Veteran Ealing director Charles Crichton's second feature film is as much documentary as drama. Handsomely shot on location by fellow Ealing craftsman Douglas Slocombe, like most of the studio's productions of the period it was intended at the time as reportage but has long since become a historical record of a vanished world.
The heroic tone of Louis MacNiece's commentary (portentously intoned by James McKechnie) is in marked contrast to the simple humanity of the film itself.
The Girl of the Canal (1945) 1080p YIFY Movie
The Girl of the Canal (1945) 1080p
Drama following the lives of two families living on the colourfully painted canal boats of Britain.
IMDB: 6.70 Likes
- Genre: Drama |
- Quality: 1080p
- Size: 1.06G
- Resolution: 1440*1080 / 24 fpsfps
- Language: English 2.0
- Run Time: 63
- IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
- MPR:
- Peers/Seeds: 1 / 0
The Synopsis for The Girl of the Canal (1945) 1080p
Drama following the lives of two families living on the colourfully painted canal boats of Britain.
The Director and Players for The Girl of the Canal (1945) 1080p
[Director]Charles Crichton
[Role:]May Hallatt
[Role:]Bill Blewitt
[Role:]Jenny Laird
The Reviews for The Girl of the Canal (1945) 1080p
In the CutReviewed byrichardchattenVote: 7/10
The brief notes on the DVD sleeve include the word, 'charming' twice and whilst this is appropriate the film is much more. Indeed the 'charming' storyline can be ignored and the beautifully shot film enjoyed as a documentary, albeit with more than a little of the propaganda feel to it. Cinematography is by Douglas Slocombe and most effective with great use made of the lyrical landscapes and cloud peppered skies. Curious time for film-making, during the War and this must have been intended as a morale boost as much as anything. Amazing shots of the canals, including vivid footage that I have never seen before. I'm astonished that this historic document has been so ignored for so long and for anyone interested in a glimpse at what life on the canals was like in the mid 40s, this is invaluable.
This film is mainly a romance but is also a Documentary. Showing life on "the Cut" when the canals where a part of the British transport scene.
The story follows the lives (and loves) of two families. The "Traditional" Smith's (Father, Mother & Mary Smith) in the Horse Drawn Barge "Sunny Valley" (which is converted to a motor barge in the film) and the "Modern" Stoner's (Mother, Ted Stoner & his younger brother Alf) in the motor barge "Golden Boy" & butty (an unpowered barge) "Blackbird".
Although released in 1945 it was filmed during the later part of the second world war the couple Mary Smith & Ted Stoner never get to marry (not in this film anyway) as Ted is "Called-Up" and joins the Army (The Royal Engineers).
The end of the film sees "Sunny Valley" emerging onto the River Thames at Limehouse, East London.
