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A mysterious tale set around a traditional British family on the eve of World War Two. full summary | add synopsis
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 (From The Guardian - Film News. 20 November 2009, 4:15 PM, PST)

Glorious 39 – Taking Another Look
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Close my eyes... and ears! more (5 total)

Cast

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Romola Garai ... Anne Keyes

Bill Nighy ... Alexander

Julie Christie ... Elizabeth

David Tennant ... Hector

Juno Temple ... Celia

Eddie Redmayne ... Ralph

Asier Newman ... Mick

Christopher Lee ... Walter
Charlie Cox ... Lawrence

Hugh Bonneville ... Gilbert

Jenny Agutter ... Maud

Jeremy Northam ... Balcombe

Tom Goodman-Hill ... Reginald Payne - Director
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James Bartholomew ... Police Photographer

Sam Heydon ... Henry Appleby
Sam Kubrick-Finney ... Young Walter

Toby Regbo ... Michael Walton
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1939 (UK) (working title)
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Canada:129 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
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The film reunites Bill Nighy with two of his on screen daughters from different movies, Romola Garai from I Capture the Castle (2003) and Juno Temple from Notes on a Scandal (2006). Bill Nighy portrays their father in this movie as well. more

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Close my eyes... and ears!, 6 November 2009
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Author: paulsorberg from United States

Despite a promising premise and a fine cast, "Glorious 39" is let down by possibly the worst script in London. Stephen Poliakoff, once a beacon of intelligent British cinema and television, has long since lost his way. His once sharp eye for character dulled, he fails to write dialog which is anything but undiluted exposition, every line.

The story structure is little better, the occasional scenes of thriller tension - and, yes, there are some good ones - being lost in a meandering sea of nothing much happening.

The cast put a brave face to their unspeakable lines and carry on, in the spirit of the blitz. Even the redoubtable Bill Nighy appears flummoxed by his part, and fails to find his way out of first gear. It is to Romola Garai's great credit that she shines far brighter than the script would seem to allow. A star-making turn, but nothing can save this ship.

Someone really needs to stand up to Mr Poliakoff, who has clearly grown lazy since being hailed as Britain's leading screen dramatist. Had he shown this script around without his name on the front there's not a reader worth their salt who'd have got beyond page ten.

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