Review of Since You Went Away (1944) by Mary H — 01 Aug 2007

Love Claudette Colbert this 1 has a teenage Shirley Temple in it.

This review of Since You Went Away (1944) was written by Mary H on 01 Aug 2007.

Since You Went Away has generally received positive reviews.

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By Timothy B (254) on 09 Jun 2007

A true classic with an amazing cast besides the greats like Claudette Colbert, Monty Wooly, Joseph Cotten, Jennifer Jones, Robert Walker and…

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By Randy T (648) on 20 Dec 2008

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By James Agee (59) for TIME Magazine (1,130) on 27 Feb 2018

Selznick placed a big bet on Shirley Temple's comeback and she pays off enchantingly as a dogged, sensitive, practical little girl with a talent…

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By Katrina M (90) on 11 Oct 2007

Oh I love this its so kwl, I love shirley…

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By Manny C (1,251) on 01 Dec 2009

Much longer than it has any right to be. It's basically Little Women in WWII. Claudette Colbert anchors the film nicely but in the end it's all weepy…

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By Eric P (911) on 30 Sep 2009

Truly a great film. It's horribly sad, and magnificently happy, all at the same time! The acting is impeccable…

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By Tim Brayton (2,283) for Antagony & Ecstasy (1,911) on 16 Jun 2014

Colbert is too good, and the script (though bloated) too full of lovely details about small town American life in the '40s to reject it outright…

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By Wesley Lovell (690) for Cinema Sight (678) on 15 Dec 2013

In a vital period of film history, war films ran the gamut of topics, none more fascinating or heart-wrenching as those of the lives of the…

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By Jeff B (2,998) on 10 Dec 2008

I wholeheartedly enjoyed this film. It was a very real take on the home front of World War II and was a true coming of age story…

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By I Don't Know W (791) on 15 Jul 2011

A definite favorite for me. This movie showed me the many facets of the home front during World War II…

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