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The Bishop's Wife (1947)

Comedy | 105 minutes
3,58 132 votes

Genre: Comedy / Romance

Duration: 105 minuten

Country: United States

Directed by: Henry Koster

Stars: Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David Niven

IMDb score: 7,6 (22.554)

Releasedate: 25 December 1947

The Bishop's Wife plot

"Have you heard about Cary and the bishop's wife?"

A bishop (David Niven) dreams of building a new church. He spends his time collecting money from the wealthy parishioners. He no longer thinks about his wife (Loretta Young), children and the poor people. Suddenly, a meek angel (Cary Grant) lands on Earth to help Bishop Niven and his wife Young.

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GTXXTG

  • 7 messages
  • 6 votes

Unique in its kind...

Too bad I couldn't give more 5 stars.

My number 1 film and proof of Goethe's wisdom:

"Between life and death, everything is relative"

This deeply human print reflects the simplicity of life.

For some, it literally returns with both feet on mother earth.

Be who you are, not what title or rich scholarship makes you prominent.

We don't think enough that happiness often lies in small simple things.

A kind word, a warm greeting or a subtle touch can work wonders and move mountains.

This film is a tribute to all people of good will

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Onderhond

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Very classic Christmas movie.

The only advantage is that it is very airy and feel-good, which makes it quite easy to look away. Grant does a pretty nice job as an angel (and is much more tolerable than Stewart) and everything takes place with a big smile.

The Christmas atmosphere is nice, although it is a bit tough in black and white. It still works for the outdoor scenes, but somewhere you expect a lot of green and red, something this film cannot really offer. The effects are also really corny, perhaps they could have been a little more subtle with that.

110 minutes is a bit on the long side, which makes the middle part a bit boring here and there. Not difficult to see where this Christmas movie got its status from, but I'm afraid I don't really enjoy these kinds of movies.

1.5*

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scorsese

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Nice film about a bishop with a busy schedule who gets help from an unexpected quarter. The film could be compared to the Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Life, but it has withstood the test of time less well in my opinion. Starts off pretty good, but it all gets a bit too sugary and predictable.

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