A Diary for Timothy (1945) Short Film

Baby Timothy James Jenkins is born on 3rd September 1944, as an end to the war appears finally within reach. What does the future hold in store for him? (screenonline.org.uk)
Genre: Documentary
Country: UK
Directed By: Humphrey Jennings
Written By: E.M. Forster
Starring: John Gielgud, Michael Redgrave, Myra Hess

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A Diary for Timothy belongs to 12 collections
1. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2008 revision) (public: moderated by Scottathon - 38 stars)
2. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2010 revision) (public: moderated by MMAlpha - 32 stars)
3. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2012 revision) (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 25 stars)
4. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2017 revision) (public: moderated by iconogassed - 21 stars)
5. World War 2 (public: moderated by td888 - 16 stars)
6. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2011 revision) (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 14 stars)
7. Sight & Sound Greatest Documentaries of all Time (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 5 stars)
8. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2007 revision) (public: moderated by Scottathon - 4 stars)
9. Brief Encounters (public - 3 stars)
10. BFI 100 key Documentary films (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 2 stars)
11. British director (public: moderated by iconogassed - 1 star)
12. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2020 revision) (private: djross - 9 stars)
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Dec 29, 2020 | NotALemon | 60 65% |
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Dec 09, 2020 | ![]() |
driscarpin | 84 76% |
Um Diário para Timothy estreava há 75 anos no Reino Unido. A primeira coisa que fiz quando o filme terminou foi procurar se o Timothy ainda estava vivo, infelizmente ele faleceu há vinte anos, relativamente jovem. Descobri também que ele foi um Mod nos anos 60 e que aos 15 anos ele também participou de um doc de como foi o pós-guerra. Enfim, mais um trabalho memorável do Jennings aqui retratando o último ano da segunda guerra concomitando com o primeiro de Timothy. BlurayRip RARBG.
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cascade | 66 55% |
Apr 01, 2020 | spearmint | 1 0% |
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Nov 16, 2019 | flipperrbm | 6 74% |
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Apr 23, 2019 | AHALE80 | 80 71% |
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Apr 07, 2019 | TheRuins | 40 25% |
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Apr 03, 2019 | knives | 80 76% |
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Mar 18, 2019 | PUNQ | 60 90% |
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Jun 16, 2018 | allneonslike | 45 17% |
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May 01, 2018 | John Milton | 60 32% |
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dourface | 70 67% |
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avgcrtckr | 54 53% |
Dec 28, 2017 | Mathijsvdm | 75 42% |
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Aug 02, 2017 | whataboutit | 80 41% |
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May 10, 2017 | albajos | 20 10% |
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Jan 15, 2017 | cshadows2887 | 88 31% |
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Jan 14, 2017 | mjbreuer | 75 61% |
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Nov 02, 2016 | jerrywarton | 45 9% |
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Ibetolis1 | 88 55% |
Jul 04, 2013 | mallamp | 70 47% |
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Apr 20, 2013 | Nepeta | 75 56% |
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Its manipulation feels kind of obvious in particular its attempts at cuteness, though it nonetheless serves as a pretty fascinating insight in to what wartime Britain was like and has the same poetic eye as Listen to Britain.
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Mar 18, 2013 | Cronos | 40 30% |
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Dec 19, 2012 | debaser1985 | 70 60% |
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Mochard | 50 18% |
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Dec 02, 2011 | theyshoot11 | 54 8% |
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Nov 18, 2011 | TartanLlama | 80 74% |
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matheusc | 87 55% |
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MartinTeller | 69 34% |
Another Humphrey Jennings short about the war, this time a capsule chronicle of the final year. I thought the narration (by E.M. Forster) was a bit much, but it was pretty nice otherwise. A little too lengthy.
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Apr 30, 2008 | Mango | 6 86% |
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MrsEmmaPeel | 77 54% |
Mar 02, 2008 | theyshoot07 | 61 37% |
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PeaceAnarchy | 70 26% |
In some ways this is a better documentary than Listen to Britain. It has a bit more to say and it's honest about it's slightly proagandist purpose. If this were about anything other than world war 2 it might be more interesting, but the film's main theme is "never forget" which really hasn't happened in this case. It also doesn't have the visual energy that Listen to Britain had, which means the films main saving grace it's occasional dry British humour.
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Dec 05, 2007 | welike | 20 33% |
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May 10, 2007 | Theyshootpic | 25 40% |
Average Percentile 48.53% from 64 Ratings | ![]() |