Of Mice And Men (1939) Lon Chaney Jr

R2 originaali, ei suomitekstejä.  

John Steinbeck s novel was just two years old when director Lewis Milestone adapted it for the screen, and it remains the most potent treatment of the classic Depression-era story, not least because it depicts a period that the cast and crew had only recently lived through themselves, with none of the social safety-nets that their descendants take for granted. Burgess Meredith gives one of his finest performances as George, companion and protector of Lon Chaney Jr s hulking, slow-witted Lennie. Both men are itinerant workers, trying to make ends meet while dreaming of a modest future tilling their own land - an ambition constantly undermined by Lennie s inability to avoid getting into scrapes, usually over misunderstandings. It was tipped for multiple Oscars in the year when Gone with the Wind swept the board: two of the nominations went to Aaron Copland for the great American composer s first original film score.

Review

the picture retains all of the forceful and poignant drama of John Steinbeck's original --Variety

• Language : English
• Package Dimensions : 18.03 x 13.76 x 1.48 cm; 83.16 Grams
• Item model number : MSE523323
• Director : Lewis Milestone
• Media Format : PAL, Black & White, Full Screen, Digital Sound
• Run time : 1 hour and 46 minutes
• Release date : 24 Sept. 2007
• Actors : Burgess Meredith, Lon Chaney Jr., Betty Field, Bob Steele, Charles Bickford
• Language : English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
• Studio : Arrow Films
• ASIN : B000UEX4RM
• Number of discs : 1

Having sat my 'O-levels' over 30 years ago, I won't be re-watching Lewis Milestone's first film version of John Steinbeck's acclaimed novel, for my GCSE's!

It is a delight to read here that Of Mice and Men is such a subject and similarly, when I found that another all-time favourite of mine 'To Kill A Mockingbird' was now also now standard classroom fodder, I was delighted as it re-affirms both the credibility of the original stories and their relevance in today's society.

Those of us - and I guess the majority, will already have seen 1992's update with John Malkovich and Gary Sinise before we even realise that there's a better, original alternative. The extraordinary story, which is always compelling is also grossly unfair and it is this and all the issues that arise about human nature and the cruelties of life that are so memorable. They linger like glowing embers on our psyche and the fact that there are no easy answers create a sense of inadequacy within us.

I won't revisit the narrative, but would say that for us older lot who don't have to study this because we're told to, this is a must, especially for those who've appreciated the later, colour film. The fact that it's now widely available and at a good price means that there's now no excuse!

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