Wednesday, 29 February 2012

CAUTIONARY TALES: Calvert and Granger, Gainsborough's 'fairy-tale' couple...who never had a happy ending!

'The Man in Grey 1943' At the end his ship sails away and we never see him again. In these films we see an influence from the fairy-tales, especially in costume, it is not quite period and not quite imaginary, it seems artistic licence was taken. 


'Fanny By Gaslight 1945' has an ambiguous ending. We have the usual battle between good and bad, dramatic build up towards what we think will be a 'fairy-tale' ending but then the lead is shot and we don't know if he lives or dies.


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