Devotion

1946

1h 47m

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6.0/10

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In Victorian England, literary siblings Emily and Charlotte Brontë vie for the affection of the Rev. Arthur Nicholls. Along with their sister Anne, Emily and Charlotte also try to help their tormented brother Branwell, a gifted artist whose life is being destroyed by alcohol.

Directors

Curtis Bernhardt

Writers

Theodore Reeves(original story by)

Keith Winter(screenplay by)

Stars

Ida Lupino

Paul Henreid

Olivia de Havilland

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Emily Brontë

Rev. Arthur Nicholls

Charlotte Brontë

William Makepeace Thackeray

Anne Brontë

Branwell Brontë

Lady Thornton

Constantin Heger

Rev. Brontë

Aunt Elizabeth Branwell

Hartney J. Arthur

Man (uncredited)

Billy Bevan

Mr. Ames (uncredited)

Edmund Breon

Sir John Thornton (uncredited)

Tanis Chandler

French Student (uncredited)

Micheline Cheirel

Mademoiselle Blanche (uncredited)

Wallis Clark

Mr. George Smith (uncredited)

David Clyde

Land Agent (uncredited)

Harry Cording

Coachman with Frightened Horses (uncredited)

Directors

Curtis Bernhardt

Writers

Theodore Reeves(original story by)

Keith Winter(screenplay by)

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7/10

Based (very) loosely on real events, this is quite an entertaining tale of two strong willed Brontë women - Charlotte (Olivia de Havilland) and Emily (Ida Lupino) and of their enthusiasm for local curate "Nicholls" (the rather decent but insipid Paul Henreid) and for getting their wonderfully imaginative stories published. In that aspiration, they are joined by their sister Anne (Nancy Coleman) and all of this takes place as they must try and save their artist brother Bramwell (Arthur Kennedy) from a future at the bottom of a bottle. The cast and the writing deliver an engaging and authentic tale of family, a strong and close family that found itself struggling to satisfy the needs of its constituents - and as with many films set around this period, it demonstrates just how difficult it was for a woman to be given the opportunity to do just about anything that did not fit with her marital duties. There are a couple of scenes stolen by the avuncular Sydney Greenstreet's portrayal of William Makepeace Thackerey - whose "Vanity Fair" was contemporary with this timeframe - and by the end I felt I understood a little more of the complexities of this family and of the times. Well worth a watch.

Geronimo196707 Jul, 2022