Rent Genevieve (1953)
3.5 of 5 from 94 ratings
1h 35min
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- Synopsis:
- The drama and spectacle of the London to Brighton Commemoration Run provide the background for this delightful comedy in which friendly rivalry (automotive and marital) between two couples develops into an almost no-holds-barred race back from Brighton to London.
- Actors:
- Dinah Sheridan, John Gregson, Kay Kendall, Kenneth More, Geoffrey Keen, Reginald Beckwith, Arthur Wontner, Joyce Grenfell, Leslie Mitchell
- Directors:
- Henry Cornelius
- Writers:
- William Rose
- Others:
- Larry Adler, Kenneth Moore
- Studio:
- Carlton Video
- Genres:
- Classics
- Collections:
- 1949: That Ealing Feeling, A Brief History of Motor Racing Films, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Kenneth More, A Brief History of Film..., The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to: Charles Crichton, Top 10 British Seaside Movies, Top 100 BFI Films, Top Films
- Awards:
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Reviews (1) of Genevieve
A classic British comedy romp set in the London to Brighton races - Genevieve review by MM
This film it like a glimpse of a world gone by, from the opening scenes of a postwar British kitchen, to the images of London. Feisty yet subservient women screaming when upset, to the stoic British gentleman all having a wacky race to Brighton and back through pastures green. It is a film of a certain Britishness that is now lost forever, a golden glossy imagined past.
The extras are interesting and detail how the film was made, and well work viewing.
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