Jane Bell has lived on an old barge moored in the Thames with her feckless father and sister ever since their mother died, but she would prefer her life to be more like the movies; reality is being courted by inarticulate boatman Fred Green and cleaning the studio of local artist Bryan, on whom she has a hopeless crush that leads her refuse Fred's offer of marriage. When her father loses his job and her sister takes up with a rich young gambler, she becomes engaged instead to Ernest, whose Communist beliefs represent the only fixed set of ideals in her life.
Is it worth your time? If you like movies that feel like they were dug out of a basement, yes. It has that very specific 1930s British earnestness that either pulls you in or makes you want to take a nap. If you need pacing that doesn't feel like a leaky boat, maybe skip it. It's for the folks who enjoy the texture of ...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Is it worth your time? If you like movies that feel like they were dug out of a basement, yes. It has that very specific 1930s British earnestness that either pulls you in or makes you want to take a nap. If you need pacing that doesn't feel like a leaky boat, maybe skip it. It's for the folks who enjoy the texture of old film grain more than the actual plot. The whole thing starts on a barge, and honestly, the setting is the best character. You can practically smell the river water and the dam..."
John Paddy Carstairs, Basil Dean, Alma Reville, Miles Malleson, A.P. Herbert
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