Headstrong Wendy Hiller travels to Western Islands to marry, but nature and Roger Livesey intervene... Great cast includes the striking Pamela Brown, Finlay Currie, C.W.R. Knight (the Colonel) and John Laurie.
You can tell Powell has a love for this part of the country, strikingly shot by Ernest Hillier especially in low light scenes. As usual with prime P&P, full of great, amusing dialogue ("I haven't heard any intelligent female nonsense for months"), fantastic direction and editing (Kayleigh scene; whirlpool; moment where there is a lightning fast cut to close up of Pamela years ahead of its time (John Seabourne)), music (Allan Gray), magic, romance and wonderful creativity (Scottish hills made of tartan!).
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| Thought to be the exterior of Denham Studio |
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| Split-second cut to Pamela Brown |
You'd never know that Roger Livesey was nowhere near the Western Isles, and it's most amusing (mixture of good back projection and a stand-in).
Finally, loved the curse that isn't a curse! One of my absolute favourites.
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