Mrs. Miniver (1942)

Written by CinemaSerf on June 26, 2022

At times, I found this to be just a little too sentimental; but a nonetheless remarkable and beautifully filmed tale of the end of an era that saw Britain declining as an Imperial power. A decline never better portrayed than by Dame May Whitty as the redoubtable "Lady Beldon" now faced not just with the harsh reality of the physical war, but of the social changes that are sweeping her into political oblivion. Walter Pidgeon and Greer Garson again demonstrating the stoic spirit of WW2 Britain with dignity and fortitude. Henry Travers plays "Mr Ballard" with some tenderness too. The story is told through rose-tinted spectacles, but still well worth watching even now - 75 years after it was made.