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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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