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The Astonished Heart

The Astonished Heart

1950
Romance, Drama
1h 25m
Several years after graduation, best friends Barbara (Celia Johnson) and Leonora (Margaret Leighton) reconnect as if not a day has gone by. But Leonora could do without Barbara's husband, Christian (Noel Coward), whom she finds arrogant and off-putting ... at first. One evening alone together, romance is set ablaze, leaving Christian with a lot of explaining to do to Barbara. (netflix)
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The Astonished Heart

1950
Romance, Drama
1h 25m
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Rated 16 Jul 2014
86
76th
Witty writing (by star Coward) elevates sudsy melodrama to something special; performances are also distinguished, with Coward especially standing out as the terminally 'unsure' doctor; while he and Leighton make for an unlikely romantic coupling, this does make the inevitable disintegration of their relationship powerful and plausible; it's interesting to see Johnson on the other end of a 'brief encounter'; indeed, the film often resembles the darker, flip-side of Coward's earlier romance.
Rated 30 Aug 2022
50
77th
Wasn't gripping, though, the very subdued acting certainly made some emotional moments strong, and there was certainly a line or two that landed great.

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