Mrs. Hughes! How could you?
The wonderful Phyllis Logan may have become a household name through the airing of "Downton Abbey" on PBS, but obviously British film and TV viewers have seen her in many things, from the Oscar nominated "Secrets and Lies" to the TV movie "All the King's Men" (starring Maggie Smith) to this much earlier war drama where as an unhappily married Scottish wife she ends up in an affair with Italian prisoner of war Giovanni Mauriello whose depression over his situation and missing the Italian countryside has her offering him the comfort of her arms.
This is mostly in English, but when the Italians speak their own language, there are no subtitles. The way they speak and emote indicates that no subtitles are necessary. Songs of the hit parade of the era are heard throughout, and there's a sweet original background score to express the emotions of a painful situation. Viewers may not recognize Logan at first, but her voice will be clearly heard, making the viewer stunned over what a lovely lass she was. Beautifully filmed with gorgeous Scottish countryside scenery (interrupted by a few dreary days which depresses the prisoners), but a very ugly rape scene that is depressing for the viewer. The casualties of war aren't always those on the front line.
The wonderful Phyllis Logan may have become a household name through the airing of "Downton Abbey" on PBS, but obviously British film and TV viewers have seen her in many things, from the Oscar nominated "Secrets and Lies" to the TV movie "All the King's Men" (starring Maggie Smith) to this much earlier war drama where as an unhappily married Scottish wife she ends up in an affair with Italian prisoner of war Giovanni Mauriello whose depression over his situation and missing the Italian countryside has her offering him the comfort of her arms.
This is mostly in English, but when the Italians speak their own language, there are no subtitles. The way they speak and emote indicates that no subtitles are necessary. Songs of the hit parade of the era are heard throughout, and there's a sweet original background score to express the emotions of a painful situation. Viewers may not recognize Logan at first, but her voice will be clearly heard, making the viewer stunned over what a lovely lass she was. Beautifully filmed with gorgeous Scottish countryside scenery (interrupted by a few dreary days which depresses the prisoners), but a very ugly rape scene that is depressing for the viewer. The casualties of war aren't always those on the front line.