What a beautiful, truly beautiful picture -- one that breaks your heart, inspires, and moves. A loving wife (Greer Garson) finds an amnesiac WWI veteran (Ronald Colman) and falls in love with him. But when amnesia strikes a second time, their perfect lives fall into misery and incredible displays of self-sacrifice and loneliness.
Greer Garson is beautiful and perfect in her role as the selfless soul who adores her true love. The story is sprawling, unique, and deftly traced. It is a long picture, coming from a novel, and the time enables us to grow to love the characters and feel their injustice all the more. But what makes this film work for me is the incredible selflessness everywhere expressed -- from the wife, the lover, the doctor. A show to make your heart soar with inspiration and love.
I remember seeing this on Saturday Night at the Movies , and thinking that it was one of the best old movies I'd ever seen. I haven't been able to find it since, but it's on my "must see again" list.
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inhonoredglory
What a beautiful, truly beautiful picture -- one that breaks your heart, inspires, and moves. A loving wife (Greer Garson) finds an amnesiac WWI veteran (Ronald Colman) and falls in love with him. But when amnesia strikes a second time, their perfect lives fall into misery and incredible displays of self-sacrifice and loneliness.Greer Garson is beautiful and perfect in her role as the selfless soul who adores her true love. The story is sprawling, unique, and deftly traced. It is a long picture, coming from a novel, and the time enables us to grow to love the characters and feel their injustice all the more. But what makes this film work for me is the incredible selflessness everywhere expressed -- from the wife, the lover, the doctor. A show to make your heart soar with inspiration and love.
estiedelruth
A beautiful plot line cleverly adapted from the novel of the same name. Wonderful cast. You might need some tissues!Camille Deadpan
This. movie. is. amazing. Couldn't stop watching it. And yes I cried like a baby.Also Susan Peters as Kitty is amazing. I almost
sushantv10
saw it on TCM , loved it instantly . One of the best romantic dramas ever.ucuruju
a bit phonier and preposterous than your usual melodrama-- but damn if it doesn't work.porscheguy19
I remember seeing this on Saturday Night at the Movies , and thinking that it was one of the best old movies I'd ever seen. I haven't been able to find it since, but it's on my "must see again" list.greenhorg
This ranks as icheck's 15th favorite English language film. Higher than The Godfather! This website sure has some unusual preferences.Louis Mazzini
Ridiculous soaper