7.6
Billy Elliot
2000
“A Sweeping Panorama of Living”
This Happy Breed (1944)
May 28, 19441h 51mEN
7.1
60 votes
Overview
A chronicle of the lives of the Gibbons family, from shortly after the end of the First World War to the beginning of the Second.
Director
David LeanWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$900K
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
CineguildTwo Cities FilmsJ. Arthur Rank Organisation
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User Reviews
CinemaSerf
7.0This gently entertaining film follows the trials and tribulations of the "Gibbons" family - mum, "Ethel" (Celia Johnson), dad "Frank" (Robert Newton), daughters "Queenie" (Kay Walsh), "Vi" (Eileen Erskine) and their son "Reg" (John Blythe) alongside her mother "Mrs. Flint" (Amy Veness), who not untypically lodged with them too. There's is a simple enough life, contentedly living in a newly built suburbia with a garden, whilst their children grow to adulthood - going through the daily motions and routines familiar to all. To a large extent, that's what gives the film much of to charming potency…
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