The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
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Movie Reviews of The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Movie Review: InnoftheSixth happiness
Summary: 5 Stars
The DVDarrived in perfect condition. I had been looking for this movie a long time. The acting was great and it is taken from a true life story. Thank you for being there so I could enjoy it many more times. SinbadaMovie Review: Endurance and courage
Summary: 5 Stars
Although "the Inn of The Sixth Happiness" is old in origin it is forever new in its strength of endurance. This is the story of a young woman who desired to serve God against all odd's and did so because she believed she could and would. Man looks on the outward appearance and our God of love and mercy, looks on the heart. God can train up anyone when He knows they can be trusted to do his work. This young woman was denied the chance of being a missionary by society. Yet her strong belief and faith encouraged her beyond what she was told and she saved her own fare money and travelled alone to China to fulfil her destiny. Would that we can learn the moral of this movie, to have endurance and courage. Movie Review: Loved it.
Summary: 5 Stars
If you like to watch movies that are based on a true story & inspiring at the same time, then I highly recommend this movie! This movie makes you realize that you can truly follow your dreams, no matter how reasonable they seem at the time.Movie Review: one "small woman" can move the world...
Summary: 4 Stars
THE INN OF THE SIXTH HAPPINESS tells the story of one "Small Woman" who helped to change the course of a whole country. Based on true events, the movie stars Ingrid Bergman as Gladys Aylward, a parlour-maid in England who wants to become a Chinese missionary. Leaving her job in Liverpool, Gladys travels to London and the mission society, only to be told she's simply not qualified for life overseas. While the society finds her a new position in London, Gladys still clings to her dream of going to China, and saves her money to buy a passage on the Trans-Siberian railway.
Finally in China's province of Wang-Cheng, Gladys joins up with missionary Mrs Lawson (Athene Seyler) and together they open an inn for traveling muleteers, called The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, where people can get a hot meal, a place to sleep, and hear stories from the Bible. When Gladys queries her on the sixth happiness, Mrs Lawson replies "Each person decides in his own heart what the sixth happiness is". While Gladys is initially unwelcomed by the villagers, she's soon taken in and loved by everybody, including the Mandarin (Robert Donat in his final role); as well as the handsome Eurasian, Captain Lin Nan (Curd Jurgens).
Life in Wang-Cheng continues it's natural path for Gladys and the other villagers, until Japanese forces threaten to invade, and the lives of innocent people are endangered. The Mandarin orders the entire village to flee for the hills, and in a tearful sequence, he says farewell to his 'Jenai'. But Gladys' most important mission is yet to come. She must lead 100 children over the mountains to the safety of a Christian missionary school.
Based on "The Small Woman" by Alan Burgess, THE INN OF THE SIXTH HAPPINESS was a very successful movie, but it did change a lot of historical truths in favour of Hollywood fantasy. The real Gladys Aylward was appalled at the alleged romance between her character and Captain Nan; but of course the film works better if we know that Gladys is a complete woman with romantic inclinations (Bergman and Jurgens have good chemistry too). The location filming was done throughout North Wales and London (and the locations do create a convincing sense of being in China).
Robert Donat died before the movie was released. He's so wonderful as the Mandarin, you just want to get up and hug him in that final scene! Curd Jurgens is equally fine as Lin. Ingrid Bergman brings all her best qualities and strengths to the role of Gladys; this is one of her best performances. Despite her work, Bergman was not nominated for an Academy Award, probably because of her recent win for "Anastasia". The film was directed by Mark Robson, following his work in "Peyton Place" the previous year. He acquits himself nicely here; and while the scenes often border on epic, in essence it is a small story about one "small woman".
You'll adore this inspirational and heart-warming movie masterpiece.
Movie Review: The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a historical movie about China in the late 1930's. It shows the determination of one woman to make a difference. Through faith she took herself to China and helped with a mission. After the invasion of China by the Japanese, she took over 100 children to safety from the northern province. It is a story of hardship, love, and sacrifice. The charaters were very believable.