Academy Awards, USA 1947
| Winner Oscar | Best Writing, Original Story Clemence Dane |
MGM
Directed by Alexander Korda
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)
Deborah Kerr and Robert Donat are a typical married couple living boring, predictable lives in London. He works as an accountant in a large office, she stays at home in their small flat with a perpetual cold. He enlists in the Navy and their lives are changed forever. He becomes a hardened seaman and officer. She joins the women's branch of the Navy and comes out of her shell with the help of young Glynis Johns. Both flirt with affairs but manage to stay faithful. After three years of separation they finally get leave at the same time. They both dread the reunion, and initially bicker and decide to divorce. However, as the night progresses they manage to find common ground. Good British war drama, originally titled Perfect Strangers which is much better than the horrible American title. Atmospheric final scenes take place in a bleak, damaged London landscape, symbolizing the broken state of their marriage.
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