I think the Rebecca Pidgeon/ JN combination was excellent. Both have a screen presence which sizzles, together. The script was very understated , so thank God we did not have any loveydovey scenes which would have taken the attention away from the main fight Let right be done. But is not the scene where Jeremy looks at her reflection in the mirror hilarious? Kinda touching , I thought.
shareI agree, there was definite chemistry between the two and I enjoyed the sparring...
Definetly chemistry between the two main characters.... Hmmm, Was Sir Robert Morten needing that whiskey he asked for near the end because he was so excited not only to tell the Winslows of the results (which he knew darn well that they had already heard) or was he mostly anxious to see Miss Winslow again???? I think he must have been really disapointed that she was not in the gallery to see him when they triumped.
....Darn, I really wish we could see the two get together in the future (as I believe they did.
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Hey WIPhD!
In my head, I call the sequel Winslow Boy 2: The Wooing.
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I never thought about a sequel but it would be lovely.
Storyline: Catharine is now all on her own with her mother,Ronnie is working to help the family as the father is now in a nursing home BUT it is Dickie who is in serious trouble.Perhaps charged with murder! Call in Sir Robert Norton.
A sequel would be marvellous, it could be a great story as it would be set during WW1. Dickie had already enlisted, Kate's first love John was being sent out with the army, and no doubt Sir Robert would have ended up fighting for his country too. Mmmm. A real story to relish. Kate & Sir Robert writing to each other and meeting at railway platforms,etc. Oh! If only I was clever enough to write it myself.
shareSounds like you're off to a good start, Lindajallison!
shareI love the sequel idea most especially in light of Catherine's almost complete surprise at his last words. I love how when she begins to talk of his theatrics or of his own agenda regarding their case he invaribly walks into the room.
The woo-ing would have to be considerable. And charming.
Couldn't agree more w/ loving the sparing between these two. Lots of chemistry, even w/ Rebecca Pidgeon's usual stoic demeanor.
One question though. At the end when Catherine mentions to Sir Robert Morten that he seemed very sad on the morning before the win; was this b/c he knew Desmond was going to propose to Catherine?
I've got both this version and the 1948 version on my DVR. In the 1948 version, they show the trial, and it's clear that the judge doesn't care much for Sir Robert or his courtroom style. And they do show him looking rather depressed at one point.
Although the newer version was truer to the play in that it also did not show any of the courtroom scenes, maybe he looks sad for the same reason that Sir Robert looked sad in the earlier movie: He didn't think the case was going well.
I don't think that as a member of Parliament Sir Robert will have to fight in World War I - in contrast with Catherine's former fiancé John. - "Strange are the ways of men." (Desmond about Sir Robert). Yet, not quite as strange as the ways of god. If Catherine gave up the "lost case" for John, it wouldn't even pay off: She would marry a man who doesn't love her and who will probably die two years later in the war. It seems that it doesn't even make sense being calculating because actually we are not very good in it, there are too many things that we just can't see.
The shadow of this war is already hanging over the characters in the film. And this war is going to change everything, the whole society and the position of women. After the war women in England got the right to vote that Catherine is fighting for - that's one of the three "lost causes" the film is about ;-)
If we take a look at the symbolic language of this film, it's quite clear that Catherine and Sir Robert will end up as a couple. The garden with its prickly roses seems to symbolize Catherine's private life, her sexuality. During the film Catherine goes to the garden three times: First with her fiancé John (they don't get very far since it's raining and Ronnie has already arrived with his bad news), second with Desmond when he proposes marriage (Desmond closes the door to the garden) and finally with Sir Robert. When Catherine reaches out her hand to him to say goodbye, we can see the flowers in the background, this time the door stays open. It’s not only Sir Robert's final words, but the symbolism of this scene as a whole that tell us that this handshake means everything but "Good-bye".
Actually this film is rather a – very subtle – romance than a court room drama. The film begins with Catherine's private life and it ends with Catherine's private life. It is not about the "Winslow boy" but about the “Winslow girl” – a homage to her courage, her idealism and the sacrifices she's prepared to make. She can't see it yet, but "in spite of" her loss she is lucky, because finally she will be rewarded. And, by the way, all three "lost causes" will be won.