The Holly and the Ivy (1952)

Directed by

George More O'Ferrall

Genre

drama film, Christmas film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An Irish clergyman returns home for Christmas and his adult children begin to confront the emotional distance he has kept. The family's long-hidden resentments and secrets come out during the holiday gathering.

intimatebittersweettalkyfamily-centeredwistfulslow-pacedrestrained

What happens

The Holly and the Ivy is a 1952 British drama film directed by George More O'Ferrall and starring Ralph Richardson, Celia Johnson, and Margaret Leighton. It was adapted from the 1950 play of the same name by Wynyard Browne. Produced by Anatole de Grunwald and co-scripted by Browne and de Grunwald it was distributed by British Lion Films, and released in the United States in 1954 by the independent Pacemaker Pictures. An Irish clergyman whose neglect of his grown offspring, in his zeal to tend to his parishioners, comes to the surface at a Christmas family gathering. Actresses Margaret Halstan and Maureen Delany reprised their roles from the stage. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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