I've been a member of Ciao for literally years, but have only just figured out how it works... sort ...
I've been a member of Ciao for literally years, but have only just figured out how it works... sort of! Finding my way gradually!
By the way, some of my reviews here are also on Dooyoo, Amazon and Ciao.com under the same user name - razielle. :-)
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One of my favourite films, Passport to Pimlico was a film I first saw when I was a child, and the concept of it really appealed to me.
It came out in 1949, and is set a in post second world war London, Pimlico to be precise (funny that!). It stars Stanley Holloway (also in The Lavender Hill Mob, My Fair Lady and much more), Margaret Rutherford (Miss Marple), and a very early appearance from Charles Hawtry (Carry On films).
To summarise slightly, because I don't want to give too much away, and besides, it is definitely a comedy worth seeing, there is an unexploded bomb, some kids are playing and accidentally(?) kick a tyre down the hole, which sets off the bomb, to reveal a hole (which I gather was a buried cellar) containing among jewels, coins etc, a set of important documents revealing to the inhabitants that Pimlico is in fact legally a part of Burgundy, France!
There are some terrific one-liners in this film, one of my favvourites is when the police officer exclaims "Blimey! I'm a foreigner!". Trouble ensues when borders and checkpoints are set up, then goods are restricted from entering Pimlico, so a Black Market devlopes, and the whole thing is really farcical, but the characters are so terrific (Rutherford and Holloway in particular) and all in all it's a highly entertaining way to spends 84 minutes.
I'm sure that if you enjoy any of the Ealing films of the era, you will also love this.
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