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Mrs. Miniver (1942), the story of a British middle-class family’s experiences during the first year of WWII manages to be both astonishingly charming and remarkably blunt about the dangers of war. Read More…
Jun 292011
Jan 122009
Wyler’s films have won twice as many Oscars as those of his nearest rival and he himself received three Oscars but few people would name him if they were asked to describe Hollywood’s greatest directors. Famous for demanding endless takes, his perfectionism produced beautiful films like Mrs. Miniver, Roman Holiday and Ben Hur. His reluctance to repeat himself drove him to make as wide a range of films as possible, which makes it hard to classify him. Read More…