... and that is a big part of its charm. The Huggett family goes off on vacation - or holiday as they say in Britain - to a camp that somewhat took me aback. Being paired up with a total stranger as a roommate in cramped quarters, communal eating, everything so organized and regimented with that constant voice yammering over the loudspeaker reminds me more of going to work in swimwear than of anything I would call a vacation.
Rationing of certain candies that went on in Britain until ten years after the war, a young couple in love with a baby on the way with no practical way to get married, an eternally hopeful and tragically trusting woman looking for a man, and even a murderer on the run get thrown into this intriguing little film. And when Mr. And Mrs. Huggett manage a moment alone far from the madding crowd and she says that with all of these women so done up maybe she is getting a bit dowdy for him, what does Mr. Huggett say to boost her spirits? Something like "Always give me the plain ones inside the home"! And she finds that sweet and romantic??? My, the Brits did have low expectations after the war!
Still, very charming and well done and a great time capsule.
Rationing of certain candies that went on in Britain until ten years after the war, a young couple in love with a baby on the way with no practical way to get married, an eternally hopeful and tragically trusting woman looking for a man, and even a murderer on the run get thrown into this intriguing little film. And when Mr. And Mrs. Huggett manage a moment alone far from the madding crowd and she says that with all of these women so done up maybe she is getting a bit dowdy for him, what does Mr. Huggett say to boost her spirits? Something like "Always give me the plain ones inside the home"! And she finds that sweet and romantic??? My, the Brits did have low expectations after the war!
Still, very charming and well done and a great time capsule.