A
Canterbury Tale (1944)
Reviewed by Benjamin Marius
03/30/2008
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Set in wartime Britain, A Canterbury Tale begins with rural justice of
the peace Eric Portman adopting a "lock up your daughters" policy when
the American soldiers are stationed nearby.
To escape the arbitrary edicts of Portman, British tank sergeant Dennis
Price, American GI John Sweet and shopkeeper Sheila Sim head down the
road of Canterbury. In film each of the principals finds their lives
changed by the journey. In particular, Sweet (a real-life American
sergeant) encounters genuine romance.
A product of the always adventuresome "Archers" (Michael Powell and
Emeric Pressburger). Such a luminous and magical masterpiece,
this film is, in our opinion, a classic conservative-principle
promoting film. This story is indeed on the list of thought-provoking
films. It subtly recants Chaucer's original story, but it is an
original Powell and Pressburger production that that resonates the
history of England. This is definitely a film that should be viewed
more than once.
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Length:
124
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