Monday, December 22, 2008

Whistle Down the Wind

Bryan Forbes, 1961, bw (8.5*)
This beautiful story shot in black and white is actually from a novel by star Hayley Mills' mother, Mary Hayley Bell. Injured convict Alan Bates hides out in a farmer’s barn; when his kids discover him, he gasps “Jesus Christ” just before passing out, so the kids assume he’s Jesus, after all, he’s in a stable when they find him. They hide and take care of him, and so the story takes on the perfect holiday message of innocence, non-judgment, and caring. A rare film that should be known better and seen more often.

1 comments:

3eyes,  January 9, 2011 at 2:34 PM  

I first WDTW on Norwegian TV in the 60s. A favorite ever since, one of the first VHS tapes I bought. It's the Salvation Army lass's assurance that Christ will take care of the sick kitten that predisposes them to believe that he's in their barn.

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These are the individual film reviews of what I'm considering the best 1000 dvds available, whether they are films, miniseries, or live concerts. Rather than rush out all 1000 at once, I'm doing them over time to allow inclusion of new releases - in fact, 2008 has the most of any year so far, 30 titles in all; that was a very good year for films, one of the best ever.



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