This is a refreshing holiday movie in that it shys away from the blatant sweetness of most holiday pictures.It deals well with a family in post-war Britain that has survived the ordeal with several scars. Sir Ralph Richardson is excellent as a clergyman and a father trying to deal with uprisings and emotion within his family, caught between the "old" and the progressive. The english cast is as usual excellent - watch for a youthful Denholm Eliot.
*NOTE: This movie has some background static and a small amount of video scratches from the original film. Otherwise it is comparable to similar films from the early 1950s. It comes with a reprint of the original PAL version packaging.
viewer's comments:
- Good realistic holiday movie
Another older film which is, unfortunately ,unavailable in video or DVD. This is a refreshing holiday movie in that it shys away from the blatant sweetness of most holiday pictures.It deals well with a family in post-war Britain that has survived the ordeal with several scars. Sir Ralph Richardson is excellent as a clergyman and a father trying to deal with uprisings and emotion within his family, caught between the "old" and the progressive. The english cast is as usual excellent - watch for a youthful Denholm Eliot. Too bad the film isn't shown often, especially for a needed change of pace from the usual Christmas line-up that happens every year.
- An excellent film that is not often shown
I think I have only seen this film about 3 times in my life. But the impact it had on me each time I saw it was great. A tremendous British cast, in a tremendous British film. It just simply is not shown often enough, and on top of all that it is not available on Video/DVD.
A story of a family brought together for Christmas, and their lives during the war years clearly showing through.
Please let us have a change from the usual Christmas line up. Either give us a treat and show it over the coming Christmas or release it on Video/DVD. After all, how many variations of a Christmas Carol can somebody take over the festive period year after year.
- Excellent movie
This is a delightful movie--truly one of the best Christmas movies. And it is now available in video in the United Kingdom. Unfortunately, "The Holly and the Ivy" is still not available to those of us who live in the United States.
cast:
Ralph Richardson .... Reverend Martin Gregory
Margaret Leighton .... Margaret Gregory
Denholm Elliott .... Michael 'Mick' Gregory
John Barry .... Clubman
Roland Culver .... Lord B.
Runtime: 77 min
Country: UK
Language: English
Black and White
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