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My Easy Marketplace - the Inn of the Sixth Happiness
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Manufacturer: Fox Home Entertainment
Starring: Ingrid Bergman, Robert Donat, Curd Jürgens, Michael David, Athene Seyler
Directed By: Mark Robson
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303037387
Format: Closed-captioned
ISBN: 6303037380
Label: Fox Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Fox Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Fox Home Entertainment
Release Date: 1994-04-06
Running Time: 158
Studio: Fox Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1958
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Summary: Very good movie
Comment: This was a very good movie, although, as usually found-- it doesn't quite go along with the "original" version-- or what actually happened. Even so, it's a good movie and inspiring for people of all ages.
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Summary: Great movie
Comment: This was a very very good movie. It can be seen by the whole family even though very young children would not understand it. I watched it last night with my mother in law and she also rated the movie at the top of her list of great movies. I wish I had the inner strength that this woman has for my own life. Ingrid Berman is absolutely fabulous in her role. I would highly recommend this movie for all ages, but especially over the age of 40 who would really appreciate the theme of the movie.
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Summary: Great Film
Comment: This has been my all time favorite movie since I was 12 years old, many many moons ago. This movie is based on a true life, and whether you have religious beliefs or not, is a great inspiration for anyone who has goals and dreams in life. Determination means so much more than any education (even though in this day and time education is important). This movie also gives the great perspective of how attitude can mean the difference between life and death.
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Summary: Very Enjoyable and Uplifting Film
Comment: In "The Inn of the Sixth Happiness", Ingrid Bergman plays Gladys Alyward, an English lady who decided to become a Christian missionary in China unaware of the struggles that lay ahead. Alyward eventually heads to China via the Trans-Siberian railroad and manages to get out of a potentially serious mix up along the way. Then comes the hard part ranging from adopting orphans to the death of her missionary trainer to attepmts to stop foot binding in the area to encounters with robbers. And then there's trying to stop a prison riot. Then comes the really hard part, surviving a Japanese bombing raid and leading a group of orphans on a dangerous trek to safety through enemy lines. The ultimate result is the story of a lady trying to fulfill the purpose she believes God gave her despite all the obstacles along the way. Overall a good film that is both enjoyable and uplifting. The most seriously flaw is using some western actors to play two of the main Chinese roles. Otherwise, it is well done.
I would also recommend Bergman's film "Joan of Arc" despite some of its historical mistakes.
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Summary: The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Comment: My wife loves this movie and wanted a DVD copy. The product was received as ordered and she has already watched it twice. The DVD copy was excellent.
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Editorial Reviews:
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An epic and extraordinary true story--or, at least, an extraordinary story based on a novel (Alan Burgess's The Small Woman) based on a true story. Gladys Aylward (an improbably mesmerizing Ingrid Bergman) is a British would-be missionary with an obsession about China. As she has no experience, the Missionary Society won't let her go, but she goes anyway, alone, to a remote northern province. She is hated, then loved; finally she becomes both a significant political figure and the heroine of a miraculous escape in which she shepherds 100 children to safety across the mountains just ahead of a Japanese invasion. Curt Jurgens is suitably stony as Lin Nan, the half-Dutch, half-Chinese military officer who falls in love with her, and a visibly ailing Robert Donat (who died before this, his final film, was released) is the wily local mandarin who sees and makes use of her extraordinary abilities. Directed by Mark Robson, The Inn of the Sixth Happiness is a sweeping, stirring tearjerker, a big tale told in a big landscape with acres of orchestrated strings by Malcolm Arnold. A beautiful and beautifully made film that's a classic of the "everyone said I couldn't but I did it anyway" genre. --Richard Farr
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