{"id":5833,"date":"2008-08-02T08:59:27","date_gmt":"2008-08-02T15:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5833"},"modified":"2022-02-20T18:43:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T01:43:24","slug":"exile-the-1947","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5833","title":{"rendered":"Exile, The (1947)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You all know my terms as well as I: we&#8217;ll go home when we are freely called, by all our countrymen &#8212; and not one day before!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Poster-199x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-57856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Poster-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Poster-678x1024.png 678w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Poster-179x270.png 179w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Poster.png 733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile living in exile in Holland, King Charles Stuart (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.) falls in love with a local farmer (Rita Corday) and tries to escape the clutches of his enemies, the puritanical <a href=\"http:\/\/www.answers.com\/topic\/roundhead\">Roundheads<\/a> (led by Henry Daniell).\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>Cross-Class Romance<\/li>\n<li>Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Films<\/li>\n<li>Henry Daniell Films<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Max Ophuls Films<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken or Hidden Identities<\/li>\n<li>Royalty and Nobility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nDouglas Fairbanks, Jr., wrote, produced, and starred in this Anglophilic imagining (based on Cosmo Hamilton&#8217;s novel <em>His Majesty, the King<\/em>) of King Charles Stuart II&#8217;s life in exile before the Restoration in 1660. The plot focuses primarily on Stuart&#8217;s (fictional) romance with a Dutch girl (Corday), and, ultimately, his dilemma over whether to maintain his blissful working class existence with her, or return to the throne of England to serve his &#8220;larger&#8221; purpose in life. In the meantime, the indomitable Charles is pursued by Oliver Cromwell&#8217;s supporters (embodied primarily by the bloodthirsty character of black-hatted Colonel Ingram &#8212; a perfectly cast Henry Daniell), and must persuade Corday that a former flame (Maria Montez) no longer holds any sway over his heart. [Montez is simply delightful &#8212; and typically over-the-top &#8212; in her few shorts scenes midway through the film.] Fortunately, director Max Ophuls (in his first American production) adds his inimitable touch to the proceedings, elevating what would otherwise be a mundane historical drama into something slightly more involving; by the end of the film, we can&#8217;t help caring about Charles and the fate of his country. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as exiled King Charles<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Fairbanks.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Fairbanks-1024x636.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"398\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-57860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Fairbanks-1024x636.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Fairbanks-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Fairbanks-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Fairbanks-768x477.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Fairbanks-1536x953.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Fairbanks-435x270.png 435w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Fairbanks.png 1661w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Rita Corday as Katie<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Corday.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Corday-1024x629.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"393\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-57857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Corday-1024x629.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Corday-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Corday-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Corday-768x472.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Corday-1536x944.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Corday-439x270.png 439w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Corday.png 1645w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Maria Montez as a visiting French countess<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Montez.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Montez-1024x642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"401\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-57855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Montez-1024x642.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Montez-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Montez-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Montez-768x481.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Montez-1536x963.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Montez-431x270.png 431w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Montez.png 1635w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Henry Daniell as Colonel Ingram<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Daniell.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Daniell-1024x641.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"401\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-57859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Daniell-1024x641.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Daniell-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Daniell-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Daniell-768x481.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Daniell-1536x961.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Daniell-431x270.png 431w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Daniell.png 1625w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ophuls&#8217; unique directorial touch<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Still-1024x615.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-57858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Still-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Still-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Still-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Still-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Still-1536x923.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Still-449x270.png 449w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Still.png 1699w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Cinematography-1024x621.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"388\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-57861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Cinematography-1024x621.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Cinematography-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Cinematography-128x78.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Cinematography-768x466.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Cinematography-1536x931.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Cinematography-445x270.png 445w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/Exile-Cinematography.png 1677w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s certainly worth a look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0039360\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1947\/12\/26\/archives\/tycoon-at-palace-and-exile-at-winter-garden-in-bows-high-wall-at.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eyeforfilm.co.uk\/reviews.php?id=792\">Eye for Film Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You all know my terms as well as I: we&#8217;ll go home when we are freely called, by all our countrymen &#8212; and not one day before!&#8221; Synopsis: While living in exile in Holland, King Charles Stuart (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.) falls in love with a local farmer (Rita Corday) and tries to escape the clutches of his enemies, the puritanical Roundheads (led by Henry Daniell). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cross-Class Romance Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Films Henry Daniell Films Historical&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5833\"> 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-5833","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\/5833","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=5833"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81457,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5833\/revisions\/81457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}