Brave women

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Movie
German title Brave women
Original title So proudly we hail!
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1943
Rod
Director Mark Sandrich
script Allan Scott
production Mark Standrich
for Paramount Pictures
music Miklós Rózsa
camera Charles Lang
cut Ellsworth Hoagland
occupation

Brave Women (Original Title: So Proudly We Hail! ) Is an American war film with Claudette Colbert , Paulette Goddard and Veronica Lake from 1943 and directed by Mark Sandrich . Courageous Women is one of the first American war films that specifically portrays the fate and commitment of female military personnel. The plot relates to the dramatic events during the fall of Bataan in mid-1942.

action

The plot begins with the arrival in April 1942 of eight nurses in Australia who were previously deployed during the fighting in the Philippines. After lengthy interviews with the head of the squad, Lt. Janet Davidson, the story is told around the squad. Under the direction of Lt. Davidson sent a group of nine nurses to the battle zones of the Pacific War in December 1941. The fun-loving Lt. Joan O'Doul maintains the troop's morale while Lt. Olivia D'Arcy is driven by fear of failure inside. With great human sacrifices, the nurses finally reach Bataan and Corregidor , where they tend to the wounded from the battle with the Japanese. After the fall, only a few survivors make it back to the United States. One of the victims is Lt. D'Arcy who sacrifices herself for the community by hiding a hand grenade between her breasts and blowing herself up in the quarters of the Japanese commander who is preparing to rape her.

background

In contrast to British war films, the use of female members of the army was initially mentioned in passing in the US films produced at the same time. The picture only changed after the terrible events surrounding the case of Bataan , in which the female medical officers suffered high losses. Almost at the same time, both Paramount Pictures with Brave Women and MGM with Cry Havoc had films in production that focused on the exploits of the nurses. Courageous women could come up with a star cast that included Claudette Colbert, the studio's biggest female star, Paulette Goddard and Veronica Lake .

Despite the financial and artistic success, Brave Women remained an exception among the war films of the time. The taste of the female cinema audience tended towards melodramatic portrayals from the home front, and in the period that followed, a kind of sub-genre developed with films such as When You Said Farewell , Tender Comrades and The White Cliffs of Dover .

criticism

The critics praised the actresses, especially Paulette Goddard. The realism of the combat mission, the horror in the prisoner-of-war camp and the privations, according to the general consensus, were well met. It was criticized, however, that even in the worst situations, the female stars would still look as if they had costume designers and beauticians hidden in the jungle.

The Lexicon of International Films wrote:

"Star-studded war news story with flirtation, love and wedding night in the bomb crater - a hybrid between kitsch and comedy, dedicated to the self-sacrificing nurses around the world."

Awards

The film went to the 1944 Academy Awards with four nominations , but won none of the awards:

The magazine film Daily took the brave women on the ten best films of the year 1943rd

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Brave women. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed October 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used