Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945)

Review: Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945)

Director: Arthur Crabtree

Cast: Phyllis Calvert, Stewart Granger, Patricia Roc, Peter Glenville, John Stuart,

Phyllis Calvert
Phyllis Calvert
Stewart Granger
Stewart Granger
Patricia Roc
Patricia Roc
Peter Glenville
Peter Glenville
John Stuart
John Stuart

Plot: In the early part of this century, Maddelena a teenage Italian girl, is attacked whilst walking in the woods. The attack leaves her mentally scarred and our story flashes forward to the 1940s where Maddelena is still troubled. She disappears one day and her daughter vows to find her.

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Steamy Screen: The Melodramas of Gainsborough Pictures

Steamy Screen: The Melodramas of Gainsborough Pictures

One of the things I like about Criterion’s Eclipse series is the lack of snobbery in their choices. Yes, there are serious selections like the early Ozu films and Naruse’s silent works, Louis Malle’s documentaries, Jean-Pierre […]

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