Since You Went Away

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Andy S This is very good movie, well acted with Jennifer Jones as the star, out-acting Shirley Temple and Claudette Colbert. It's not their fault. That's the script. A very syrupy and sentimental film, but that reflects the times during the war. Kind of a time capsule of middle class American life of the time and films of the time. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/04/23 Full Review StephenPaul C The greatest 02 hours: and 52 minutes based on World War 2 fighting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/23/23 Full Review steve d The strong performances make it well worth the watch. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Jessica C The movie has a brilliant cast which is definitely a plus. I'll be honest, I had a hard time sitting through an hour long movie, one that was boring at times nonetheless. But still, it's very well made, shows how tough war is on everyone and how much it takes to not lose your mind. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/07/20 Full Review Audience Member Wonderful movie - perfect for Christmas season. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Britain had its Mrs. Miniver, so American filmmakers thought America should have something to hold up American spirits during the last years of World War II. A good idea, but this film hits almost every wrong note and tries too hard to anticipate every situation, coming in at almost 3:00 hours running time. In asking around in my family many years ago, no one alive during world war II ever heard of this film, and I question how 'popular" this movie was. It certainly did not have the effect on the United States that Mrs. Miniver had on Britain. Typical Americans would not have identified with other Americans who had servants -- something the Hollywood moguls still hadn't figured out yet, since a disproportionate amount of movies made in the 30s and early 40s were about upper crust, upper class society people. In America, no such class distinctions existed like they did in Britain, and a character like the one played by Agnes Moorehead (who played the part beautifully) did not really exist. Everything in this film fell flat and was "off" just a little. It's as if the creators and writers of this project had been so used to rich living that they couldn't understand the average person and what the concerns of the middle class were. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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