Enchantment
by Irving Reis
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Actor: David Niven, Evelyn Keyes, Farley Granger, Jayne Meadows, Teresa WrightDirector: Irving Reis
Brand: Sony
Cinematographer: Gregg Toland
Editor: Daniel Mandell
Producer: Samuel Goldwyn
Writer: John Patrick
Writer: Rumer Godden
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-03-08
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of Enchantment
Movie Review: all the love stories you've ever known - rolled into one!
Summary: 5 Stars
ENCHANTMENT is a movie that definitely lives up to the promise of it's title. Based on "Take Three Tenses" by Rumer Godden, this bittersweet romance, set over two generations, is a delightful viewing experience.
Star-crossed lovers Rollo (David Niven) and Lark (Teresa Wright) were torn apart by the nasty machinations of Rollo's sister Selina (Jayne Meadows). In present-day WW2 London, Rollo's niece Grizel (Evelyn Keyes) and Lark's nephew Pax (Farley Granger) play out their own love drama...but will it end more happily this time?
The shifts between the stories of Rollo/Lark and Pax/Grizel are handled very skillfully, as we slowly learn the secrets of Lark's unhappy home and the ways in which she's continually thwarted by shrewish Selina. The modern-day WW2 scenes are beautifully shot; Evelyn Keyes delivers a deft performance as Rollo's niece, and Farley Granger (sporting a dapper moustache) is also fine.
At the heart of the movie lies the performance of Teresa Wright, playing the innocent heroine, Lark Ingoldsby. Others have compared her unfavourably to Jennifer Jones (who might have turned the movie into a better-known classic), nevertheless the film works purely because of the Lark character, and Wright delivers everything you could possibly want.
You may very well find yourself in floods of tears by the end (just like me). I was totally captivated by this film, and it's definitely going to be on my short-list of essential classic movies. Grab it today!
The DVD includes the trailer. (Single-sided, single-layer disc).
Summary of Enchantment
Two generations of lovers struggle to determine whether practicality or passion should guide their fate in this "heartwarming and delightful" (The Hollywood Reporter) tale. Starring Academy AwardÂ(r) winners* David Niven and Teresa Wright and "filmed with tenderness and rhythmic beauty" (Cue), Enchantment casts a captivating spell! As a young man, Rollo (Niven) was kept from his true love, Lark (Wright), by the scheming of his spiteful older sister. Years later, he's pleased to see his niece and Lark's nephew falling in love. But war is raging and the future looks bleak. Can Rollo keep another couple from losing their chance at happiness? *Niven: Actor, Separate Tables (1958); Wright: Supporting Actress, Mrs. Miniver (1942)Similar DVD Movies
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