Since You Went Away
starring: Claudette Colbert, Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Shirley Temple, Monty Woolley
directed by: John Cromwell
directed by: John Cromwell
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While husband tim is away during world war ii anne hilton copes with problems on the homefront. Taking in a lodger colonel smollett to help make ends meet and dealing with shortages and rationing are minor inconveniences compared to the love affair daughter jane and the colonels grandson conduct.Studio: Tcfhe/mgmRelease Date: 10/19/2004Starring: Claudette Colbert Joseph CottenRun time: 177 minutesRating: Nr
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A three-hour weepy extraordinaire, this 1944 offering from producer David O. Selznick (who also wrote the screenplay) was a tribute to all the families who stayed behind while their men went off to fight in World War II. Claudette Colbert is the mother of daughters Jennifer Jones and Shirley Temple; first seen coming home after dropping her war-bound husband at the train, she becomes the model of courage and strength on the homefront. The plot has a Saturday Evening Post feel today, as it follows the family's day-to-day life and struggles, whether with a crotchety boarder (a delightfully starchy Monty Woolley) or oldest daughter Jones's doomed romance with departing serviceman Robert Walker. They don't make them like this anymore and it's too bad. Nominated for a fistful of Oscars, it took only one, for its shadow-drenched black-and-white cinematography. --Marshall Fine
While husband tim is away during world war ii anne hilton copes with problems on the homefront. Taking in a lodger colonel smollett to help make ends meet and dealing with shortages and rationing are minor inconveniences compared to the love affair daughter jane and the colonels grandson conduct.Studio: Tcfhe/mgmRelease Date: 10/19/2004Starring: Claudette Colbert Joseph CottenRun time: 177 minutesRating: Nr
Amazon.com:
A three-hour weepy extraordinaire, this 1944 offering from producer David O. Selznick (who also wrote the screenplay) was a tribute to all the families who stayed behind while their men went off to fight in World War II. Claudette Colbert is the mother of daughters Jennifer Jones and Shirley Temple; first seen coming home after dropping her war-bound husband at the train, she becomes the model of courage and strength on the homefront. The plot has a Saturday Evening Post feel today, as it follows the family's day-to-day life and struggles, whether with a crotchety boarder (a delightfully starchy Monty Woolley) or oldest daughter Jones's doomed romance with departing serviceman Robert Walker. They don't make them like this anymore and it's too bad. Nominated for a fistful of Oscars, it took only one, for its shadow-drenched black-and-white cinematography. --Marshall Fine
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- Sad War film
Everybody does a great job in this black and white wartime film but it's just a very sad movie.If you like sad movies, this is your best bet.
Rating: - A Long, Emotional Experience
The cast is tremendous in here; lots of big names. That's the good news, at least for most male viewers, because the bad news- again, for us males -is that this is a woman's movie from start-to-finish.For you ladies, this movie is gold!
From the moment Claudette Colbert comes home after seeing her husband off for war, the tears start and the women's soap opera begins. It goes on and on, too, because this film is almost three hours long. That is a lot of time for a lot of heartaches. ... Read More
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- DVD purchase
product received was as advertised, and in great condition.Would buy from this vendor again.
Rating: - The Fonder Heart
The setting of this story is WW11 however its theme is far more universal. In a world were young men and women still go off to wars that so many of us only experience through the nightly news, I believe this film holds a place of growing importance. It asks us to consider the sacrifice that others are making and how those that wait for their return are also struggling to cope with their own terrible sacrifice. We should never forget that or be insensitive to it and for me; someone who has never been ... Read More
Rating: - Love this movie!
I was so happy to see this movie on DVD. I've loved it for years and finally own it. The price was great and the movie arrived quickly... even during the busy Christmas season. There aren't too many movies about the home front during World War II and the brave people who kept things going. "Since You Went Away" is both an insight and a tribute to those who stayed behind.
- Sad War filmEverybody does a great job in this black and white wartime film but it's just a very sad movie.If you like sad movies, this is your best bet.
- A Long, Emotional ExperienceThe cast is tremendous in here; lots of big names. That's the good news, at least for most male viewers, because the bad news- again, for us males -is that this is a woman's movie from start-to-finish.For you ladies, this movie is gold!
From the moment Claudette Colbert comes home after seeing her husband off for war, the tears start and the women's soap opera begins. It goes on and on, too, because this film is almost three hours long. That is a lot of time for a lot of heartaches. ... Read More
- DVD purchaseproduct received was as advertised, and in great condition.Would buy from this vendor again.
- The Fonder HeartThe setting of this story is WW11 however its theme is far more universal. In a world were young men and women still go off to wars that so many of us only experience through the nightly news, I believe this film holds a place of growing importance. It asks us to consider the sacrifice that others are making and how those that wait for their return are also struggling to cope with their own terrible sacrifice. We should never forget that or be insensitive to it and for me; someone who has never been ... Read More
- Love this movie!I was so happy to see this movie on DVD. I've loved it for years and finally own it. The price was great and the movie arrived quickly... even during the busy Christmas season. There aren't too many movies about the home front during World War II and the brave people who kept things going. "Since You Went Away" is both an insight and a tribute to those who stayed behind.
