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Carve Her Name With Pride. A classic DVD

Advantages: A true story of a young woman during WW11
Disadvantages: May be uncomfortable viewing for some

...The Plot Carve Her Name With Pride is a dramatic story. It follows the true story of War heroine Violette Szabo. Violette, a fluent French speaker, who after the death of her husband, volunteered during the Second World War to be parachuted into France as a secret agent to re-organise the shattered French resistance movement. Her mission is fraught with danger and although she manages to parachute in successfully and obtain supplies for the Normandy ...
...in war torn France. Carve Her Name With Pride is well worth watching as it is not only a true story but an unusual slant on the typical war film. The subject matter is uncomfortable viewing at times yet it is in no way gratuitous and there are no horrific scenes of torture, yet you are in no doubt about what is happening. Violette Szabo was clearly a very brave young woman who believed in what she was doing. She took risks that I cannot Imagine myself ...

brittle1906 27.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Carve Her Name With Pride (DVD)

Sometimes a cat has to bear the heat!

Advantages: Great acting performances, brilliant cinematography, good transfer of stage to screen.
Disadvantages: Sometimes you are reminded it is an old film.

...And that by Maggie the cat bearing the heat for a while, she can accomplish just that. The only downside is that from the film work and the set design you are reminded that this is a piece which was made in previous decades - but the story is transferrable to today - and should it be made today, not a lot except the quality of fil would change. Recommended to all as a classic piece of acting, writing and film making from an original script. ...

louised1976 06.03.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (DVD)

My Favourite Movie The Nun's Story

Advantages: True Classic
Disadvantages: none

...Nun who in fact entered the convent and was sent to the missions in the Belgian Congo . However this movie, depicts the period before world war 2 and then during. Its about the struggle of a vocation between the cloistered life and the world. It shows you how hard the life of a Nun within convent walls was and still is for many people and orders. Its main focus is the training of the these women in order to be "good and holy Nuns" especially in the ...
...of those at the time of world war 2 about the Catholic Church's position in such difficult times But its just one of those true classics with the right ending and i cannot fault it at all, Its a beautiful masterpiece and would recommend it to all faiths and people! ...

seano0o 15.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Nun's Story (DVD)

A mans life needs at least 1 hour of our time

Advantages: Cleverly worked out
Disadvantages: Not action packed - some might find boring

BEWARE! THE FOLLOWING REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS AND PLOTLINE! THE STORY The story starts with a young man of 18 on trial in court for murder. His life is in the hands of the jury of 12 men. If he is found guilty, he will be executed. All 12 must agree on a verdict. We learn that the boy is accused of killing his father. The father hit the young boy frequently and the prosecution see this as the motive. A witness who lived opposite boy and the father ...
...knife and an old man living below said that he heard the boy shout "I'm gonna kill you" before he heard something fall to the floor above. The old man ran to his door and says that he saw the boy running away. However, the boy says that he was at the cinema during the stabbing and did not return until 3 hours later where upon he was arrested. The men go into a room to decide if the boy is guilty or not. The men decide to take a preliminary vote. ...

rufusredcoat 31.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Twelve Angry Men (DVD)

The finest show to ever grace the screens

Advantages: Everything, mostly the fab Ms Gless
Disadvantages: none at all

...most wanted thief in America. Cagney and Lacey are on the case, and soon discover he is up to his old tricks. Cagney becomes obsessed with catching him, after he challenges her, and the race is on as she tries to outwit the Grandest Thief of Them All. 10 - Recreational Use - Cagney, Lacey and Dory McKenna investigate the deaths of some senior citizens in properies owned by the same man, who it turns out is sabotaging all his buildings to raise rent. ...
...assist him with his work. Cagney disagrees with this and makes him aware of her nervousness about the use of drugs, but doesnt make an issue out of it - until the group have a social get together with Lacey and her husband Harvey at their apartment. It is later discovered that Dory used drugs at the home of the Laceys, which causes a rift between the partners - and Mary Beth offers some harsh, yet true advice to Christine about her love interest, ...

angel01laura 30.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Cagney And Lacey - Series 1 - Complete (Box Set) (DVD)