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John Ford's beautiful, heartfelt drama about a close-knit family of Welsh coal miners is one of the greatest films of Hollywood's golden age--a gentle masterpiece that beat Citizen Kane in the ...( read more 
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MCT:July 24, 2008I don't know what i really thought of that movie. I mean, I'm stunned it won Best Movie over Citizen Kane.
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MCT:July 13, 2008
john ford the legendery director known more for teaming up with john wayne tackles a hollywood version of welsh life, so a bit unrealistic, but pretty good otherwise, life in a mining town, not a easy life for all concerned, and a look at the valleys, in a time gone by, which is in the past, a setting in a industry, coal mining, which definatly isnt what it used to be a film of its time in both direction, and acting, and welshness coming through, especially the singing and music throughout
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MCT:June 24, 2008
Technically, Citizen Kane should beat it at ease. But its plot is not weak, and Oscar prefers realism that time. Don't forget it's wartime in 1941, genres like this were preferred is undoubted.
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MCT:May 16, 2008One of John Ford's best and one of my all time favorites. Yes, it's kinda schmaltzy, but that's a good thing with this film. Another true gem.
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MCT:January 30, 2008old doesn't mean good. i've seen it too late and i won't be objective.
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MCT:December 2, 2007
Very good movie that beat out Citizen Kane for best picture. I just got to watch this today for the first time and it was very enjoyable-well done.
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MCT:November 16, 2007it beat citizen kane?!?!? I gotta see this... if only to rid the dirty thoughts that went through my head when I saw the title... I gotta see this! =)
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MCT:October 11, 2007
On paper this sounds like quite a curiosity for director John Ford, whose films about America were his mainstay, but then Scorsese made 'Kundun' so its fair game. The film is a very well-crafted melodrama with lots of great performances (even if some of the accents sound more akin to South Africa than the Welsh Valleys) and, as can be expected, it is rather beautifully shot. It narrowly falls short of the brilliance of 'The Grapes Of Wrath' due to over-stating its purpose on several occasions, but it works well as a companion piece to the aforementioned classic.
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MCT:September 11, 2007
A beautiful film about a family who were coalminers in turn of the century Wales & the importance of family and friends and pulling together during rough times as well as the sadness of having to say goodbye. Some movies really do lend themselves better to be filmed in black and white - this is a grand example of that. John Ford directed and always said this was his favorite movie. It won best picture in 1941 (beating Citizen Kane). Many did not agree with that choice - however, I do.
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MCT:September 4, 2007B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L. loved it soooooooooo much...one of my faves..cried a little while seeing it..what can i say it's a sad story..
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MCT:August 16, 2007
Fine Oscar winning storytelling. Elegant movie about a family and the hardships they face, including the children.
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MCT:August 14, 2007
Infamous for being the film that beat Citizen Kane for Best Picture back in 1941, John Ford's How Green Was My Valley has absolutely nothing to be ashamed of: it's a beautiful, heartfelt and nostalgic little movie that earns its own place in American cinema. A melancholic portrayal of a Welsh family in the beginning of the 20th century - nevermind the accents being a mixture of everything in the United Kingdom (a Welsh kid who has an Irish sister and Scottish friends!), it's a great movie that, while isn't better than Citizen Kane, is still not to blame for Hearst's anger and makes more than a good alternative.
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MCT:August 13, 2007
So I probably should give it the other half of the star, but it didn't end the way it was suppose to! lol The father...the daughter...the preacher...it wasn't suppose to be that way! :) But it was a really good story and not all can end with a completely happy ending, I suppose. Great acting, especially from Walter Pidgeon. Won the Best Picture at the Academy Awards in 1941.
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MCT:June 12, 2007
had to watch it for my film class, not bad, I don't take a liking to very old movies, but the plot about unions and communism and whatnot was very interesting.
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MCT:June 7, 2007
How can one tell why is a masterpiece a masterpiece? But just oint out that there are some scars in our lives eating our souls forever! The film depicts, analyzes and details these scars gracefully!
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MCT:May 29, 2007
This is a film of quiet sadness, offering a nostalgic look at a Welsh mining village and then taking us through the disintegration of the community's fabric and one boy's premature loss of childhood.
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MCT:May 28, 2007If I'm not mistaken, this is the movie that my parents claim is the saddest movie they've ever seen. No, thank you.
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MCT:May 20, 2007
A film that tackles interesting issues that arise in small towns. Walter Pidgeon gives an exceptional speech near the end of the film and the Welsh Miners music is beautiful. The only problem is that the middle drags a little bit.
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MCT:March 30, 2007
Drama, Romantic.
One of the best of John Ford
Oscar Info: (Out Standing Motion Picture), (Director),
Art-Director, Cinematography- Black and White, Donald Crisp
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MCT:March 26, 2007
did not deserve to beat Citizen Kane- won
because needed family values for war
efforts-Thank family for supporting the war-
Sentimental but great insight into 1940's
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MCT:February 13, 2007
The sheer irony of this movie being in black and white killed me, and it got an entire star for that fact alone. However, this film never ended up going anywhere, was poorly narrated and didn't have any characters I really cared about. Disappointing.
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MCT:December 27, 2006
The successful 1941 film of the book had a cast which included Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, Anna Lee, Roddy McDowall (as Huw), and Barry Fitzgerald
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MCT:November 24, 2006
what a classic - but if you want to see this film, make sure you have a box of tissues ready because, believe me, this film is a weepy!
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MCT:October 10, 2006
A masterpiece. This films appeal spans the generations. Charting the lives of a family of hard working miners and the ups and downs of family life in the close knit Welsh community.
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MCT:July 4, 2006
Forever to be known as the film to win the Best Picture Oscar in the year of Citizen Kane, Ford's film is itself truly great and worthy of sitting beside Welles' masterpiece. A human drama that presents a community on the verge of death, living and fighting against an uncertain future the only way they know. The film strikingly shows the line between the value of tradition, the need for progress and how society handles it. It is an epic but intimate tale of love, life, death, family, religion and society. The film crams a vast and rich thematic palette into its absorbing two hour runtime. Not a scene is wasted or uninspired. John Ford's masterful direction and Arthur Miller's beautiful cinematography create a perfectly stark, and frequently beautiful, representation of a Welsh village at the turn of the century. Ford's affection towards the dying culture is clearly evident. A haunting, inspiring and beautiful film. Do see it.
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