Moviecut—Elizabeth of Ladymead

Elizabeth of Ladymead

A strange and confusing film that goes thru four time periods of wars in England's history. Very dull and boring as you try to figure out the whole point of the film. It actually starts out well when the husband returns from WWII after a long five years. How things have changed in those five years. Suddenly the star of the film, Anna Neagle bumps into a wall and now we start time travel with Neagle as the only constant. This is the kind of movie that you fast forward alot.

It is little surprise that this film was a failure at the box office.Retelling the same story four times would strain the patience of a saint.It is extremely boring.

That a blow to the head can propel you back into the past has become such a cliche it was even employed by Eric Cartman as a means to engineer a meeting with the Founding Fathers in the 2003 'South Park' episode 'I'm a Little Bit Country'! Sumptuously produced in Technicolor and set in a huge Georgian mansion in Surrey. It's heroine wears a succession of fabulous costumes in which she introduces each episode sweeping down the main staircase until No.4, when she's out seeing in 1920 drunkenly dancing on a tabletop. This potentially provocative subject naturally sinks like a stone under the leaden direction of Herbert Wilcox. But you haven't lived until you've seen Dame Anna pretending to be a flapper!

Interesting idea, cleverly presented, well scripted and very well acted, great costumes and sets suitable for the different eras depicted. I've seen it a few times on TV and enjoyed how they spun out this tale comparing the same women and situation in different eras of history to show the evolving social attitudes. Unusual theme, and entertainingly done. Nagle is very good at portraying the different women. Same for the actors playing her stuffed shirt husbands And that mother in the suffragette segment is could inspire a good slap. So I did enjoy it and really hope many people will watch this movie and thanks for reading my comment which I hope is a good one because it seem that the comments section of IMDb is very influential in influencing people to see movies and again i did like this move much and hope you did too.

This is a wonderful film...the four "Elizabeth's" through the years illustrate the changing role of the women of Ladymead as they try to make their way in the world. Having first seen this as during a showcase for the Equis Film collection, it really depicts the post-war British cinema well. This is a tour De force for Anna Naegle...she changes her mannerisms and attitudes realistically. Contrary to another review, it is believable she would feel the influence of the previous "Elizabeth" and crash into what she thought was a door. When she remembers her experiences, Ms. Naegle appropriately relates what she learned. Great acting and story!