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A Canterbury Tale
A Very British 'Seventh Seal'?
The Furrow & The Brow
In darkest rural Britain a WWII villain is daubing innocent young girls with glue, leaving their hair quite unmanegeable, and a trio of plucky visitors intrigued about what to do.
Before the cad is caught there will be much smoking of honest pipes, devil-may-care displays of pep, and thoughtful overtures to a world where everything moves to a moderate but rhythmically-beautiful step...
The Rumination & The Holy Cow
This is definitely one of the quirkiest WWII propoganda flicks I've ever seen (axe-wielding dames in Went the Day Well included).
Our protagonists are first 'revealed' to us while in the thrawl of 'blackout' Britain's embrace - We get to know them via their perky voices, and next to nothing else. It's a brave approach by 'The Archers' crew in charge of this gig - and not the only playful approach they take to illuminating their pastoral whirligig.
When further light is shed on the plot, we find ourselves in the delightful dell of a parochial village - one that's frequently animated and sublimated with artful and loving skill.
You can forget the 'glue' mystery now if you like. Or enjoy it to the full. The plot curves like a country road rather than twisting out of control - it's the pastoral lifestyle that you're most meant to feel, not the retort of unsuspected blows.
War, worship & cinema 'discernship' get bundled up into a neat little travelling sack as events progress, but the reduction of rural 'sprawl' to tall propoganda tale still leaves the feeling that you've breathed in more fresh air than hot.
Not quite A Matter of Life and Death, but stands up well, and follows its own path as a wholesome holy tale
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The Furrow & The Brow
In darkest rural Britain a WWII villain is daubing innocent young girls with glue, leaving their hair quite unmanegeable, and a trio of plucky visitors intrigued about what to do.
Before the cad is caught there will be much smoking of honest pipes, devil-may-care displays of pep, and thoughtful overtures to a world where everything moves to a moderate but rhythmically-beautiful step...
The Rumination & The Holy Cow
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Our protagonists are first 'revealed' to us while in the thrawl of 'blackout' Britain's embrace - We get to know them via their perky voices, and next to nothing else. It's a brave approach by 'The Archers' crew in charge of this gig - and not the only playful approach they take to illuminating their pastoral whirligig.
When further light is shed on the plot, we find ourselves in the delightful dell of a parochial village - one that's frequently animated and sublimated with artful and loving skill.
You can forget the 'glue' mystery now if you like. Or enjoy it to the full. The plot curves like a country road rather than twisting out of control - it's the pastoral lifestyle that you're most meant to feel, not the retort of unsuspected blows.
War, worship & cinema 'discernship' get bundled up into a neat little travelling sack as events progress, but the reduction of rural 'sprawl' to tall propoganda tale still leaves the feeling that you've breathed in more fresh air than hot.
Not quite A Matter of Life and Death, but stands up well, and follows its own path as a wholesome holy tale
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