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Full of Life [VHS]

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Judy Holliday is typically adorable as the very modern girl married to a very modern writer who falls in love with his old-fashioned Italian family in spite of herself. After her eyes are opened to the feelings of others--and to the value of tradition--she leads her husband back to church and the whole family back together, all while being cute, funny and very touching. This is a marvelous film for all ages to enjoy together.

I was so excited to see I could find this movie. I am the "baby" at the end of the film. I was born at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica and when the film crew needed a baby they came searching at the hospital. Unlike the "red haired" boy referred to in the movie, I was actually a blonde haired girl. But, what the heck!

A delightful, genuinely heartwarming comedy, starring Judy Holliday and Richard Conte as a young couple about to have a child, yet still struggling to define what their family life will mean to them, and Salvatore Baccaloni as Conte's broadly portrayed Italian Papa. Fans of Judy Holliday will love this film -- she leaves her "dumb blonde" character aside in favor of a much richer role; she gets some great comedic moments in early on, acting out the clumsiness and moodiness of late-term pregnancy, yet also portrays a smart, intuitive young woman who provides the rational and emotional glue which holds her family together. There are a lot of subtle touches to this film; nothing is overplayed or hackneyed, and although it is set in the white-picket fence era of the early '50s, the issues addressed in the script will ring true for many viewers for decades to come. Recommended!

I chanced on this film by accident and was moved with its demonstrations of values and meaning. The old man was not the SOB he is made out to be but wise and balanced. His exterior masks a man with feet on the ground and true love and concern for his growing family. It should be required viewing for any young couple, of any faith, starting out on their journey together.

It is an excellent movie with heart. Judy Holiday is great as always. There will never be another one like her. Her father-in-law has ways to gentle persuade her and even his own son to remember where their beliefs lie.

Almost impossible to locate a copy of this movie; snap it up if you find it - along with "Born Yesterday" - another Judy Holliday classic you have to see to appreciate. Good luck finding your own copies... let alone affordably!

I was so excited to see I could find this movie. I am the "baby" at the end of the film. I was born at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica and when the film crew needed a baby they came searching at the hospital. Unlike the "red haired" boy referred to in the movie, I was actually a blonde haired girl. But, what the heck!

ATTACH JUDY HOLLIDAY TO A FILM AND EVEN A BAD FILM ELEVATES TO ART!