I've never seen a better show on television. Granted, if I were in my twenties, I'd be bored to tears. Now, however, I've already seen 10,000 American cop shows. I won't criticize them, after all I watched the ones I enjoyed for a long time. They are what they are, by now each show must contain a certain number of spreadsheet elements to appeal to the largest market in its time period. Men handsome, women thin, good story, great clothes, good story-up to 2.7 stories, that is 1 main story and an average of 1.7 additional plot lines for gays, seniors, teenagers, ethnics, or anyone outside the main story. "Foyle's War" is deep, thoughtful television art. Great premise. Acting is tremendous. Only the bad guys overact. To see the characters is to love them. Sets and details have been discussed at length and it's all just gorgeous.It may offend some American sensibilities at times, as it is the British perspective of the war, not the "universal perspective" we think is gospel. Each episode is like a movie. Not a show to be enjoyed with children around. Attention must be paid. Catch an episode on PBS. Take out a couple at the library, then buy a whole season so such art is supported financially. So I say.
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That Hagen Girl
(1947)
The scandal is at the end,
6 March 2009
I'm not as critical of the ending as everyone else here. I figure Ronnie's character was around 42 by the final scene, she 38. That's if she did spend 4 years at university between the last 2 scenes, as suggested during the film. Otherwise, he's about 38 and she 18. It's a little confusing at the end, as the 2 townies at the end talk and one says "What'll we talk about now?". With Shirley's dad saying 'take care of my girl. She's all I got left', Ronnie wearing a dark pinstripe suit for his train ride out of town and she with her bobbin-lace collar over her travel suit, Ronnie's big grin while waving goodbye as the train pulls out- it has all the look of the beginning of their honeymoon to me. That seems more than enough for that town to talk about all the way to their graves! Scandalous, eh?
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