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The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)

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Summary: Father O'Malley the unconventional priest from 'Going My Way' continues his work for the Catholic Church. This time he is sent to St. Mary's, a run-down parochial school on the verge of condemnation. He and Sister Benedict work together in an attempt to save the school, though their differing methods often lead to good-natured disagreements. (imdb)
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Country: USA
Directed By: Leo McCarey
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na rudolf55
78
 T5
na Al Chambers
56
 T1
na IMDb-byvotes
74
 T7
na tyoda
92
 T10
na Scottathon
76
 T7
na kastenm
67
 T4
na screentime
72
 T7
na roger1
90
 T8
na Valenzetti
55
 T2
na keskin
62
 T5
na Elekoise
49
 T6
na Cantankerous
89
 T10
na cinebaixar
84
 T8
na theyshoot10
51
 T1
994
na onetwothree
50
 T5
na jeff_v
71
 T7
You've got to credit director Leo McCarey on this one. The screenplay is straight-up conventional sentimentality, but the realization is much more delicate and nuanced. Only the (studio decreed?) musical interludes hit the wrong note, as the sumblimated romance between Father O'Malley and Sister Benedict fuels this parable of rehabilitation. McCarey's long takes draw you in, and the framing in the conversations doesn't jackrabbit between shot/reverse-shot, but rather brings everyone together.
na billkerwin
90
 T9
A little too heartwarming, but Ingrid Bergman and the natural acting of the little kids in the Christmas play make it work.
na rocketfuel
91
 T10
na kyvetti
60
 T4
na OfTheAllies
60
 T5
na pzingg
78
 T3
na Yours Truly
56
 T5
na Mr. Mxyzptlk
90
 T9
na Raimondi
80
 T10
na Dunstan-x
5
 T5
na bnilsen23
85
 T8
na jethro
92
 T9
na CMQuinn
75
 T7
na maddriver52
100
 T10
na Clark Nova
92
 T8
na FallFoliage
65
 T7
na TNMomof5
85
 T4
na NRM01
47
 T3
na rant1229
25
 T3
na Domini
58
 T4
na TheMantidMan
98
 T10
na cryptosicko
45
 T3
na avgcrtckr
57
 T5
na SirRobbie
70
 T6
na lebasi
4
 T7
na bob
74
 T6
na Gody85
61
 T8
na RNG
0
 T1
na Esmerodo
40
 T2
na MrsEmmaPeel
72
 T4
na rsinparis
98
 T9
na PJH
12
 T1
na tmaustin89
92
 T10
na AnnMovie
90
 T7
A very nice film, and a very nice story.:)
na Sofiatti
92
 T9
na TroyAnderson
55
 T5
na Malcym
70
 T8
na kangadoodoo
60
 T6
na Travisbickle
65
 T2
na Darbicus
60
 T5
na smcqueen
65
 T7
na bigloser
72
 T8
na yesnid
50
 T5
na goran
46
 T3
na sandri
90
 T9
na eriond
100
 T10
na Zackrobat
67
 T2
na filmaffinity
66
 T6
na FitFortDanga
45
 T1
Just brimming with wholesomeness, a perfect little world where everyone is nice and everything works out in the end. It's enough sugar-coated fluff to choke you to death. And it's not even entertaining fluff. The characters are likeable, but it doesn't matter much when the entire cast is so perfect and good-natured. The situations are predictable and the songs are dull. I admit the movie is feel-good, but it doesn't work very hard to earn it.
na dagda2
82
 T6
na winds
5
 T6
na JosiahH
75
 T5
na negative
2
 T6
na imdb
74
 T9
na demonhatesme
80
 T6
na theyshoot08
51
 T1
978
na paris1919
78
 T6
na adelyn18
60
 T6
na Kalmah7
63
 T3
na welike
20
 T5
na dotetin
0
 T2
na abricru
85
 T10
na TheDiceman
55
 T6
Not bad.
Average Tier 5.87 from 78 Rankings rss