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"A Town Like Alice" (1981)
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4 October 1981 (USA)
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Set against the brutal chaos of World War II, a love story begins that will take two lovers through a living nightmare of captivity...
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Nominated for Primetime Emmy.
Another 6 wins
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A moving film with captivating romance that you'll never forget!
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(Series Cast overview, first billed only)| Helen Morse | ... | Jean Paget | |
| Bryan Brown | ... | Joe Harman | |
| Gordon Jackson | ... | Noel Strachan | |
| Dorothy Alison | ... | Mrs. Frith | |
| Yuki Shimoda | ... | Sergeant Mifune | |
| Anna Volska | ... | Sally Wilson-Hayes | |
| Donald MacDonald | ... | Derek Wilson-Hayes | |
| Pat Evison | ... | Mrs. Collard | |
| Richard Narita | ... | Captain Sugamo | |
| Arkie Whiteley | ... | Annie | |
| Lorna Lesley | ... | Rose | |
| Lucy Bell | ... | Jane | |
| Sean Hinton | ... | Freddie | |
| Debbie Baile | ... | Audrey | |
| Cecily Polson | ... | Eileen |
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301 min
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This was the first non-British production to air in the U.S. on "Masterpiece Theatre" (1971).
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Anachronisms: Although set in 1948, Jean Paget boards a Routemaster London bus. Routemasters weren't introduced until the mid-1950s.
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Version of A Town Like Alice (1956)
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A TOWN LIKE ALICE first captivated me when I was only 14 and caught a re-run of it on T.V. in 1984. It has since remained one of my most favorite romances on film. It is a modest, understated and "un-Hollywood" (thank God!) work, yet it is epic in the way it depicts the two very likable main characters, Joe Harmon and Jean Paget (played by Bryan Brown and Helen Morse, respectively) meeting during a tumultuous backdrop of war and despair, falling in love in spite of it, and then becoming blissfully reunited. But don't worry--I haven't given away the "happy ending!" The last half of the film that follows is what gives this work its integrity. The lovers then have to overcome the adversity of the differences of their cultures and beliefs--her being English and he being Australian. Jean Paget is an admirable, headstrong character, who when placed in the backwards Australian outback of the 1940's, is put to the test with her lover Joe, making one realize that love relationships don't go perfectly, but if the love is strong, it will persevere.
This movie truly pulls the viewer into the romance between Jean and Joe and you feel every heartache and every joy that they share in your heart as well. But these are not shallowly constructed "romance novel characters." They are complex and imperfect and through their hardships, show the audience that any love such as theirs is truly worth fighting for.
So, as long as this movie is on tape (being a two- part mini-series), please be patient with it (like you would with an E.M. Forster novel-to-film adaptation) because I guarantee the reward will be ever so sweet. It will draw you in and be compelling from start to finish with a story you will really care about. A wonderful, wonderful picture! Plus, the soundtrack is absolutely gorgeous and moving.