Hobson's Choice (1954)
Hobson's Choice (1954)
720p BluRay Rip | MKV | 992 x 720 | x264 @ 5145 Kbps | 108 min | 4,59 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 640 Kbps | Subs: English
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
720p BluRay Rip | MKV | 992 x 720 | x264 @ 5145 Kbps | 108 min | 4,59 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 640 Kbps | Subs: English
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Henry Hobson runs a successful bootmaker's shop in nineteenth-century Salford. A widower with a weakness for the pub opposite, he tries forcefully to run the lives of his three unruly daughters. When he decrees 'no marriages' to avoid the expensive matter of settlements, eldest daughter Maggie rebels and sets her sights on Will Mossop, Hobson's star bootmaker. Maggie and Will leave to start up in competition, and she then turns her mind to helping her sisters marry their chosen partners.
IMDB - Won 1 BAFTA Film Award
Made by one of the greatest practitioners of film making ever, this is a superb story with excellent characters. I defy anyone not to enjoy Charles Laughton's towering performance. There is so much in this film to revel in. I love the way the men constantly think they are running the show when in fact the women are. Laughton clings on to the last vestiges of male power but is no match for his intelligent daughter played by Brenda de Banzie. The opening shot alone is superb with the wooden boot creaking in the wind. Although this is a slightly ominous first shot, the film soon becomes peppered with touches of comedy throughout. The scene when Hobson walks back from the Moonrakers pub is wonderful and sublime. Purely magical cinema as he looks at the moon reflected in the puddles and tries to catch it. Lean lets us take in the scene instead of rushing it. This film is often overlooked when people talk about Lean's oeuvre. I have no idea why.IMDB Reviewer
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