Devotion (1946)
Devotion (1946)
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Genre: Drama
DVDRip | MKV | 640x480 | x264 @ 1849 Kbps | 106 min | 1,47 Gb
Audio: English MP3 @ 128 Kbps | Subs: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Drama
Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Writers: Keith Winter (screenplay), Theodore Reeves (original story)
Stars: Olivia de Havilland, Ida Lupino, Paul Henreid
In Victorian England, literary siblings Emily and Charlotte Bronte vie for the affection of the Reverend Arthur Nichols. Along with their sister Anne, Emily and Charlotte also try to help their tormented brother Branwell, a gifted artist whose life is being destroyed by alcohol.
The story of the Bronte Family with all their problems certainly bears little resemblance to the true facts, but nevertheless Warner Brothers have made a fine entertaining film, with an excellent cast of actors headed by Olivia de Havilland as Charlotte, Ida Lupino as Emily and Nancy Coleman as Anne. Paul Henreid is in support, but Arthur Kennedy as Branwell is the standout. The mood of the time and place is very well captured and the photography and background music are superb. Not a lot of emphasis is given to the wonderful books, "Jane Eyre" and "Wuthering Heights" by Emily & Charlotte, but rather the main story revolves around the girls' love lives. This film has been panned by many critics, but I feel it deserves a far better reception than it has received - Warners had themselves to blame as they delayed its release for a couple of years simply because of the fight with Miss de Havilland - incidentally she won it!
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Devotion (1946)
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