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Hope and Glory (Widescreen) | 
| Director: John Boorman
Actors: John Boorman, Jill Baker, Ian Bannen, Jean-marc Barr, Charley Boorman
Studio: MGM
Category: DVD
List Price: CDN$ 15.98
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Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 7448
Format: Ntsc, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language)
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.5
MPN: D1002042D
UPC: 027616862792
EAN: 0027616862792
ASIN: B00005AUJS
Theatrical Release Date: November 1987
Release Date: April 1, 2003
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Amazon.com Essential Video
This winning 1987 epic written and directed by John Boorman (Deliverance, The General) serves as a picaresque and semi-autobiographical remembrance of a boy's coming of age during the Second World War. Exhibiting a defiant and humorous take on life during the London blitz, the family of the young boy at the center of the story (Sebastian Rice-Edwards) is a close-knit and resilient bunch, undeterred in the face of the war and reveling in each other even as they hide from the incessant bombing. To be sure, there are some poignant moments in this childhood reminiscence, such as when the boy's older sister (Sammi Davis) falls in love with a Canadian, becomes pregnant, and marries him, only to see him taken away by the military police. And the boy's mother (Sarah Miles) serves as a strong influence in the boy's life as she leads her family through this tumultuous time. The majestic sweep of the film is contrasted with so many comic moments as the people in town go about the mundane details of their daily lives yet also engage in the most absurd rituals in dealing with the onslaught of German artillery, from taking the air raids for granted to wearing gas masks at school. Boorman doesn't dwell on the horrors of war; instead he celebrates the richness and resilience of the people he remembers so fondly. An adventurous and nostalgic slice of life, Hope and Glory is a superb and memorable film. --Robert Lane
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| Customer Reviews: Read 23 more reviews...
 Can't go wrong July 17, 2004
Julia L. Merrick (Henderson, NV USA)
This movie is great. I am 25 and I love it and I loved it when I was 8 and it came out... looking at WWII through the eyes of a child is exciting in a way. Its one of those rare war movies that doesn't center around soldiers but a normal family instead.
Fabulous Film! March 18, 2004
This is a film that sticks in your head. Years after I'd seen it, I searched until I could find out what it was again just so I could see it again. Not only is it beautiful, but funny and wonderful. I highly recommend this!
hope and glory January 14, 2004
I like so many avivid lovers of this movie fell in love with it the first time i saw it on showtime back in the eighties when i was just twelve.i never knew the name until i a discussion of movies with some close friends lead me to it. now that i know off i rush to buy this wonderful movie. You know with movie that have so much blood and gore it nice to sit down and watch this movie it take me back to my parents house intently watching this wonderful movie
 Semi-autobiographical story by John Boorman... January 11, 2004
Kim Anehall (Chicago, IL USA)
A young boy named Bill is growing up in a small English town during the beginning of World War II where the the outlook toward the war is extremely optimistic and glorified. As Bill's family faces the departure of his father who is going to war, Bill has to handle the boys in the neighborhood who lack fatherly supervision. This creates an atmosphere of freedom and rowdiness where Bill faces new adventures with boys while the women are temporarily freed from their husbands. However, the reality of the war becomes very real when bombs begin to drop around the neighborhood. Hope and Glory is a semi-autobiographical story by John Boorman that captivates the audience, but the story feels a little choppy as if something where missing in the film. Nevertheless, it is a solid cinematic experience that will keep many thinking and laughing.
Warning: don't rent this film if you are an idiot January 8, 2004
Darkhorse (McLean, Virginia United States)
This film won an award from the Los Angeles film critics when it came out in 1987 . . . and for good reason. As the positive reviews note in different ways, it is a classic film which is rich on many levels. However, it does require a rudimentary understanding of history, war, love, rites of passage and the English language. Several negative reviewers whose spelling leaves something to be desired only underscore the underlying sophistication of the film. WARNING: if you only read Cliff Notes, and even then with severe difficulty, this film is not for you. Likewise those who prefer auto-asphyxiation to an actual date.
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