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How Green Was My Valley, 1941

Starring: Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara

Directed by: John Ford

Written by: Philip Dunne

Language: English, Welsh

Country: USA

Runtime: 118 min

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Rating:7.9

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How Green Was My Valley can be described as emotional, atmospheric, and sentimental. The plot revolves around village life, coming of age, and parents and children. The main genres are drama and period. In terms of style, How Green Was My Valley is epic and includes a voice over. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The storytelling is slow paced. How Green Was My Valley is set, at least in part, in a village. It is located in England. It takes place in the Victorian era. Visually, How Green Was My Valley is black and white. The soundtrack is orchestral. It is based on a book. How Green Was My Valley has received attention for being a classic, an Oscar winner, and essential viewing.

Summary of How Green Was My Valley

In John Ford's HOW GREEN IS MY VALLEY, Huw Morgan, now a middle-aged man leaving the mining town of Cwm Rhondda, recalls the events that most impressed themselves upon his younger self (Roddy McDowall). His first memories are of the marriage of his brother, Ivor (Patric Knowles), and the burgeoning romance of his sister, Angharad (Maureen O'Hara), and the new preacher, Mr. Gruffydd (Walter Pidgeon). Still too young to work in the local coal mine like his father, Gwilym (Donald Crisp), and his five older brothers, he senses the seriousness of an imminent strike by the rift it creates between his father and the other boys when three of them move out of the family abode. During the tensions of the strike, Huw saves his mother (Sara Allgood) from drowning and in so doing loses the use of his legs. As Gruffydd aids in Huw's recovery, insisting on a positive attitude, he suggests that it is only the first of many trials the boy will have to face.

Richard Llewellyn's nostalgic novel, with its Fordian themes of family and community, could hardly have found a better director. While the acting and writing are excellent, this is truly Ford's film, one in which his brilliantly chosen groupings and compositions are the most expressive elements. Possibly the most moving film of Ford's career, HOW GREEN IS MY VALLEY received five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.