Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Coming Home 1998


     It’s the 1930’s in Cornwall, England, Judith Dunbar is attending a boarding school for girls while her parents and younger sister are living in Singapore.   For school holidays and breaks, Judith stays with her Aunt Louise until she is killed in a car accident.  The family of her best friend, Loveday Carey Lewis, rescue her and take her into their home.  At the start of this film they are in the calm before the storm of WWII which later causes the loss of family members and friends.
     I found this very enjoyable, the characters are relatable and you follow along with their lives from 1930 to 1945 in their happiness and in pain.  I didn't want this to end.  4* (I liked this movie)

199 min, Drama directed by Giles Foster with Peter O’Toole, Joanna Lumley, Penelope Keith, Anneliese Uhlig, David McCallum Emily Mortimer, Gruschenka Stevens, Paul Bettany, Katie Ryder Richardson.

Note:  Blockbuster 3*, imdb 6.6 out of 10, 47% audience on Rotten Tomatoes.

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