tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post4172731412056542001..comments2024-03-29T06:35:42.668+00:00Comments on Going Gently: I Remember, “I Remember Mama”John Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-29847064294023081762020-12-06T18:13:46.232+00:002020-12-06T18:13:46.232+00:00This beautiful movie is one of my all-time favorit...This beautiful movie is one of my all-time favorites. I love that you enjoy it too.grammyscrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07417753623590727379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-54560808149882950352020-12-06T14:22:27.942+00:002020-12-06T14:22:27.942+00:00It seems like it was in Little Women. It seems like it was in Little Women. Marcia LaRuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13907511382483491066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-77592605893685466652020-12-06T14:20:35.712+00:002020-12-06T14:20:35.712+00:00I loved the weekly TV series when I was in middle ...I loved the weekly TV series when I was in middle school (Jr. High) and we finally had a TV.Marcia LaRuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13907511382483491066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-10890841014252917772020-12-06T08:50:48.821+00:002020-12-06T08:50:48.821+00:00This was my and my late mum's favourite film w...This was my and my late mum's favourite film when I was a child. Thanks for reminding me of it. I shall now track down a copy and watch again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13450013974761797380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-77365503428677323472020-12-06T04:49:54.032+00:002020-12-06T04:49:54.032+00:00Seeing that picture of the mother with her childre...Seeing that picture of the mother with her children reminded me of the film at once, but I can't remember anything about the story. I must try to find it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-20209654743592030792020-12-06T02:16:25.309+00:002020-12-06T02:16:25.309+00:00Yes it captured their very unequal relationship ve...Yes it captured their very unequal relationship very well , but it’s not an easy watch as no one seems to be very likeable John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-32851057416121530912020-12-06T02:15:18.625+00:002020-12-06T02:15:18.625+00:00But it is the play and not a novelBut it is the play and not a novelJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-932366159341068762020-12-06T02:10:22.765+00:002020-12-06T02:10:22.765+00:00Me and my cat did three weeks of I Remember Mama i...Me and my cat did three weeks of I Remember Mama in my first year in Summerstock. I have fond memories of that show. As for Shirley... I did a paper on her for my Women's study class re: her husband kidnapping her work after her death... she was in a captive relationship. Very sad. I hope the film captured that. Otherwise, I will be disappointed. Thanks for the memory.uptonkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17711022625137627672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-70178274749819874432020-12-06T01:59:04.812+00:002020-12-06T01:59:04.812+00:00I have watched I remember Mama many times and each...I have watched I remember Mama many times and each time there is a different part of the movie that reaches out to me. The story line with the sick cat, ends up making me laugh. And Mama's sisters when they realized how they had misjudged the Uncle (Homolka) about how he had been living and spending his money for so many years. Mama's sisters were bitter old she cats when it came to their judging of the Uncle's (their brother's) wife.<br /><br />I am the same way as you are when it comes to admiring Mrs. Miniver's kitchen, to where I almost don't care what the Nazi is doing.<br /><br />There are so many old classic 1930's and 1940's movies where I go back and rewatch the movie just to pay attention to the clothes they were wearing and the home decor, especially if it is a bit cottage-y. susie @ persimmon moon cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653330247272673990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-34401106967244889982020-12-06T01:31:12.812+00:002020-12-06T01:31:12.812+00:00I have always loved that movie. I remember watchin...I have always loved that movie. I remember watching it with my mother when I was a child and I have watched it many times since.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738727252267659979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-91357399877766920842020-12-06T00:59:29.588+00:002020-12-06T00:59:29.588+00:00I saw "I remember Mama" in the theater, ...I saw "I remember Mama" in the theater, then every time it was on television. I will look it up again.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-68562588702042315782020-12-06T00:58:04.029+00:002020-12-06T00:58:04.029+00:00I’ve always had the ability to walk out of a movie...I’ve always had the ability to walk out of a movie I didn’t likeJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-12580085090141206592020-12-06T00:02:02.493+00:002020-12-06T00:02:02.493+00:00Bob googled the tv series... would you believe it ...Bob googled the tv series... would you believe it ran from 1949 to 1957???Bettina Grohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02003978827710552997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-46388927092979016472020-12-05T22:57:53.479+00:002020-12-05T22:57:53.479+00:00I'm just distracted by the fact I'm Elizab...I'm just distracted by the fact I'm Elizabeth Moss. We must all have people of the same name out there but I do find it discombulatinglizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14392347958385234974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-36813150434861951882020-12-05T22:55:04.742+00:002020-12-05T22:55:04.742+00:00Love that movie. 2020 has given you and me a short...Love that movie. 2020 has given you and me a short fuse.<br />Patty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06363181562770727537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-48895348705697902962020-12-05T22:19:39.760+00:002020-12-05T22:19:39.760+00:00Yes they were John but I find them familiar as I k...Yes they were John but I find them familiar as I knew people and places like that as a child xflisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-90661651099701874062020-12-05T21:54:46.316+00:002020-12-05T21:54:46.316+00:00Yes that was another ...wasn’t it little womenYes that was another ...wasn’t it little womenJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-44807864759305872762020-12-05T21:54:08.797+00:002020-12-05T21:54:08.797+00:00I did this on Mrs miniver when the German airman w...I did this on Mrs miniver when the German airman was in her kitchen.....I adored that kitchen John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-64295764062994619222020-12-05T21:53:21.980+00:002020-12-05T21:53:21.980+00:00I’ve just ordered it on your recommendation I’ve just ordered it on your recommendation John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-62310438722900042552020-12-05T21:52:23.814+00:002020-12-05T21:52:23.814+00:00I always found those rather bleak I always found those rather bleak John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-65553058523197248712020-12-05T21:51:59.156+00:002020-12-05T21:51:59.156+00:00Well observed Kirk
It’s a clever film that LOOKS ...Well observed Kirk <br />It’s a clever film that LOOKS simple<br />It has a great deal to say on the goodness simple people can possess and of the importance of having a hero in your life<br /><br />The death scene was beautifully handled and it was the dying patient that asked the girl to leave <br />Mama asked her to go back in when she’s on the porch saying<br />“ I do not want you to fear death” <br /><br />Thank you for the discussion xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-10743670305926806472020-12-05T21:48:04.092+00:002020-12-05T21:48:04.092+00:00spouse has seen "mama", I have not. we ...spouse has seen "mama", I have not. we just finished watching the 1951 B&W "a christmas carol" with alastair sim.anne marie in phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765140782182605141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-28484634199561309052020-12-05T21:46:29.936+00:002020-12-05T21:46:29.936+00:00It's interesting that film is seen as escapist...It's interesting that film is seen as escapist these days, because I'm not sure that was director George Stevens intent. Before World War II, Stevens directed mostly comedies and the occasional musical. Then the war comes along, and he joins the U.S. Signal Corps, becoming the head of its film unit. Among the events he filmed was the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp, footage later used as evidence at the Nuremburg Trials. The experience had a profound effect on Stevens, who came back to Hollywood vowing never again to direct a 100% comedy. Life was too serious. I Remember Mama was one of the serious pictures he made (though not as serious as The Diary of Anne Frank, which he also directed.) <br /><br />Without giving too much away, I remember a dying character in I Remember Mama telling the teenage girl, "I think maybe you should leave the room now." Stevens probably thought he was being starkly realistic when he filmed that scene, but seen today, it may come across as somewhat sentimental (though I'd like to think I'm capable of such consideration on my death bed.)<br /><br />Incidentally, a rejection of comedy isn't necessarily a universal reaction to the horrors of war. Billy Wilder found out he lost his entire family in the Holocaust, and he went on to direct Some Like It Hot! Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-84362219439077959992020-12-05T21:14:56.463+00:002020-12-05T21:14:56.463+00:00I don't remember this one John but I love watc...I don't remember this one John but I love watching the talking pictures on freeview late at night.Also Taste of Honey is a favourite of mine which I never bore of and Saturday night Sunday morning xflisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-80960628197535133952020-12-05T20:52:53.126+00:002020-12-05T20:52:53.126+00:00Not trusting my own role model I based my style on...Not trusting my own role model I based my style on Mamma. She hasn't let me down. The book is lovely too and gives more detail than in the film.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830177691014290662noreply@blogger.com