Their Finest (2017)
During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.
- Lone Scherfig
- James Manning
- Jack Ravenscroft
- Irene Chawko
- Gaby Chiappe
- Lissa Evans
Rating: 6.66/10 by 406 users
Alternative Title:
아름다운 날들 - KR
Their Finest Hour - SE
Їх зоряні півтори години - UA
Il giorno più bello - IT
他们的美好时光 - CN
Une belle rencontre - FR
Aşkın Çekimi - TR
他们最好的 - CN
他们的最好时光 - CN
Country:
France
Sweden
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 57 minutes
Budget: $11,795,877
Revenue: $3,603,484
Plot Keyword: based on novel or book, world war ii, filmmaking, war propaganda, woman director, london blitz, 1940s
**The war and the cinema!** The film was based on the book and about filmmaking, particularly screen writing. Fictional comedy-drama that is set in London in 1940. While the war tearing apart the nation, some people are not disturbed by it. They are going ahead with their film projects, especially war themed to boost the people's confidence. That's when the new arrival, Mrs. Cole, begins her career as a writer. So her experience working with the scripts, meeting the real people whose story are getting adapted and her gloomy romance, everything lets us know. A nice film and a little different than the majority of the film that came this year. The focus was good. I mean while bombs falling from the sky, all this tale concentrated was film business. Something like 'Argo', but given less preference to the war, except its consequences which diverted their plan in some scenario. So there were many small-small twist and turns. It also gets emotional at one stage. A well written and directed film similar to what the film characters did their best in the story. Gemma was good, but Claflin was totally different, in a good way. As much as I enjoyed, I also thought it should have been even better. Because thematically it was not for everyone. I mean the world war was a good idea, but the filmmaking was not like you are usually familiar with. Besides, it was not a laughing out loud comedy. Between the seriousness of war and fun around making films, the combination was rare and well worked out. Those who love pre 50s, 40s settings in a film would enjoy it for sure. Especially if they like films about films. _6/10_
