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Actors: Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, Donald Crisp, Roddy McDowall
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about How Green Was My Valley |
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In a small mining town, the Morgan family struggles in pre-union Wales. Told through the eyes of the youngest son, Huw, the story follows several aspects of the family's life: layoffs and wage cuts, Huw's temporary paralysis after falling in freezing water, his sister falling in love with the preacher, and their father's eventual death. All of this is caught up in the singing, dancing, and drinking of Welsh culture in this very nostalgic view of the past.
--Sara Embrey, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of How Green Was My Valley |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 19th century
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- British
Woman/class/friends story?
- story of lower class
Story of city/rural life?
- Small Town
Culture of surrounding area:
- British
Poverty story?
Yes
Poverty plotlets:
- coping with poverty (general)
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- blue collar
Age:
- a kid
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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