A British American drama directed by David Jones, starring Anne Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins.
A jewish woman in New York is pen pals with a British man at a book shop in London.
Boring. If you've seen them, think of this as a first try at Forrest Gump (1994) and Mary and Max (2009). The penpals live at a great distance and events of the time are mentioned. It was mostly about monologues (not dialogue) as the characters spoke their letters. The woman in New York City was written VERY Jewish and I found myself mocking her speech. Anne Bancroft is a great actress though. It looked and sounded fine. Just so dull. I rate it o.k.
An American drama directed by John Ford, starring Anne Bancroft and Flora Robson.
A new doctor goes to work at an American mission in China. She is not accepted, but her help is needed because a Mongolian warlord is marauding in the nearby area. There is a pregnant woman there and sick people from a nearby British mission show up.
This is supposedly really important as one of the best films ever and is on several lists of those. Wikipedia also says that John Ford was trying to make a point about morality with it. The point was about those who actually act in a moral manner and those who merely claim morality. I thought it was alright. The plot mostly held my attention because there was always something happening. The characters were cast well and the doctor reminded me of Lieutenant Ripley from the Alien franchise (complete with jacket, red hair and cigarette). What I did not like was the production. I find 1960s production to be lacking in an annoying way. Everyone was announcing their lines and the video had a color balance which was too warm for my taste. Other critics gave it mediocre scores and I am too. I rate it o.k.
