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An epic tale of three sisters, their loves and their lives, played out by an all-star British cast, They Were Sisters was voted fourth in the National Film Awards of 1946 behind The Way to the Stars. Lucy (Phyllis Calvert), Charlotte (Dulcie Gray) and Vera (Anne Crawford) are three sisters who are pursued by three very different kinds of men asking for their hand in marriage. Geoffrey (James Mason) is an ambitious, carousing businessman who pursues Charlotte because he believes a demure, stay-at-home wife will make his career progress more rapidly and his extra-marital social activities more pleasant. William (Peter Murray-Hill) is a dependable, kindly man who recognises in Lucy a kindred spirit. Vera is a social butterfly with no interest in anyone but herself, so when Brian (Barry Livesey) offers to marry her, she accepts as a marriage of convenience and takes lovers when she desires. As time passes the three sisters suffer joy and heartache, but as the cruel, sadistic behaviour of Geoffrey threatens to send Charlotte insane, the sisters decide to unite together with momentous consequences…
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Black & White, Booklet, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: An epic tale of three sisters, their loves and their lives, played out by an all-star British cast, They Were Sisters was voted fourth in the National Film Awards of 1946 behind The Way to the Stars. Lucy (Phyllis Calvert), Charlotte (Dulcie Gray) and Vera (Anne rawford) are three sisters who are pursued by three very different kinds of men asking for their hand in marriage. Geoffrey (James Mason) is an ambitious, carousing businessman who pursues Charlotte because he believes a demure, stay-at-home wife will make his career progress more rapidly and his extra-marital social activities more pleasant. William (Peter Murray-Hill) is a dependable, kindly man who recognises in Lucy a kindred spirit. Vera is a social butterfly with no interest in anyone but herself, so when Brian (Barry Livesey) offers to marry her, she accepts as a marriage of convenience and takes lovers when she desires. As time passes the three sisters suffer joy and heartache, but as the cruel, sadistic behaviour of Geoffrey threatens to send Charlotte insane, the sisters decide to unite together with momentous consequences... ...They Were Sisters
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Tragic tale of three sisters who all marry at about the same time, but one (marvellously played by Dulcie Gray - now aged 90!) gets the unfortunate deal. She marries a character called 'Geoffrey' (played by a handsome, but ruthless James Mason) who treats her terribly... He gradually and sadistically tortures her to death using mind games and emotional cruelty. Poor Charlotte (Dulcie Gray) is so helplessly in love with her husband, that even she cannot resist his false acts of remorse after his cruelties... This all has an effect on the children involved, and also the other two sisters and their respective lives.
This movie does have a happy ending of sorts - if you can call it that under the circumstances...
A Gainsborough classic.
This movie does have a happy ending of sorts - if you can call it that under the circumstances...
A Gainsborough classic.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Phyllis Calvert was one of the loveliest and most sympathetic heroines of 1940's British cinema, and she excels here as Lucy, the practical and level headed one of three sisters. She is excellently supported by Dulcie Gray, idealistic, romantic yet weak and Anne Crawford, worldly -wise yet selfish. James Mason revels in his role of Geoffrey, probably his wickedest role along with The Seventh Veil and The Wicked Lady which were all made in the same year as this, 1945. A main point of interest is to see Phyllis' charming acting alongside her real-life husband, Peter Murray Hill, who sadly died in the mid 1950's at a young age.
This is a expensively mounted, well produced film and the attention to the relatively recent period detail is very good and unusual for a film of this era.
Some people may find the emotions too over wrought and maybe they are, but as a piece of entertainment it is certainly engrossing and at the denouement when Geoffrey is finally exposed you ought to be cheering!
The film is a little over long coming in at about 110 minutes but again it's a great view for a rainy afternoon. Very good quality transfer to DVD, too!
This is a expensively mounted, well produced film and the attention to the relatively recent period detail is very good and unusual for a film of this era.
Some people may find the emotions too over wrought and maybe they are, but as a piece of entertainment it is certainly engrossing and at the denouement when Geoffrey is finally exposed you ought to be cheering!
The film is a little over long coming in at about 110 minutes but again it's a great view for a rainy afternoon. Very good quality transfer to DVD, too!
Format:DVD
Maybe my hopes were a bit too high after reading the book which I thought was wonderful. I could just imagine James Mason playing the psychologically manipulative Geoffrey. The film did not meet my expectations, although the acting was good it could not quite match the depths of emotion portrayed in the book. An interesting period piece though and worth watching.
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