This Happy Breed

This Happy Breed

Eagle-Lion

28 May 1944

Historical Drama

DVD
C+

I would say I was more interested than entertained.  Director David Lean co-adapted Noël Coward's play, and I can actually see this working better onstage, where it wouldn't feel so odd to have scenes with characters referred to as being nearby.  (Including the neighbor lady we never meet, although we see her husband and son.)  Still, this domestic drama, set in 1919 to '39, is more my kind of movie than The Bridge Over the River Kwai or Lawrence of Arabia.

Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

Columbia

11 December 1962

Historical Drama

DVD
C-

Not really my thing, but I did sort of like how everyone was so divided on Lawrence even after his death (which happens in the first quarter hour).  David Lean directed.

The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai
Columbia
11 October 1957
War Drama
DVD
C

This British-American co-production was better than I expected, since I'm not into war movies, although I freely admit to bumping it up a notch or two because of the soundtrack, especially the jaunty "Colonel Bogey" march whistle.  This is based on the Pierre Boulle novel and directed by David Lean.  And it's the fifth Alec Guinness movie I've rejected on this project.