Long before the British 'New Wave' and the 'Kitchen Sink' there were
movies like "Millions Like Us", pieces of wartime realism filmed on
authentic locations and peopled with actors who talked and looked just
like the people sitting in the stalls. The acting may have been a tad
ropy but the characters were believable, the approach taken akin to
that of documentaries. "Millions Like Us" was the work of Frank Launder
and Sidney Gilliat who began their careers as writers, (they wrote
Hitchcock's "The Lady Vanishes"), before taking over the director's reins
as well. They were always overshadowed by Powell and Pressburger and
yet they made several outstanding films and this is one of them, honest
and, although very moving, totally lacking in sentimentality, unlike
similar products being churned out of Hollywood at the same time.Friday 8 March 2019
MILLIONS LIKE US
Long before the British 'New Wave' and the 'Kitchen Sink' there were
movies like "Millions Like Us", pieces of wartime realism filmed on
authentic locations and peopled with actors who talked and looked just
like the people sitting in the stalls. The acting may have been a tad
ropy but the characters were believable, the approach taken akin to
that of documentaries. "Millions Like Us" was the work of Frank Launder
and Sidney Gilliat who began their careers as writers, (they wrote
Hitchcock's "The Lady Vanishes"), before taking over the director's reins
as well. They were always overshadowed by Powell and Pressburger and
yet they made several outstanding films and this is one of them, honest
and, although very moving, totally lacking in sentimentality, unlike
similar products being churned out of Hollywood at the same time.
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