The Loves of Joanna Godden (1947)

Directed by

Charles Frend

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 29m

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman in rural England inherits a farm and must navigate her personal desires with the demands of running the land. The story follows her relationships with several men while she fights to maintain her independence in a traditional society.

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What happens

The Loves of Joanna Godden is a 1947 British historical drama film directed by Charles Frend and produced by Michael Balcon. The screenplay was written by H. E. Bates and Angus MacPhail from the novel Joanna Godden (1921) by Sheila Kaye-Smith. It stars Googie Withers, Jean Kent, John McCallum, Derek Bond, Chips Rafferty and Sonia Holm. Some scenes were shot by director Robert Hamer when Frend was ill, though he was uncredited. The music was composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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