A Voyage Round my Father 1984

     Clifford Mortimer is a successful lawyer who becomes blind when he reaches middle age.  He requires the aid of his family to be able to continue his battles in the courtroom .  His son John is an only child in the UK and he was sent to a boys boarding school.  He struggles with bitter memories of his relationship with his father but he also desires his respect and love.  He never thought he would follow the law in his father's footsteps but he wants to marry which will require a steady income.  In the process of talking about their common bond in the law, he begins to love his father and he finds love in return.
     When John brings his future bride to meet his family, you see his father's blindness through a new pair of eyes.  She wonders why they treat him as if he were not blind but they have always treated him this way?  Interesting to see the boarding school environment and the family relationships.  3 1/2* (I liked this movie)

90 min, Drama directed by Alvin Radoff with Sir Laurence Olivier, Alan Bates, Jane Asher, Elizabeth Sellars, Michael Aldridge, Alan Cox, Norman Bird, Albert Welling, James A. Downer.

Note:  Blockbuster 4*, imdb 7.8 out of 10, no critic score 73% audience on Rotten Tomatoes.