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A charming piece of propaganda


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A charming piece of propaganda which aims to highlight the common features of British and American society. It shows an idealist view of rural Britain and is a useful social history because of it.

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Yes, it was the best kind of propaganda. I've read books printed during the war about England. It was like they were trying feverishly to preserve their country in the fears that Hitler was going to destroy them. It is like they were trying to remember "this is what we were" before the bottom fell out. Thank God it didn't happen, but I can see the almost desperation in these films and books to hang on to England and its history.

This is the best kind of propaganda. A beautiful film, in my opinion.

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