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1.The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie [1969] starring: Maggie Smith, Robert Stephens, Pamela Franklin, Gordon Jackson, Celia Johnson directed by: Ronald Neame September 22, 1997
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This very rich confection is memorable and is more of a movie experience than a simple movie, because just as the all time great movies do, it grips you emotionally. There are faults you can find in it, certainly, but when it's finished you are still with it, and this has most to do with the affecting performance of Smith, which is intense, emotional and even a tad theatrical. It didn't follow the book very closely, its direction is quite stolid, you can't ignore the 'acting' of Maggie Smith, and some find the Rod McKewen song a bit intrusive and maybe even incongruous with the period of the film, but you remember this movie and remember the experience of watching it.

2.Romeo And Juliet starring: Patrick Ryecart, Rebecca Saire, Celia Johnson, John Gielgud, Michael Hordern directed by: Alvin Rakoff
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This very rich confection is memorable and is more of a movie experience than a simple movie, because just as the all time great movies do, it grips you emotionally. There are faults you can find in it, certainly, but when it's finished you are still with it, and this has most to do with the affecting performance of Smith, which is intense, emotional and even a tad theatrical. It didn't follow the book very closely, its direction is quite stolid, you can't ignore the 'acting' of Maggie Smith, and some find the Rod McKewen song a bit intrusive and maybe even incongruous with the period of the film, but you remember this movie and remember the experience of watching it.

3.Brief Encounter [1945] starring: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Cyril Raymond directed by: David Lean January 29, 2001
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. . . and I didn't. Yes, I know, it gets all the plaudits, and continually features in favourite film lists, but my wife and I found it exceedingly tedious, and the acting both over-the-top and wooden (if you can combine the two). By OTT, I mean gushing and melodramatic. By wooden, I mean unconvincing and uninspired. We squirmed. The story is slight, but I know that's not the point. But, when it is so slight, you need everything else in place and for me - who has admired Trevor Howard in any things - it just didn't hang together. Sorry to be so frightfully stuffy, and all that, but it's an absolute stinker of a film.

4.In Which We Serve [1942] starring: Noel Coward, John Mills, Bernard Miles, Celia Johnson directed by: Noel Coward, David Lean January 26, 2000
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There is a movie quite like this one, made later and a lot better, I recommend the Cruel Sea. In Which We Serve is worth viewing, it is a propaganda movie from WW2 for a nation unsure of its future and in 1942 thisgs did look bleak for England and the Commonwealth. The movie isn't bad at all but feels more like a play than a movie. It uses some footage but otherwise you feel like you are watcing a stage with a certain extent of overacting and stiff dialog. The Cruel Sea was made after WW2 and is a better movie in all respects, both are B/W but the Cruel Sea covers a larger time frame and covers the rather inglorious but very important convoy duties. The characters are more believable as is their situation. Otherwise the ... Read More:

5.Staying On [1980] starring: Trevor Howard, Celia Johnson, Saeed Jaffrey, Pearl Padamsee, Fida Bai directed by: Silvio Narizzano May 01, 2000
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The essence of the traumas surrounding the expatriate exodus from newly-independent Far Eastern countries in the late '40s and '50s is vividly captured in this absolute gem, all filmed in the beautiful high country of India. The casting and performances of Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson - indeed of the entire cast - are on a level rarely encountered. "Staying On" is a timeless jewel in every respect.

6.Les Miserables [1978] starring: Richard Jordan, Anthony Perkins, Cyril Cusack, Claude Dauphin, John Gielgud directed by: Glenn Jordan February 28, 2000
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By far the best screen version of the book, and for a originally made TV movie (Hallmark Presentation), it blows away the theatre version which came out 20 years later starring Liam Neeson. Very moving, and the soundtrack does a great job of adding to the story. If you've read the book, do yourself a favor and watch this...better yet, buy it. If you've never read the book, after watching this adaptation you'll probably want to.

7.This Happy Breed [1944] starring: Robert Newton, Celia Johnson, Amy Veness, Alison Leggatt, Stanley Holloway directed by: David Lean April 16, 2001
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brilliant british drama surrounding a family post war, with a great use of colour and with a great director to match, what could be better!!!

8.In Which We Serve [1942] starring: Noel Coward, John Mills, Bernard Miles, Celia Johnson, Kay Walsh directed by: Noel Coward, David Lean January 28, 2002
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There is a movie quite like this one, made later and a lot better, I recommend the Cruel Sea. In Which We Serve is worth viewing, it is a propaganda movie from WW2 for a nation unsure of its future and in 1942 thisgs did look bleak for England and the Commonwealth. The movie isn't bad at all but feels more like a play than a movie. It uses some footage but otherwise you feel like you are watcing a stage with a certain extent of overacting and stiff dialog. The Cruel Sea was made after WW2 and is a better movie in all respects, both are B/W but the Cruel Sea covers a larger time frame and covers the rather inglorious but very important convoy duties. The characters are more believable as is their situation. Otherwise the ... Read More:

9.The Holly And The Ivy [1952] starring: Ralph Richardson, Celia Johnson, Margaret Leighton, Denholm Elliott, Hugh Williams directed by: George More O'Ferrall November 18, 2002
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This quiet, unassuming film features a group of the best British actorsand actresses of the post-Second World War period. Celia Johnson alwaysgives an outstanding performance as Jenny, and her stay-at-home daughterrole with an overbearing minister father (Ralph Richardson) is neat,spare, and as effective as Julianne Moore as Laura Brown in the recent TheHours. Margaret Leighton, a marvellous actress who glows in every role sheplays, is Celia Johnson's sister who has been estranged from the familyfor a few years and reappears at this fraught Christmas, and reveals,after a tense reunion with Jenny the real reason for her absence, whichbrings the sisters together again. Their relationship also symbolises therebuilding of families in the recovery years, after the ... Read More:

10.The Last Time I Saw Paris starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon, Donna Reed, Eva Gabor directed by: Richard Brooks May 17, 2004
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This quiet, unassuming film features a group of the best British actorsand actresses of the post-Second World War period. Celia Johnson alwaysgives an outstanding performance as Jenny, and her stay-at-home daughterrole with an overbearing minister father (Ralph Richardson) is neat,spare, and as effective as Julianne Moore as Laura Brown in the recent TheHours. Margaret Leighton, a marvellous actress who glows in every role sheplays, is Celia Johnson's sister who has been estranged from the familyfor a few years and reappears at this fraught Christmas, and reveals,after a tense reunion with Jenny the real reason for her absence, whichbrings the sisters together again. Their relationship also symbolises therebuilding of families in the recovery years, after the ... Read More:

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