The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

 Second viewing; previously viewed on December 20, 1994.

Eugene is an inventor who is developing an automobile. He loves Isabel, who belongs to a traditional family, but she decides to marry someone else. Years later, both become widowed and try to rekindle their romance, but Isabel's son is against it.

Marvelously filmed period drama which was cruelly shortened by the producers. Also, the plot suffers from schematism in its attempt to make its characters and situations embody a historical transition. Despite all this, the end result is positive.

Rating: 67 (unchanged)