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Wheel of Movie Wonder #4 Last Holiday(1950) Watch Along (Patreon)

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2023-12-28 17:00:10
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2026-06
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What a beautiful movie!!! Thanks for your nom William!! I loved this film.

xx

ames

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Last Holiday (1950)

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RFK Fan

Alec Guinness one of our screens greatest film actors and it's always a pleasure watching him work. Like Scorsese and Deniro, ALec teamed up with David Lean in 1947 with GREAT EXPECTATIONS and subsequently worked with him on just about every movie of his since with BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI being arguably his best work..

william johnson

You Found it! I'm Glad you liked it. So many themes: Life, Death, Fate, Irony, Love, Friendship, Meaningful Things, Happiness, Sadness. As for the Dog, I hope I meet my Final Destination with as much dignity as my dog, Bruno, did.

JM63

Shawn Goforth

My favorite Alec Guinness is Kind Hearts & Coronets, where he portrays multiple characters in the same family, which has since been reworked into an amazing, award-winning stage musical, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder. I'm pleased to see that one of my fellow patrons has already added this to the Wheel in the wake of your reaction to this one. It's showcased in Roger Ebert's Great Movies series, and is available through Janus Films and the Criterion Collection.

JM63
>>125687479

Ewan McGregor mentioned watching KH&C in preparation for the prequels, I'd really like to see it. Ebert's Great Movies list is so helpful. His reviews are kinda spoiler-heavy, so I always read them afterward, but I've learned a lot from them.

John Courtright

I enjoyed Last Holiday and thought Alec Guinness did a great job as George Bird. I liked the plot but I also found the film to be quite sad. There are many themes (as William mentions in the comments above), but one which stands out to me is how difficult it is for people to change. It's fascinating to see how George ends up affecting everyone around him for the better, even paying off Sheila and Derek Rockingham's debts and offering Miss Fox the money she needs to open her own shop after she is dismissed by Lady Oswington. Apparently, George isn't the only one taking a holiday from his old life. The other guests at the resort are inspired by George and they seem to take a brief holiday from their usual way of thinking. Surprisingly, during the "sympathetic strike", George gets all of the guests to pitch in and do the jobs which would normally be done by the hotel staff. But it ends up being a short holiday for all concerned. Instead of following her heart, Miss Fox reassumes her old position and when George fails to return to the hotel at the expected time, the other guests quickly convince themselves that he wasn't that special after all. In a final ironic twist, the guests end up drinking a toast to themselves instead. Now that's sad. It's hard not to imagine the amazing experiences George might have had if the story had gone in a different direction.