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Glorious 39 Details

2009

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Starring	Romola Garai, Bill Nighy, Julie Christie, David Tennant
Director	Stephen Poliakoff
Genres	Audio Descriptive, Drama, Romance, Thriller

Glorious 39

"Glorious 39" is set between present-day London and the idyllic British countryside in the time before the beginning of the Second World War. At a time of uncertainty and high tension, the story revolves around the formidable Keyes family, who are keen to uphold and preserve their very traditional way of life. The eldest sibling Anne is a budding young actress who is in love with Foreign Office official Lawrence, but her seemingly perfect life begins to dramatically unravel when she stumbles across secret recordings of the anti-appeasement movement. While trying to discover the origin of these recordings, dark secrets are revealed which lead to the death of a great friend. As war breaks out Anne discovers the truth and flees to London to try to confirm her suspicions, but she is caught and imprisoned and only then does she finally begin to discover how badly she has been betrayed.

Starring	Romola Garai, Bill Nighy, Julie Christie, David Tennant, Juno Temple, Eddie Redmayne
Director	Stephen Poliakoff
Studio	MOMENTUM PICTURES
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs 9 mins
Certificate
Collections	Top Drama, Top Romance
Genres	Audio Descriptive, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Language	DVD: English, English Audio Description
Released	Production year: 2009 To Rent: DVD: 29 Mar 2010

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- Read our interview with Poliakoff hereA political yarn â" sometimes creepy, sometimes daft â" in the Hitchcockian... read more on Time Out
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  - 23 Oct 2009 at 02:16
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  A one-man genre
  
  This was a bit disappointing - it was not cinematic enough, but was really a good two-part TV drama on the big screen. Afterwards, as I began to think about the... read more »
  
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  Disappointing from Poliakoff
  
  Very disappointing for Poliakoff - some fairly good performances from main cast but did not 'grip' me as I had expected
  
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  - 06 Dec 2011 at 10:35
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  Just watch out for the clues
  
  This is a film that looks into the life of a wealthy family set in 1939. After watching the film, I listened to the commentary and was gobsmacked at the clues I... read more »
  
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  Glorious 39
  
  Yes, I did like this film because I loved this period and the beautiful setting etc. The film began very well and I thought it would be really good. However, it... read more »
  
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  "Glorious 39" is set between present-day London and the idyllic British countryside in the time before the beginning of the Second World War. At a time of uncertainty and high tension, the story revolves around the formidable Keyes family, who are keen to uphold and preserve their very traditional ...