hope and glory

Director: john boorman

Actor: sarah miles,david hayman,sebastian rice-edwards,geraldine muir

Data Published: Thu Sep 17 1987

Genres: Comedy,Drama,Romance

Key Words: warplane,school bombing,london blitz,premarital sex,1940s

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093209/

WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_and_Glory_(film)

Description: Hope and Glory is a movie starring Sarah Miles, David Hayman, and Sebastian Rice-Edwards. Bill, a young boy living on the outskirts of London experiences the exhilaration of World War II. During this period, Bill learns about sex,...

Plot: Beginning just before the start of the Second World War, the film tells the story of the Rohan family: Billy, his sisters Sue and Dawn, and his parents Grace and Clive, living in a suburb of London. After the war starts, Clive joins the army, leaving Grace alone to watch over the children. Seen through the eyes of 10-year-old Billy, the "fireworks" provided by the Blitz every night are as exciting as they are terrifying. His family do not see things in quite the same way as the bombs continue to drop, but their will to survive brings them closer together. The nightly raids do not provide the only drama, however, as his older sister, Dawn, falls for a Canadian soldier, becomes pregnant[4] and, finding her life turned upside down, soon discovers the value of her family. The family eventually moves to the Thames-side home of Grace's parents when their house burns down (not in an air raid, but in an ordinary fire). This provides an opportunity for Bill to spend more time with his curmudgeonly grandfather.