A Foreign Field
Added 8/19/2009
Yet again excellent service from Amazon. DVD arrived in quick time. Many thanks
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A Foreign Field
Added 6/2/2008
This is an excellent movie , a bit slow at the start but it soon picks up and we are entertained with comedy&drama. How could any film with Alex Guiness who plays a very different role in this movie, Lauren Bacall, Albert Finney and Geraldine Chapman be anything but good. We saw the movie with friends and then bought our own copy. Veterans will especially enjoy it.
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Priceless performance from Sir Alec Guinness
Added 5/24/2008
While not without imperfections this film had a powerful story to tell. It's not a new idea, making a film about a group of strangers thrown together and showing how they learn to relate to each other. But these particular actors were outstanding and the film builds beautifully toward the final scenes when a few heart-rending twists are added. Keep your kleenex handy! What about the imperfections? Well, I get tired of the worn-out characterization of the bar girl with the good heart. And then there was the fact that everyone in the movie is trying to anesthetize their pain with alcohol. There was some language, but it was not gratuitous. Alec Guinness was the stand-out star of this film.
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Excellent Film
Added 5/11/2008
A fine film depicting the human side of the war experience. Each person had a special memory and story. Of course, the actors are all the very best. So happy I purchased this film.
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You need more stars for this one!
Added 10/5/2007
You should but this now! I first saw this fabulous movie on Masterpiece Theatre many years ago and taped it for myself then, but now I want the DVD version too. Touching, hilarious and for young people today who know virtually nothing about WWII or intricate human relationships, it has even become educational.
The story starts with the coincidental meeting of American and British veterans of D-Day in France. The performances by everyone in the cast are at the top of their form and for actors such as Leo McKern, Sir Alec Guiness, and Lauren Bacall, that's saying something. Jeanne Moreau is as lyrical and touching as she's ever been, but my favorite performance is probably Edward Herrmann because, as the helpless voice of sanity and compassion, he plays the perfect foil for everyone else's nutiness. He even makes Geraldine Chaplin (never one of my favories) fun to watch.
Get it now. Laugh, cry and cheer at the end - then play it again. You can't lose with this one.
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A Foreign Field
Added 8/19/2009
Yet again excellent service from Amazon. DVD arrived in quick time. Many thanks
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A Foreign Field
Added 6/2/2008
This is an excellent movie , a bit slow at the start but it soon picks up and we are entertained with comedy&drama. How could any film with Alex Guiness who plays a very different role in this movie, Lauren Bacall, Albert Finney and Geraldine Chapman be anything but good. We saw the movie with friends and then bought our own copy. Veterans will especially enjoy it.
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Priceless performance from Sir Alec Guinness
Added 5/24/2008
While not without imperfections this film had a powerful story to tell. It's not a new idea, making a film about a group of strangers thrown together and showing how they learn to relate to each other. But these particular actors were outstanding and the film builds beautifully toward the final scenes when a few heart-rending twists are added. Keep your kleenex handy! What about the imperfections? Well, I get tired of the worn-out characterization of the bar girl with the good heart. And then there was the fact that everyone in the movie is trying to anesthetize their pain with alcohol. There was some language, but it was not gratuitous. Alec Guinness was the stand-out star of this film.
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