Melody (1971) Waris Hussein Digital Life VHS

Melody (1971)
starring: Mark Lester, Jack Wild, Tracy Hyde, Roy Kinnear
directed by: Waris Hussein

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Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0098333059000
Format: NTSC, Color
Label: Embassy Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Embassy Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Embassy Home Entertainment
Running Time: 104 minutes
Sales Rank: 7693
Studio: Embassy Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1971

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This touching and sensitive story of bittersweet childhood reunites the stars of Oliver, Jack Wild and Mark Lester and Features music by the Bee Gees and CSNY ..

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Irresistible story of young love
A tale of teen (or rather pre-teen) love. In a very traditional school in England (where corporal punishment is still practiced), a boy and a girl (both about twelve) fall in love. Relatively realistic during most of its running time, during the final twenty minutes it falls into anarchist fantasy, as the children in the school thwart the attempts of the parents and the school masters to prevent their elopement and marriage. Unlike other people, I didn't watch this as a child: it's not filtered by childhood memories, so I think I can judge it better as a movie. It's a good romantic story, sometimes demagogic, sometimes overwrought in its criticisms of traditional England, but it's still irresistible. The actress playing the girl, the beautiful Tracy Hyde, is fantastic (unfortunately, and despite her obvious talents, she never became a major star) The screenplay was by Alan Parker (the director was the unknown Waris ... Read More

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- not too sweet
Two adolescents plan marriage to defy their teachers and parents. Coming-of-age film saved from cloying sentimentality by natural performances of main characters, offhand directorial style and realistic plot elements. Viewers may also enjoy the similar-themed "Friends" (1971).

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- a unique film
melody, a very unremarkable movie yet is chalk full of subtle scenes that somehow creates a classic film. arguably worth the price but you can find dvd copies for 20 dollars at other websites so certainly dont waste the money on this copy.

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- Melody-A Sweet, Gentle Masterpiece
Melody is a film about two 10 year school children who fall in love, then face constant adult opposition, as well as nonstop harassment from the other children. The two main characters, Daniel Lattimer (Mark Lester) and Melody Perkins (Tracy Hyde) are seeking someone to love and to provide companionship. Daniel is largely ignored by his trendy, upper middle class parents, while Melody longs for something other than her existence in a poor, lower end housing project. The story is a tender, sweet story of innocent love between two children, backed by a great music track by the pre-disco BeeGees. It contains no objectionable language, no sexual content, and no violence. Melody is a thoroughly entertaining film, one which will grab your attention from the opening, and hold it throughout the movie. This reviewer would give it 10 stars and a thumbs-up.

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