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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
following God's call,
By Alejandra Vernon "artist & illustrator" (Long Beach, California) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)
This review is from: The Inn of the Sixth Happiness [VHS] [1958] (VHS Tape)
This is a magnificent film in every aspect; the acting is brilliant, the landscapes beautiful, the drama intense. Based on the true story of Gladys Aylward, a house maid in England who was "not qualified" to be sent to China as a missionary, so went there on her own, saving every shilling earned for a ticket on the Trans-Siberian railroad. Taking place in the pre-WWII era, it's an adventure story of great spiritual courage, the chaos of war, and a romance between two independent people who never thought they would find love.Ingrid Bergman is luminous as Gladys. It is one of her very best performances, and my personal favorite. Robert Donat, who passed away before the film was released, is also marvelous as the Mandarin of Yang Cheng, and Curt Jurgens as Captain Lin Nan is handsome and believable as the man who falls in love with Gladys. In a small but pivotal part, Athene Seyler is terrific as Jennie Lawson, the elderly missionary who helps Gladys in her early years, and Peter Chong is a delight as Yang the cook. The fabulous location filming by Freddie Young was done in Snowdonia National Park, North Wales, a remarkable substitute for Shaanxi Province, in the heart of China. The village reproductions are very well done, and look incredibly similar to films I have seen shot in China. The lovely score by Malcolm Arnold adds much to the film, and Alan Burgess, whose book "The Small Woman" is the basis of the story, wrote the script, which is witty, wise and wonderful, with Isobel Lennart. In the film, Chinese tradition has five "Happiness" wishes: Wealth, longevity, good health, virtue, and a peaceful old age and death. "Each person must decide in their heart what the sixth happiness is".
31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must be seen,
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This review is from: The Inn of the Sixth Happiness [VHS] [1958] (VHS Tape)
I first saw this film one Christmas when I was about 10 years old and it has remained in my memory ever since. I have never seen a film that takes you through such emotions and i would recommend that it is watched with a loved one, a box of chocolates and a large box of tissues. I can not listen to the song "nick nack paddy wack give a dog a bone" without crying and I don't think you will either.
26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
What is a heroine ?,
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This review is from: Inn Of The Sixth Happiness- Studio Classics [DVD] [1958] (DVD)
Few people will need to read a review of this rightly famous film. I should think that if you mentioned the names Ingrid Bergman and China to the average filmgoer ( over a certain age now admittedly) they would roughly be able to tell you the plot of it. Bergman achieves in this film that most difficult acting feat, to make her character at the same time both ordinary and heroic. The scene in which the children emerge over the mountain singing "This Old Man" cannot be viewed by anybody even today dry-eyed. An absolutely inspirational film and beyond criticism.
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