Hobson's Choice 1954 by AverageMansReviews

Hobson's Choice 1954 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is animal cruelty/medical/references to sexism and child abuse

Maggie Hobson has different ideas: briefly; as Maggie Hobson [Brenda de Banzie:] she is the oldest of three daughters, when her father is not around she is in the business of manager of their shoe shop. But when she gets hold unlike her two sisters but she won't be getting married, because she is either too old at the age of 30 or/and she is too valuable to the shop, she comes up with the idea to marry William Mossop [John Miller:] he is a slightly simple and too kind, but highly skilled cobbler that works for her father and this is their story.

Generally speaking: the framework and pacing of this 107 minutes from is good; it knows what it is doing and get on with it.

Art and comedy; as this film is a black-and-white film, it just concentrates on doing what it can to bring this will to live, so this basically means the following; just doing their best to achieve it with location settings and things within the scenes as well, which gives this film a clean and tidy approach with a lot less possibility of having clutter, so what it meant to be there is meant to be there. For the comedy as you would expect there are a outdated references, but there is one sequence I can make reference to and that is we have Mossop with his clothing under his arm and his pyjamas on, walking to the bedroom with this kind of approach of: I am now off to do my civil duty and that is to have intercourse with my wife on our first night as husband-and-wife.

Character developments and performances; on both counts they are well grounded or/and explored; which simply means they are every day people living their lives and for this film we are here to witness and experience just a part of it.

This film receives: 8/10, this film is excellent; after everything is said and done, it just feels like anything less would be difficult to justify, so I went with what I quickly went with. This film has some wards are credited to its name such as 2 Winners; Berlin International Film Festival 1954 Golden Berlin Bear David Lean and BAFTA Awards 1955 BAFTA Film Award Best British Film. 4 Nominees which includes but not limited to from the same award ceremony as previously stated; Best British Actor John Mills and Best British Actress Brenda de Banzie