{"id":3415,"date":"2007-07-02T13:58:14","date_gmt":"2007-07-02T20:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3415"},"modified":"2020-11-23T23:34:59","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T06:34:59","slug":"odette-1950","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3415","title":{"rendered":"Odette (1950)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;In her own words, Odette was a very ordinary woman.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Poster-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Poster-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Poster-89x128.jpg 89w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Poster.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nDuring World War II, French-born Odette Sansom (Anna Neagle) volunteers for the British resistance movement in France, and meets fellow spy Peter Churchill (Trevor Howard).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Biopics<\/li>\n<li>Peter Ustinov Films<\/li>\n<li>Resistance Fighters<\/li>\n<li>Spies<\/li>\n<li>Trevor Howard Films<\/li>\n<li>World War II<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nMade just five years after her release from Ravensbruck Concentration Camp, this biopic of famed British spy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.answers.com\/topic\/odette-sansom\">Odette Sansom<\/a> suffers from an overly pedantic and adulatory approach to its subject matter. While Sansom is certainly deserving of the highest praise for her sacrifice (which included enduring heinous torture by the Gestapo), her story as told here lacks punch; the first half is especially slow and confusing. Perhaps most disturbing, however, is Neagle&#8217;s faux French accent, which is less than convincing &#8212; indeed, the issue of language in general is handled clumsily in the film, with an occasional (distracting) &#8220;<em>A bien tot<\/em>&#8221; or <em>&#8220;Ja voll, Herr Kommandant&#8221;<\/em> thrown into the middle of the primarily English dialogue. Performances by the supporting cast are perfunctory at best; notable exceptions are Trevor Howard and Peter Ustinov as Sansom&#8217;s compatriots.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trevor Howard as Peter Churchill<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Howard.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Howard-1024x731.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"457\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Howard-1024x731.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Howard-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Howard-128x91.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Howard-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Howard-378x270.png 378w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Howard.png 1435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Peter Ustinov as Arno<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Ustinov.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Ustinov.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1447\" height=\"1023\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Ustinov.png 1447w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Ustinov-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Ustinov-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Ustinov-128x90.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Ustinov-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Ustinov-382x270.png 382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1447px) 100vw, 1447px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Effective cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Cinematography2-1024x732.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"458\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Cinematography2-1024x732.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Cinematography2-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Cinematography2-128x91.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Cinematography2-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Cinematography2-378x270.png 378w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Cinematography2.png 1437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Cinematography-1024x723.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"452\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Cinematography-1024x723.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Cinematography-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Cinematography-128x90.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Cinematography-768x542.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Cinematography-383x270.png 383w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Cinematography.png 1447w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The powerful (mercifully oblique) torture scenes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Torture.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Torture-1024x734.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"459\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Torture-1024x734.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Torture-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Torture-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Torture-768x551.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Torture-376x270.png 376w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Odette-Torture.png 1429w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo. This film will primarily be of interest to WWII history buffs. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0043871\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1951\/03\/28\/archives\/the-screen-in-review-anna-neagle-portrays-british-secret-agent-in.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;In her own words, Odette was a very ordinary woman.&#8221; Synopsis: During World War II, French-born Odette Sansom (Anna Neagle) volunteers for the British resistance movement in France, and meets fellow spy Peter Churchill (Trevor Howard). Genres: Biopics Peter Ustinov Films Resistance Fighters Spies Trevor Howard Films World War II Review: Made just five years after her release from Ravensbruck Concentration Camp, this biopic of famed British spy Odette Sansom suffers from an overly pedantic and adulatory approach to its&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3415\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3415"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54337,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3415\/revisions\/54337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}