She has been venerated for decades and when you see this film you'll know why. I gave it a 9er and it would have been a tender if not for the fact that it is blatant war propaganda - - but then that is what it's all about, winning. If anybody does not think propaganda wins war...must be sitting in History 101. Vera's acting is top notch here and she is so plucky, probably ehay you would call a strong women, but still aware of fixing up the cottage, dotting over the young boys and looking after her man. Impeccably dressed all I can say is I don't miss the cheap knock-off from GAP and I do wonder who really won the war. I love British life in the 30s - 40s and they made some great films on a fraction of the bloated Hollywood budgets. And the acting is sensible with good music Hall renditions. And Vera singing short sweet songs in-between. The sets are great, even the period cars. Boys were boys and even men could admit they did not understand women without the handcuffs coming out. The directing is great and you feel like you're in the room with the actors, not tons of close-up shots that go on forever. Sometimes I wonder if American producers phoned Louie B. MAYER to raid Judy Garland's drugstore. Watching Picnic I really feel sorry for 50s American the actors. So forced. You had to be "edgy"...at any cost. No wonder Vera lived so long. There was a bloody war, but: "I love to sing".
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