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Actors: Peter O'Toole, Petula Clark, Michael Redgrave
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Goodbye Mr. Chips (1969) |
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An aging teacher at an English all-boys' school reflects on his years as a Latin teacher as he prepares to retire. The crusty Mr. Arthur Chipping (O'Toole) remembers those students who seemed to get under his skin and he theirs. He especially remembers his wonderful romance and eventual marriage to a beautiful, vivacious chorine named Katharine (Clark) with whom it seemed impossible – because of class prejudices and agism – to have a lasting relationship. She utterly transformed his life (which the viewer sees very vividly and hears in song.). And he remembers the horrors of World War II and how it changed his life and the surrounding community.
Musical based on the James Hilton novel. There was also a 1939 film based on the same book.
--ldpaulson, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Goodbye Mr. Chips (1969) |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- romance (general)
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- teacher
Lover is...
- of a different social class
- much older/younger
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- teacher/professor
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- another color
Hair type
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing and dancing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Broadway musical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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