That's Life (1950)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | So ist das Leben (cinema title) Trio - So ist das Leben (alternative title) |
| Original title | trio |
| Country of production | Great Britain |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1950 |
| length | 96 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Ken Annakin Harold French |
| script |
Noel Langley W. Somerset Maugham R. C. Sherriff |
| production | Antony Darnborough |
| music | John Greenwood |
| camera |
Geoffrey Unsworth Reginald H. Wyer |
| cut | Alfred Roome |
| occupation | |
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So is life (Original title: Trio ) is a British episode film by the directors Ken Annakin and Harold French from 1950 with James Hayter , Kathleen Harrison , Jean Simmons , Michael Rennie and Nigel Patrick , Wilfrid Hyde-White and Anne Crawford in the Leading roles. The film was produced by Gainsborough Pictures for the Rank Organization based on the stories The Verger , Mr. Know-All and Sanatorium by W. Somerset Maugham , who also worked on the script.
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The author W. Somerset Maugham introduces the three episodes himself.
1. The money is on the street :
The faithful minister Albert Foreman did his duty as a sexton in St. Peter Neville without complaint for many years, now that the new minister discovers that Foreman is illiterate, he gives him the choice of either learning to read or losing his job . When Foreman interprets this as unmistakable blackmail and rejects it, he is dismissed from church service without any mercy. But Albert is lucky and soon gets to know and love the warm-hearted Emma, the two marry and Foreman, with the help of the lively landlady, sets up a successful chain of shops all over London . When Foremans bank manager sighs one day and says what Foreman could have become if he had only learned to read and write, Foreman only says: "Church servant in St. Peter Neville"!
2. This is life :
The story “Sanatorium” explains the fate and sufferings of several people from the perspective of the tuberculosis writer Mr. Ashenden, who has booked a stay in a lung sanatorium in the north of Scotland . On the one hand, the touching love story between the patient Major George Templeton and the beautiful Evie Bishop is told, and on the other hand, the heated controversial discussions between the two older, feuding patients Mr. McLeod and Mr. Campbell are highlighted. Finally, the ailing Mr. Chester is annoyed with bitterness and envy about the visits of his caring wife, who is bursting with robust health.
3. Mr. Kelada knows everything :
In the story “Mr. Know-All ”, the reserved Mr. Gray is forced to share a cabin on a fully booked ocean liner with the cocky know-it-all Max Kelada, who is a gem dealer by profession , on his trip to the Middle East . This soon gets on the nerves of most of the passengers and especially Mr. Gray, because he dominates every social gathering with his cheeky and boyish manner and acts as an expert on all topics. He soon notices a beautiful pearl necklace on the passenger, Mr. Ramsay, and praises the fine quality of this necklace. However, Mr. Ramsay, who has not seen his wife for two years for professional reasons, bets him 10 pounds that the pearls can only be a fake. Kaleda accepts the bet and examines the pearl necklace with professional accuracy, but registers Mrs. Ramsay's increasing malaise. Then Kaleda suddenly admits to have made a mistake and pays his betting debt to the triumphant Mr. Ramsay. When Gray and Kelada are back in their cabin and a £ 10 note is suddenly slipped under the door, Gray confronts his fellow travelers. The specialist is never wrong! The pearls are actually real and very expensive, and Kaleda adds that he would not have left such a beautiful young woman alone for so long because of self-centered career motives. Gray, who until then hated his roommates because of his rumbling and opinionated manner, suddenly registers the man's fine sensitivity, preferring to put his own reputation as a public expert at risk than to compromise a young, beautiful and lonely woman. because the necklace could only have come from a rich admirer and suddenly feels respect for his fellow travelers and a sympathy that was previously completely unknown to him.
Reviews
“An episode film based on three stories by the English writer Somerset Maugham. A film with remarkable character and representation, sensitively staged, with lifelike and sympathetically drawn portraits. The last two episodes are in the original in reverse order. (Alternative title: "Trio - That's life") ""
Production notes
Maurice Carter was responsible for the film construction. Muir Mathieson was the musical director. The sound engineer was Gordon K. McCallum , who was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Sound in 1951 for his work . WT Partleton and Biddy Chrystal were responsible for the make-up and hairstyle. Albert Whitlock and Bill Warrington provided the special effects . Julie Harris provided the costumes . Production managers were William N. Boyle and Douglas Peirce. The film was set at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire , England .
Web links
- That's life in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- That's life in Britmovie
Individual evidence
- ↑ That's life. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .