... and heaven laughs at it
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | ... and heaven laughs at it |
| Original title | Come to the stable |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1949 |
| length | 91 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Henry Koster |
| script |
Sally Benson Clare Boothe Luce Oscar Millard |
| production | Samuel G. Engel |
| music | Cyril J. Mockridge |
| camera | Joseph LaShelle |
| cut | William H. Reynolds |
| occupation | |
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... and the sky laughs this is an American movie from 1949. It was directed by Henry Koster , the screenplay is based on one of Clare Boothe Luce wrote short story that obviously from the real founding history of the Abbey of Regina Laudis is inspired . At the 1950 Academy Awards , the film was nominated in seven categories.
action
The French nuns Sister Margaret and Sister Scholastica travel to New England to fulfill a vow in the small town of Bethlehem: to build a hospital. Once in town, the nuns meet Amelia Potts, a painter who specializes in religious motifs. They tell Amelia that they came here to build a hospital. Amelia asks why, and Sister Margaret tells of the vow she made during the war that she would build a hospital in America if God saved the children in a hospital from being bombed. The hospital was spared and Margaret goes on to say that she had received a postcard with a nativity scene painted by Amelia and the inscription "Come to the Stable" (Eng .: Come to the stable). Margaret took this as a sign and, together with Sister Scholastica, chose a hill on which to build the hospital.
The sisters learn from Bob Mason, a composer and landowner, that the hill belongs to a New Yorker named Luigi Rossi. Margaret and Scholastica go to the bishop to ask for money to buy the property. You get some money and go back to town. When they arrive at the train station, they meet Anthony, an employee of Mason, who offers to take them with him by jeep. Margaret, who learned to drive during the war, borrows the jeep from Bob Mason and takes Scholastica to New York to meet Mr. Rossi. Rossi should be persuaded to donate the property. At first he doesn't want to, because he has his own plans for the property. When the nuns are about to leave, Margaret discovers a photograph of Rossi's son. They learn that this one fell in Rouen , very close to the hospital where they both worked. Margaret and Scholastica assure Rossi to pray for his son, whereupon he suddenly agrees to the deal. Rossi stipulates that a stained glass window be built in the hospital in memory of his son. The nuns agree and drive back to Bethlehem. With this coup, the hospital is far from being built and the nuns are faced with further obstacles. The financial difficulties of selling homemade jams, eggs and vegetables and a tennis match must be curbed. Other sisters from the mother house in France come to help the nuns.
reception
The lexicon of the international film judged: "Humor and a lot of feeling in a lovable old-fashioned comedy."
Nominations
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Academy Awards 1950
- Nomination for Loretta Young as " Best Actress "
- Nominations for Celeste Holm and Elsa Lanchester , both as " Best Supporting Actress "
- Nomination for Clare Boothe Luce for " Best Original Story "
- Nomination for Joseph LaShelle for " Best Cinematography (Black & White Film) "
- Nomination for Lyle R. Wheeler , Joseph C. Wright , Thomas Little and Paul S. Fox for " Best Production Design (Black and White Film) "
- Nomination for Alfred Newman and Mack Gordon for " Best Song " ( Through a Long and Sleepless Night )
- Golden Globe Awards 1950 : Nomination for "Best Film"
Web links
- ... and the sky laughs to the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mother Dolores Hart, OSB and Richard DeNeut: The Ear of the Heart , Ignatius Press, San Francisco, 2013, p. 107 ISBN 978-1-58617-747-8
- ↑ ... and heaven laughs about it in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on February 4, 2012.