Random Harvest (1942) Greer Garson, Ronald Colman. Romantic and improbable, but lovely just the same. Story of a young woman who takes a lost and ill soldier under her wing on WWI Armistice during the celebration on the streets. He has walked away from an asylum and doesn't know who he is or where he is from. They end up in the country in an inn where he recuperates enough to ask her to marry him. When they have a child and he is called to the city for an interview to write for a newspaper, the plot takes a turn. He is hit by a car and knocked out. When he awakes, he is confused as to why he is wearing strange clothes, and thinks it is 1917 and the war is still on. But he does remember his former name and where he was from before the war. The rest of the film is these two trying to find each other again. Very good romance and wonderful performances. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035238/
The Devil At 4 O'Clock (1961) Spencer Tracy, Frank Sinatra. Story of an island and the volcano that erupts and the hazards a priest{Tracy} and convict(Sinatra) face rescuing the children and staff of a school in the hills. Lovely location filming. Script has one to many narrow escapes and by the time they all get to the dock and load that last boat off the island, I was tired of the whole thing. 6/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054805/
Frost/Nixon (2008) Frank Langella, Michael Sheen. Interesting take on the interviews done after Nixon leaves the Presidency. A little anti-climatic because we are expecting a big moment - and there is none. All the actors are very good in their roles. Absorbing. 8/10.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0870111/
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Early in our marriage, when hubby still thought it was important to do what I wanted, I made him get up in the middle of the night to watch "Random Harvest". We both cried and had a lovely time. If he wants to push the tear button, he just says one word - "Smithy".
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