I Remember Mama Blu-ray
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Multiple Oscar-nominee Irene Dunne (“The Awful Truth,” “Love Affair”) stars in this moving family drama about a family of Norwegian immigrants who face the trials of life in turn-of-the-century San Francisco. Nominated for five Oscars, including Best Actress (Dunne), Best Actor (Oscar Homolka – “Sabotage”) and Best Supporting Actress for both Golden Globe and Emmy-winners Barbara Bel Geddes (“Dallas”) and Ellen Corby (“The Waltons”). I Remember Mama Blu-ray
Director George Stevens made his transition from breezy pre-war films to the acclaimed masterworks of his later career with this tender charmer about a Norwegian immigrant family in 1910 San Francisco. Irene Dunne (as Mama), Barbara Bel Geddes (the matriarch of a vastly different family in TV’s Dallas), Oscar Homolka and Ellen Corby (Grandma Walton on The Waltons) all earned Academy Award nominations, giving performances embraced in the smile-making glow of a bygone era, ties that endure, and, most of all, Mama. I Remember Mama Blu-ray
Additional information
| MPAA rating : | NR (Not Rated) |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions : | 0.48 x 6.71 x 5.14 inches; 2.08 ounces |
| Director : | George Stevens |
| Media Format : | Blu-ray |
| Run time : | 2 hours and 14 minutes |
| Release date : | October 1, 2024 |
| Actors : | Barbara Bel Gedde, Irene Dunne |
| Producers : | George Steven, Harriet Parsons |
| Studio : | Warner Bros. |
| ASIN : | B0DG9CPPLX |
| Number of discs : | 1 |
| Best Sellers Rank: | #3,352 in Blu-ray |
| Customer Reviews: | (1,988) |
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harlanx –
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One of my favorite movies.
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carole –
Authenticity.
If you love this story, well worth it. I’m of Swedish decent and can relate to it easily. Reminds me of my immigrant grandparents.
Patricia M. Ferguson –
It’s a heart warming movie
Great movie it’s heRt warming
Cathy Scott –
A wonderful family movie for all to see.
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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Christina –
I fell in love with this movie as a child and still do as a senior
This movie was made in 1948. It’s about everyday life and struggles of a Norwegian immigrant family in San Francisco in the early 20th century. The film stars Irene Dunne, who was one the best actresses of the 30’s &40’s & early 50’s. (I think I’ve seen almost everyone of them). The film was nominated for five Academy Awards. All the actors in it are great showing what life was like back then and you become awed at the way the times were. This touched my heart, it made me laugh, it made me cry and so glad to experience the time & family. WONDERFUL MOVIE!!! The DVD arrived on time and was absolutely perfect (I worried because of it being an older movie). I felt like a kid when watching it again!
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Disappointed –
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Great classic movie
Anonymous Reviewer –
Great Film
So glad I watched this film ! Amazing acting, plot and filming.
Byron Kolln –
heartwarming family classic!
“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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OneSweetGiraffe 💛🦒 –
Another precious heirloom recovered
This past holiday, I gave this film to a wonderful lady met at work.I work in a hospital and oftentimes find myself drawn into the most interesting conversations with people.She was disheartened at the caliber of today’s films, and wistfully recalled movies from the 1930’s and 1940’s as being the best ever made. I agreed, and added 1950’s to that sum.To me, those were decades that remain unsurpassed in the arena of cinematic grandeur, charm, substance, quality and style. Moreover, the actors were phenomenal. Just that fabulous.My elderly patient and I speculated about who was -A Dish- . Of course, Cary Grant tops my list (it’s really a tie between he and Gregory Peck) .My patient also adores Cary Grant (her words: Dream Boat (: )This then led into leading ladies, with Irene Dunne being his most favored.Agree agree agree! They went together so well.- Irene is fantastic in this film. She stands superbly on her own, even sans a leading man.Admittedly, I was acclimated to seeing her in more fun, happier, even some kookier roles, but she outdoes herself as always here, notwithstanding a much more subdued and serious character. She performs flawlessly and has an impressive supporting cast, all winners.The film is long.It takes a bit to warm up to the setting and storyline. Be patient. It is well done and merits at least viewing twice before you form an opinion either way.Ones who grew up with this will not be surprised or disappointed.The film is good, solid, decent, and conveys a strong message of togetherness and the strength of family bonds.I would rather not include spoilers in any film (and most book) reviews I write, because I don’t want to ruin any plot or ending etc for first time viewers; but if you are a fan of true classics and silver screen stars…this movie will warm your heart.My dear patient is thrilled with this film.She relayed to me how happy it it makes her to have seen this again, after so many years.So glad am I that I could bring her bits of joy with this small gesture.I am utterly thankful these cinematic masterpieces have made their way into the world of today’s technology, to include remastering, and conversion to DVD.
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johnf –
A wonderful film of family life and not as overly sweet as the title might suggest.
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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