Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786304383162 Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, NTSC ISBN: 6304383169 Label: Turner Home Ent Manufacturer: Turner Home Ent Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Turner Home Ent Release Date: January 05, 1998 Running Time: 134 minutes Studio: Turner Home Ent Theatrical Release Date: 1947 Sales Rank: 741
Amazon.com essential video: This high point in the 1940s vogue for movies about family life at the turn of the century was directed by George Stevens (Shane), and stars Irene Dunne as the matriarch of a Norwegian family that faces hard knocks with grace in 1910 (or so) San Francisco. Based on John Van Druten's hit play (derived from Kathryn Forbes's autobiographical memoir), the film is gorgeously rendered and quite moving as an act of memory. The sterling cast of character actors--Edgar Bergen, Rudy Vallee, Oscar Homolka, Barbara Bel Geddes, Ellen Corby, Cedric Hardwicke--add great texture and a depth of experience that make the film feel quite lived-in. Hardwicke's turn as a penniless boarder who "pays" his rent by reciting from classic literature is a special highlight. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Wonderful escapism with lots of realism
I finally got around to watching this movie after knowing about it for some time and coming close to watching it once. I found it thoroughly delightful with just the right amount of sentimentality, not ... Read More
Rating: - Heartwarming story & reminder of life in a simpler time.
I enjoyed this reminder of what my Norwegian ancestors experienced when they emigrated to this country. It brought back memories of my family stories of life back then, when life was much less complicated ... Read More
Rating: - A great movie.
No drugs, no violence just a great entertaining movie from another generation. Did I say 'no drugs'? Well, there is coffee. I think you'll enjoy this movie.
Rating: - I Remember Mama
This movie is a classic and I remember watching it as a child, it's truely a family story, one you won't forget, very sweet.
Rating: - One Of Those Perfect Movies
Even though my family was English and French, I recognised each and every person portraid in this movie. I first saw I Remember Mama on the late movie back in the 50's when I was a kid and that era was still ... Read More
- Wonderful escapism with lots of realism
- Heartwarming story & reminder of life in a simpler time.