Review of Housewife, 49 (2006) by Stuart M — 24 Nov 2008
A poignant story based on the diary of Nella Last, who described herself as a Housewife, 49, in her first submission to a World War 2 Mass Archive project. She was to keep up the submissions for nearly 30 years.
The film follows Nellaâ??s life during wartime from 1939 to 1945, as she blossoms from a timid mouse, unable to come out her husbandâ??s shadow, to a determined organizational leader of the Womenâ??s Voluntary Service and the Red Cross.
Victoria Wood does a great job of portraying the sadness, humor and often poverty of wartime. She lives through the personality changes of her sons, and the deaths of their companions. all the while growing as a person, becoming more assertive, until by the end of the war, she almost will miss it.
This review of Housewife, 49 (2006) was written by Stuart M on 24 Nov 2008.
Housewife, 49 has generally received positive reviews.
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