a man returns from America to his native Ireland. He wants to live where he was born and he makes friends in the small village and courts a beautiful woman. But when her brother reneges on her dowry, shadows from his past begin to stir. The film is not nearly as dramatic as that sentence makes it sound, in facts it’s often closer to comedic than dramatic. Basically, it’s a love letter to an Ireland that probably never really existed, stereotypes and all. Director John Ford, himself a son of Irish immigrants, wanted to make this deeply personal film and his love for the subject matter shows in every frame. Ireland probably never has been greener. And while the film is certainly entertaining in it’s innocence, the story is ultimately just not interesting enough to really capture the viewer.
Random Observations:
The Quiet Man at the IMDb
Lead John Wayne also had Irish ancestors, but a few generations earlier.
There is green in every single frame in this film. Sadly, the master all available DVDs are made from is not very good and the picture (which won an Oscar for cinematography) is not very clear.
The old man who gets out of bed at the end is played by John Ford’s older brother Francis.
Tags: 1952, American Film, Arthur Shields, Barry Fitzgerald, based on previously published material, book adaptation, Charles B. Fitzsimons, Comedy, Drama, Eileen Crowe, english, Eric Gorman, Francis Ford, Frank S. Nugent, Jack MacGowran, James Lilburn, James O'Hara, John Ford, John Wayne, Joseph O'Dea, Kevin Lawless, Maureen O'Hara, May Craig, Mildred Natwick, minute movie review, movie review, Movies, Oscar, Paddy O'Donnell, Sean McClory, The Quiet Man, Victor McLaglen, Ward Bond
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Review:
Another John Wayne western, where this time around he plays a cavalry colonel dealing with his son, whom he hasn’t seen in fifteen years, turning up as a trooper, and then his wife coming back to fetch the kid home. There are some nice scenes, some good explorations of the tensions after the American Civil War, but overall, the film is hardly memorable.
Random Observations:
Rio Grande at the IMDb
Conclusion of John Ford’s unofficial cavalry trilogy, following Fort Apache and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon.
The film was made quickly and cheaply so that the studio would allow Ford to shoot his next film on location in Ireland and in colour and could finance that endeavour.
Tags: 1950, Alberto Morin, American Film, based on previously published material, Ben Johnson, Chill Wills, Claude Jarman Jr., english, Fort Apache, Fred Kennedy, Grant Withers, Harry Carey Jr., J. Carrol Naish, James Kevin McGuinness, James Warner Bellah, John Ford, John Wayne, Karolyn Grimes, Maureen O'Hara, minute movie review, movie review, Movies, Peter Ortiz, Rio Grande, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Sons of the Pioneers, Stan Jones, Steve Pendleton, Victor McLaglen, Western
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Sunday, December 20th, 2009
Click the link to open the twentieth door. Klick auf den Link, um das zwanzigste Türchen zu öffnen.
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Tags: 1947, Adventskalender, American Film, christmas movie, Comedy, deutsch, Drama, Edmund Gwenn, english, family film, fantasy movie, Gene Lockhart, George Seaton, It's a Wonderful Life, Jerome Cowan, John Payne, Maureen O'Hara, Miracle on 34th Street, movie review, Movies, Natalie Wood, Oscar, Philip Tonge, Porter Hall, romance, Valentine Davies, William Frawley
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