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Hope and Glory

1987

John Boorman

Sebastian Rice-Edwards, Sarah Miles, Sammi Davis, David Hayman ...

6.7

1,465

Drama Bill Rohan, a young boy living on the outskirts of London experiences the exhilaration of World War II, as seen through the eyes of director John Boorman, who also wrote and produced the autobiographical film. During this period, Bill learns about sex, death, love, hypocrisy, and the faults of adults as he prowls the ruins of bombed houses on Rosehill Avenue. His childlike father is off chasing patriotic dreams of glory from behind a ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Desson Thomson The Washington Post	"John Boorman's childhood and the London Blitz happened to coincide. Which is great for the movie 'Hope and Glory,' because he turns both events into exquisite myth"	POS
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"[It] has an invitingly nostalgic spirit and a fine eye for the magical details that a little boy might notice (...) [It] has a luminous look and a period feeling that's both unusual and convincing"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"After re-creating the period, Boorman also reconstructs the very feeling that was in the air (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Freedman Radio Times	"Sebastian Rice-Edwards gives an extraordinarily confident performance in the lead role, and he's matched by Geraldine Muir (...) A delightful movie (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Andrea Beach Common Sense Media	"Nostalgic, sweet, and sometimes funny"	POS
United Kingdom	William Thomas Empire	"Appealing, emotional and with a strong enough performance by Rice-Edwards (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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