A town like alice film

A classic war movie like no other, because it is told from a womans perspective. A town like alice soundtrack from 1981, composed by bruce smeaton. A town like alice 1981 david stevens cast and crew. A town like alice is a 1956 british drama film produced by joseph janni and starring virginia mckenna and peter finch that is based on the 1950 novel by. Rape of malaya directed by jack lee written by nevil shute novel, w.

A town like alice is a film directed by jack lee with virginia mckenna, peter finch, kenji takaki, tran van khe, year. A newly wealthy english woman returns to malaya to build a well for the villagers who helped her during war. Jurong road 11th milestone tanjong kling police station. Released by southern cross in 1986 sccd 10 containing music from a town like alice 1981. A town like alice appears to be a war novel on the surface, being published in 1950, but it was written when he was presumably doing some traveling in southeast asia and australia. While some location shooting was undertaken in malaya and australia, most of the film was shot at pinewood studios in the uk. A town like alice first captivated me when i was only 14 and caught a rerun of it on t. Season 1, episode 1 a town like alice a sixpart drama focusing on two prisoners of war helen morse, bryan brown in japanesecontrolled malaya during wwii. However it has a certain directness and freshness which makes it quite watchable.

Many of us may be more familiar with the fivepart miniseries that was shown on public televisions masterpiece theatre in 1981. A town like alice is a fivehour 1981 australian television adaptation of nevil shutes novel of the same name. A town like alice from season 1 at join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Its very well cast with helen morse and bryan brown in the major roles and gordon jackson perfect as the sympathetic narrator. Its australian success also suggested that people were hungry for feature films about australians, even if a town like alice was a british production. A town like alice is a historic romance in which the romantic relationship is the least successful thing about the movie. Jean paget, a young englishwoman, becomes romantically interested in a fellow prisoner of world war ii in malaya, and after liberation emigrates to australia to be with him, where she attempts, by investing her substantial. Based on nevil shutes international bestselling novel a town like alice. A town like alice tv miniseries is a film directed by david stevens with helen morse, bryan brown, gordon jackson, dorothy alison, year. A town like alice 1980 an englishwoman helen morse and an australian prisoner of war bryan brown meet on malaya, then reunite after world war ii. The legacy is a romance novel by nevil shute, published in 1950 when shute had newly settled in australia. A town like alice is a bonza book as one of its main characters, joe hardman of australia, would say about two love stories, two adventures and two remarkable characters inspired by a reallife man and woman who displayed remarkable bravery during wwii.

Excellent world war ii film from a womans perspective. The fact that this film doesnt cover the second part of the book makes it almost impossible to understand why the heck the title is a town like alice but on another hand, once you watched it, you can read the book and still be impressed by it, as it contains many a treasure not treated on the screen. It was the first tv show where people took australian drama seriously. Virginia mckenna, peter finch produced by vic film production year of release. It was frequently described and sold as australian when released, but apart from the source novel, its use of the town of alice springs, peter finch, a few supporting players like vincent ball and a few below the line crew, it is in reality completely british and was sensibly omitted from the oxford survey of australian film. With helen morse, bryan brown, gordon jackson, dorothy alison. The discussion will begin on november 1, 2011 where. Produced by the rank organisation uk, it became the third most popular film at the british box office that year. A town like alice by aussie author nevil shute is an exceptional tale. Virginia mckenna and peter finch in fact spend less than 15 minutes of screen time together. A town like alice was successful, both in australia and internationally, leading to the rank organisation returning to australia to make robbery under arms 1957 with peter finch staring as the bushranger captain starlight. Film describes how a handful of women and children were forcedmarched.

It was like seeing the directors cut of cinema paradiso, versus the film released originally in the us. During the japanese advance in malaya, a group of civilians is taken prisoner and forced to embark on a gruelling trek through the jungle. The men are sent off to labor camps, but they have no plan on what to do with the women and children of the. Jun 03, 2016 what was the consequence of the success of a town like alice to the australian tv film industry.

A town like alice nfsa national film and sound archive. Thinking back, she recalls the australian man who made a great sacrifice to aid her and her fellow prisoners of war. A town like alice 1956 singapore film locations archive. The legacy is a novel by the british author nevil shute about a young englishwoman in malaya during world war ii and in outback australia postwar. Jean is startled to receive a letter postmarked in joes home town of alice springs. A town like alice is a 1956 british drama film produced by joseph janni and starring virginia mckenna and peter finch that is based on the eponymous 1950 novel by nevil shute. A shame really because i was foolishly, in hindsight expecting good things. Also type spoiler when given away a major plot element.

Ive already told you about the attitude of the head of television at the bbc, that hed rue the day that hed ever see our content on english screens. In a town like alice, an important portion was removed and that served to illuminate the rather backward view of women in post wwii smalltown australia. Jean paget, an english woman taken prisoner by the japanese, is among a group of women and children. A town like alice is one of my favorite books by nevil shute so i was pleased that masterpiece theater did such a believable job when they filmed it. It is the story of how lives can be changed by the intriguing combination of loveand economics. From the steamy jungles of malaya to the dusty and desolate outback of australia. An awardwinning classic wwii movie, notable for being told from a womans perspective, and exemplifying courage and fighting spirit in the face of overwhelming despair. Apr 29, 20 a town like alice is a historic romance in which the romantic relationship is the least successful thing about the movie. There are lots of things that go into the recipe for the fruitcake. A town like alice 1 is an episode from season 11 of the pbs tv series masterpiece theater in which joe harmon and jean paget fall in love during world war iis japanese occupation of malaya. Jean paget, a young englishwoman, becomes romantically interested in a fellow prisoner of world war ii in malaya, and after liberation emigrates to australia to be with him, where she attempts, by investing her substantial financial inheritance, to. A town like alice dvd region 1 complete 1981 miniseries. This is an excellent world war ii film from a female perspective. If you liked so proudly we hail and three came home, you cant go wrong with a town like alice.

A town like alice is a 1956 british drama film produced by joseph janni and starring virginia mckenna and peter finch that is based on the 1950 novel by nevil shute. Based on the true story of dutch women and children captured by the japanese in sumatra, shute met the strong, courageous woman who led the group through the jungle, and wanted to honour her with this story. Find movie and film cast and crew information for a town like alice 1981 david stevens on allmovie. Please post the chapter and or page number at the top of your post. A town like alice 1981 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. A town like alice set against the brutal chaos of world war ii, a love story begins that will take two lovers through a living nightmare of captivity, across three continents and two decades. It is her characters tremendous struggle to survive as a japanese prisoner of war that drives the narrative. The legacy is an economic development and romance novel by nevil shute, published in 1950 when shute had newly settled in australia.

The level and depth of his writing in alice shows that he was indeed learning to draw upon his own experiences to create critically acclaimed works. A town like alice, nevil shutes novel of the japanese occupation of malaya during world war ii, was first filmed as a theatrical feature in 1956. The film is based on the moving novel by nevil shute. A town like alice letterboxd social film discovery. With virginia mckenna, peter finch, kenji takaki, tran van khe. The subject matter can be tough, women and children, prisoners of. Winning multiple awards including baftas for both mckenna and finch, a town like alice is featured here in a brandnew new transfer from original film. The film adaptation of nevil shutes hugely popular 1950 novel a town like alice premiered in australia on 24 july 1956. The portion left out of the us version of cp tied the entire film together. The fact that this film doesnt cover the second part of the book makes it almost impossible to understand why the heck the title is a town like alice but on another hand, once you watched it, you can read the book and still be impressed by it. A town like alice 1956 stream and watch online moviefone.

The film does not follow the whole novel, concluding at the end of part two and truncating or omitting much detail. A town like alice lives on why did a town like alice turn out so well. A town like alice rape of malaya 1956 rotten tomatoes. Released 1956, a town like alice stars virginia mckenna, peter finch, kenji takaki, jean anderson the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 47 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. A town like alice filmed largely on location in malaya and australia, story is based on nevil shutes novel of the same name. From the steamy jungles of malaya to the dusty and desolate outback of australia based on nevil. Further to these problems, a town like alice is really just a boringass film seemingly churned out in an attempt to capitalise on the success of the novel. In 1941, the advancing japanese army captures a lot of british territory very quickly. Synopsis for the movie a town like alice set against the brutal chaos of world war ii, a love story begins that will take two lovers through a living nightmare of captivity, across three continents and two decades. Produced by the seven network, and directed by david stevens, it. A town like alice 1956 is a fine, if incomplete, version of the novel by nevil shute. Rank organisation film productions nurse jean paget is one of a small band of women trekking through the japaneseoccupied malayan jungle, where they are befriended by joe harman, a tough australian p. A moving film with captivating romance that youll never forget.