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I Remember Mama (DVD)

George Stevens (Director), Irene Dunne (Actor), Barbara Bel Geddes (Actor) Rated:

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Genre	Drama, Comedy
Format	Black & White, Closed-captioned, NTSC, Subtitled, Dolby
Contributor	Edith Evanson, Hope Landin, Ellen Corby, Barbara O'Neil, Kathryn Forbes, Philip Dorn, Edgar Bergen, John Van Druten, Barbara Bel Geddes, Peggy McIntyre, George Stevens, Oskar Homolka, Harriet Parsons, Irene Dunne, Steve Brown, Florence Bates, June Hedin, Cedric Hardwicke, DeWitt Bodeen, Rudy Vallee See more
Language	English, Norwegian
Runtime	2 hours and 14 minutes

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I Remember Mama (DVD)

Barbara Bel Geddes and Irene Dunn star in this reminiscence of a daughter for the mother holding their family together with love and discipline in the heartwarming I Remember Mama. Mama (Dunn--The Awful Truth, Life with Father) emigrated from Norway to early 20th century San Francisco, where she has devoted her life to her children, including Katrin (Bel Geddes--"Dallas," Vertigo), keeping her house in order and reigning in their offbeat relatives, friends and boarders in this family classic. Based on Kathryn Forbes' short story collection "Mama's Bank Account" and the play by John Van Druten.

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This high point in the 1940s vogue for movies about family life at the turn of the century was directed by George Stevens (Shane), and stars Irene Dunne as the matriarch of a Norwegian family that faces hard knocks with grace in 1910 (or so) San Francisco. Based on John Van Druten's hit play (derived from Kathryn Forbes's autobiographical memoir), the film is gorgeously rendered and quite moving as an act of memory. The sterling cast of character actors--Edgar Bergen, Rudy Vallee, Oscar Homolka, Barbara Bel Geddes, Ellen Corby, Cedric Hardwicke--add great texture and a depth of experience that make the film feel quite lived-in. Hardwicke's turn as a penniless boarder who "pays" his rent by reciting from classic literature is a special highlight. --Tom Keogh

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 1.6 Ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 6837
Director ‏ : ‎ George Stevens
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Black & White, Closed-captioned, NTSC, Subtitled, Dolby
Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 14 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ December 7, 2004
Actors ‏ : ‎ Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes, Oskar Homolka, Philip Dorn, Cedric Hardwicke
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, French, Spanish
Producers ‏ : ‎ Harriet Parsons
Language ‏ : ‎ English (Mono), Unqualified
Studio ‏ : ‎ WarnerBrothers
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0004Z322O
Writers ‏ : ‎ DeWitt Bodeen
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Lynde502

The perfect Mothers Day movie

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2022

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I’ve watched this every year with my mom on Mothers Days after we came back from brunch. This year sadly I watched alone it was the first year without her. Of course I cried but it was cathartic ❤️ I miss you mom….this is a must see

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Kathryn

One of my favorite movies of all time! Theme of family values and hope for the future is so needed!

Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2022

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The casting an characters are completely delightful. Love the setting in turn of the century San Francisco. The theme of all members of the family pulling together during difficult times and a mother’s complete love and devotion for her family is just wonderful! I dare you to watch this and not smile… or maybe shed a tear!

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heartwarming family classic!

Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2009

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"For long as I could remember, the house on the Larkin Street Hill had been home. Papa and Mama had both been born in Norway but they came to San Francisco because Mama's sisters were here, all of us were born here. Nels, the oldest and the only boy, my sister Christine and the littlest sister Dagmar; but first and foremost, I remember Mama".

So begins the heartwarming family drama of I REMEMBER MAMA (1948), based on John Van Druten's successful Broadway play, and the semi-autobiographical novel "Mama's Bank Account" by Kathryn Forbes. Director George Stevens chose this as his first film project after returning from his duties in the Army Signal Corps in WW2, and it struck a nostalgic chord for the emotionally-matured director. Part of his assignment was to film the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp and the landings at Normandy. Those experiences stayed with the filmmaker and gave his later titles (chiefly "Shane", "A Place in the Sun" and "The Diary of Anne Frank") a darker edge that hadn't really been apparent in his earlier, pre-war movies. I REMEMBER MAMA clearly struck a few chords for Stevens, and it's turn-of-the-century San Francisco setting and homespun values also resonated with audiences, who recognized those as things we were fighting for during the war.

I REMEMBER MAMA is really a collection of memories as opposed to a complete through-storyline, related to us by the eldest daughter Katrin (played by a young, fresh-faced Barbara Bel Geddes). Mama (Irene Dunne) is the hard-working, loving yet stoic glue who holds the Hanson family together. When Aunt Trina (Ellen Corby) wants to get married, first she appeals to Mama in gently breaking the news to their busybody sisters Jenny and Sigrid. Then there's the time where Mama had to masquerade as a washer-woman in order to see little Dagmar (June Hedin) in the hospital; and all the trouble with Dagmar's cat Uncle Elizabeth on the day she was to return home.

Katrin herself wants to be a writer, but every time she puts pen to paper and invents her own fairytale characters it always turns into a disaster. It's only after Mama "arranges" a meeting with famous author Florence Dana Moorhead (Florence Bates) that she finally discovers the key: to write about things and people you already know. "Write about Papa", Mama instructs Katrin. Little does Mama know how much she herself will figure in Katrin's stories...and in our hearts.

All the performances are sublime. I REMEMBER MAMA boasted no less than four Academy Award-nominated performances (Irene Dunne as Mama, Barbara Bel Geddes as Katrin, Oscar Homolka as Uncle Chris, and Ellen Corby as Aunt Trina). It's a movie filled with humour, hope and yes, heartbreak as well. I guarantee you'll want to revisit Mama and the house on Larkin Street again and again!

The only downside to the current DVD from Warners is the badly-damaged print it contains. Full of scratches, nicks and reel-cues, it clearly wasn't digitally prepared before being mastered for DVD. That's a real shame but it doesn't entirely lessen the thrill of having this landmark title in my classic movie collection. Extras are confined to the trailer, plus a brief introduction from George Stevens Jr. Recommended.

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Cathy Scott

A wonderful family movie for all to see.

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2022

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I saw this movie with my mother a couple years before her passing. She loved as I did. We both laughed when Ellen Corby called a maid 'a waitress'. And how the younger daughter Dagmar seemed to be able to do things no one else in the family could. So if you like family movies this one is a must-see.

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A wonderful film of family life and not as overly sweet as the title might suggest.

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2017

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I Remember Mama was one of the very best of Hollywood's Golden Age nostalgic films about family life. Yes, it's sweet, and innocent too, but it's not saccharine or idealized and deals with serious issues like childhood illness and death in the family. The family is the Hanson's, headed by Mama (Irene Dunne) and Papa (Philip Dorn) and their four children, Katrin, Nels,Christine and Dagmar. They are part of an extended family who all moved to San Francisco from Norway to keep themselves close to each other. Mama's rented house is at the top of Larkin Street with a view of the bay. They are headed by gruff Uncle Chris (Oskar Homolka), the three nieces, Jenny (who is bossy), Sigrid (who whines and complains) and Trina (a spinster suddenly about to be married) and little cousin Arne, Sigrid's boy.

The story is intricate and episodic but really draws you in after a while because it seems so real with genuine family issues and characters who are not all perfect and have their flaws. The ensemble cast is simply marvelous from the children to old Uncle Chris. Oskar Homolka recreated his stage role as the family patriarch in one of the best movie roles of his career. Edgar Bergen is absolutely unrecognizable as shy Mr. Thorkelson, and Florence Bates makes a memorable appearance as a noted author who loves good food. Then, of course there's Irene Dunne in one of the best roles in her career and one of the five for which she achieved an academy award nomination (she was known as "the best actress who never won an Academy Award). Originally a dramatic actress known for films like Back Street and Love Affair, she switched gears to become one of the best comic actresses with Theodora Goes Wild, The Awful Truth and my Favorite Wife. with her usual dedication she studied several months with a Norwegian teacher to get the accent right. The result is a note-perfect performance from beginning to end.

The title may sound a bit cloying and even the DVD cover looks a little too sentimental, but this is a truly fine movie that those who like classic films and really, anyone else should enjoy. Give it a chance.

EXTRA NOTE ON MARLON BRANDO: A lot of fuss is made about the fact that Marlon Brando played the son, Nels, in the original stage production, one of his first roles. Many people have said he should have gotten the movie role as well. But I disagree with that idea. If Brando was in it his presence might have become the main thing the film would be known for. His presence would overshadow everything else and we would never see Nels, we'd see Brando. I think the unknown Steve Brown made a perfect Nels and blended in with the ensemble cast without creating undue attention to himself. And really, he looks a lot more Norwegian than Marlon Brando.

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Rebecca Daniel

Lovely Story

Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2022

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All the characters were simple, not complicated. It was refreshing. The story was charming and kind. A good family story.

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