{"id":49604,"date":"2020-08-11T13:22:53","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T20:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49604"},"modified":"2021-02-05T17:19:23","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T00:19:23","slug":"genevieve-1953","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49604","title":{"rendered":"Genevieve (1953)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I simply don&#8217;t see what&#8217;s so wonderful about getting into a fifty year old car and driving to Brighton and back.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Poster-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-49606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Poster-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Poster.jpg 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA London couple (John Gregson and Dinah Sheridan) driving their 1904 car &#8220;Genevieve&#8221; in an annual trip to Brighton Beach quickly find themselves in an increasingly tension-filled race with their friend (Kenneth More) and his guest Rosalind (Kay Kendall).\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>Car Racing<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Marital Problems<\/li>\n<li>Road Trip<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nReferred to by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/76080\/genevieve#articles-reviews?articleId=114196\">TCM<\/a> as &#8220;one of the most beloved British comedies of all time&#8221;, this surprisingly enjoyable road-trip adventure is filled with humor, tension, joy, and plenty of exciting plot twists. Indeed, the entire script leaves us wondering what will happen next to our protagonists &#8212; not just in terms of their romantic relationships, but the lengths to which Gregson and More will go in their increasingly driven competitive frenzy. Sheridan is highly sympathetic, and the cinematography and location shooting are gorgeous, making this a pleasant vicarious trip to take despite the many hair-raising automotive challenges faced along the way. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> A highly memorable moment &#8212; featured in the film&#8217;s poster and the still below &#8212; demonstrates Kendall&#8217;s surprising trumpet skills, in a scene which is now &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcm.com\/this-month\/article.html?isPreview=&#038;id=114192%7C114196&#038;name=Genevieve\">an icon of British comedy<\/a>.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine performances by the leads<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Kendall.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Kendall-1024x648.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"405\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-49607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Kendall-1024x648.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Kendall-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Kendall-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Kendall-768x486.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Kendall.png 1459w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Kendall-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Kendall-1-1024x632.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"395\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-49608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Kendall-1-1024x632.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Kendall-1-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Kendall-1-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Kendall-1-768x474.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Kendall-1.png 1493w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Excellent use of outdoor shooting locales<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Still5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Still5-1024x654.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"409\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-49610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Still5-1024x654.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Still5-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Still5-128x82.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Still5-768x491.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Still5.png 1457w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Still-1024x657.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"411\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-49611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Still-1024x657.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Still-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Still-128x82.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Still-768x493.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Still.png 1467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Sparkling Technicolor cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Technicolor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Technicolor-1024x643.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"402\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-49609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Technicolor-1024x643.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Technicolor-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Technicolor-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Technicolor-768x482.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Technicolor.png 1483w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Technicolor2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Technicolor2-1024x644.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"403\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-49612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Technicolor2-1024x644.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Technicolor2-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Technicolor2-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Technicolor2-768x483.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Genevieve-Technicolor2.png 1455w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>William Rose&#8217;s script\n<\/li>\n<li>Larry Adler&#8217;s harmonica-driven score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as an enjoyable &#8220;good show&#8221;. Listed as a film with Historical Importance and a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0045808\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/76080\/genevieve#articles-reviews?articleId=114196\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1954\/02\/16\/archives\/the-screen-in-review.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/genevieve\/review\/124262\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=169&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I simply don&#8217;t see what&#8217;s so wonderful about getting into a fifty year old car and driving to Brighton and back.&#8221; Synopsis: A London couple (John Gregson and Dinah Sheridan) driving their 1904 car &#8220;Genevieve&#8221; in an annual trip to Brighton Beach quickly find themselves in an increasingly tension-filled race with their friend (Kenneth More) and his guest Rosalind (Kay Kendall). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Car Racing Comedy Marital Problems Road Trip Review: Referred to by TCM as &#8220;one&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49604\"> 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-49604","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\/49604","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=49604"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69036,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49604\/revisions\/69036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}