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
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
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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