{"id":41500,"date":"2018-11-12T20:07:05","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T03:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=41500"},"modified":"2021-02-03T01:47:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T08:47:16","slug":"mrs-miniver-1942","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=41500","title":{"rendered":"Mrs. Miniver (1942)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;He&#8217;s young and he loves life, but he may die &#8212; any day, any hour.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Poster-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-41502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Poster-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Poster-87x128.jpg 87w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA British mother (Greer Garson) copes with the stress of her husband (Walter Pidgeon) helping with local war efforts, and her oldest son (Richard Ney) becoming an RAF pilot while romancing the granddaughter (Teresa Wright) of local nobility (Dame May Whitty). Meanwhile, the local stationmaster (Henry Travers) hopes to take home top prize at that year&#8217;s flower show, for a rose he&#8217;s named &#8220;Mrs. Miniver&#8221; in honor of Greer &#8212; but will Whitty allow &#8220;her&#8221; annual prize to be taken from her?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Greer Garson Films<\/li>\n<li>Strong Females<\/li>\n<li>Teresa Wright Films<\/li>\n<li>Walter Pidgeon Films<\/li>\n<li>William Wyler Films<\/li>\n<li>World War Two<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that while the &#8220;typical British middle-class family&#8221; in this Best Picture winner &#8212; about individuals &#8220;whose cherished, hard-earned life of tranquility and security has been destroyed by war&#8221; &#8212; may be &#8220;phony&#8221;, they&#8217;re &#8220;exactly the same as Americans depicted in Hollywood films&#8221;, and ultimately &#8220;the type of people American viewers could identify with in 1942&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Family.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Family.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Family.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Family-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Family-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Family-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He adds that &#8220;this was important because the purpose of MGM&#8217;s propaganda piece, which was filmed on the studio lot, was to motivate Americans to come to the aid of the British&#8230; and it is known to have succeeded to an astonishing degree.&#8221; With that said, as Peary notes, the &#8220;picture is self-conscious to an annoying degree&#8221;. He further admits that he has &#8220;always had mixed feelings about Greer Garson (and other actresses I can&#8217;t picture in blue jeans), but she deserves her Oscar if only because she agreed to be mother to an adult&#8221; (!!!). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Garson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Garson.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Garson.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Garson-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Garson-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Garson-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[In <em>Alternate Oscars<\/em>, he snubs Garson altogether and splits the Best Actress Oscar between Carole Lombard in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42283\"><em>To Be or Not to Be<\/em><\/a> and Ginger Rogers in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=20410\"><em>The Major and the Minor<\/em><\/a>.] Greer&#8217;s performance is earnest and consistent, but she only seems to depict a few primary expressions, and never really surprises us with any noteworthy acting moves. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Garson2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Garson2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Garson2.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Garson2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Garson2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Garson2-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wyler would ultimately have much more success and authenticity with <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40673\"><em>The Best Years of Our Lives<\/em> (1946)<\/a> &#8212; a film which has endured as a true wartime classic. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> This film was added to the National Film Registry in 2009 for being &#8220;culturally, historically, or aesthetically&#8221; significant. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gorgeous b&#038;w cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Cinematography.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Cinematography-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Cinematography-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Cinematography3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Cinematography3.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Cinematography3-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Cinematography3-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Cinematography2.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Cinematography2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mrs-Miniver-Cinematography2-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though most film fanatics will be curious to check it out at least once given its history as a multiple Oscar winner and nominee. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0035093\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s4069mini.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/329\/mrs-miniver\/#articles-reviews?articleId=66969\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/l_1DCy4T-ms\">Tired Old Queen at the Movies Video Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s young and he loves life, but he may die &#8212; any day, any hour.&#8221; Synopsis: A British mother (Greer Garson) copes with the stress of her husband (Walter Pidgeon) helping with local war efforts, and her oldest son (Richard Ney) becoming an RAF pilot while romancing the granddaughter (Teresa Wright) of local nobility (Dame May Whitty). Meanwhile, the local stationmaster (Henry Travers) hopes to take home top prize at that year&#8217;s flower show, for a rose he&#8217;s named &#8220;Mrs&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=41500\"> 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":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41500","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=41500"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68251,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41500\/revisions\/68251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}