Episodic telling of 20 years of the working-class Gibbons family in their South London rental house from 1919 to 1939--from just after the conclusion of WWI to just before the start of WWII. Beyond the profound effect of such world events on their lives, and the ebbs and flows of general western society in all aspects, husband and wife Frank and Ethel Gibbons must hold their family together through other, more personal events. Besides their immediate family, their household c... (Full plot summary below)
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Episodic telling of 20 years of the working-class Gibbons family in their South London rental house from 1919 to 1939--from just after the conclusion of WWI to just before the start of WWII. Beyond the profound effect of such world events on their lives, and the ebbs and flows of general western society in all aspects, husband and wife Frank and Ethel Gibbons must hold their family together through other, more personal events. Besides their immediate family, their household consists of her mother, Mrs. Flint, who is always feigning that she is on her deathbed; and his spinster sister Sylvia Gibbons, who clings to odd notions of life as her only sense of independence; these two don't get along, each seeing the other as an intrusion on the household. The three Gibbons offspring are a disparate group but generally get along. Only son Reg is easily swayed, especially by his best friend Sam Leadbitter, who wants to see social justice at all cost. While she secretly loves Sam, level-headed older daughter Vi doesn't like Sam's influence on Reg and his life choices. Younger daughter Queenie hates their "common life" and will do almost anything to escape it, meaning that she will not marry Billy Mitchell, who has always loved her, and she has always loved him in her own way although he isn't her idea of husband material. Billy, a career sailor in the British Navy, is the son of their next-door neighbor, Frank's best friend and "Johnnie Walker and soda"-drinking buddy Bob Mitchell; they originally met on the battlefield in 1915, fighting for the British in different regiments.
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| Turner Classic Movies OnlineSean AxmakerIt's quite the study in domesticity and acceptance, and it even presents socialist activism and union strikes as some sort of idealistic fling... |
| TIME MagazineJames AgeeThis Happy Breed is Noel Coward's proud and loving tribute to the unbreakable British backbone. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames Kendricknot a particularly deep film, but it gets the details of human interaction and growth just right, providing a moving portrait of one family's durability in the midst of massive historical upheaval |
| Monthly Film BulletinMFB CriticsFrom the brilliant opening shot to the end, director Lean and photographer Ronald Neame have worked together, with originality and imagination, to produce some fine examples of camera angles and timing. |
| VarietyVariety StaffFilm's excellence comes mainly in the performances. |
| User ReviewAllen DThe first film credited solely to Lean as director, this is an absorbing and very touching story of an ordinary London family between 1919-1939 written and produced by Noel Coward. The fine cast is led by Robert Newton and Celia Johnson as the parents, Kay Walsh as their wayward daughter and John Mills as the sailor next door. This is basically a kind of compact soap opera and very appealing thanks to the skills of everyone involved. Ronald Neame's beautiful Technicolor cinematography really kicks this from very good into total classic in my book. Seeing ordinary folk in a domestic setting in living breathing colour 65 years ago is quite marvellous. |
| User Reviewmaye zA wonderful, perfect film that just makes you feel so alive. |
| User ReviewRyan MA dramatic masterpiece with stark honesty and beautiful depth to spare, this is a sweeping trip through time both in a country and in family. |
| User ReviewLes EExcellent nostalgic look at life in Britain during the early 1900s. Its Noel Coward, no need to say more. |
| User ReviewTina TOne of my all time favourites. Sterling cast and superb acting. |
