The Bronte sisters. with an awesome cast. Ida Lupino, Paul Henreid, Olivia DeHavilland, and of course, the larger than life Sydney Greenstreet. he's William Thackeray. and don't forget Dame Whitty. lots of flourid speech, as emily flirts with Reverend Nicholls (Henreid). but he seems to spend more time with sister Charlotte. it goes on. and on. moves a little slowly, since it is a period piece. the Brontes all seem to be rich, snobby, terrible, spoiled people. and Nicholls does his best to navigate the waters, trying to watch over the siblings. then we're off to a french school for ladies. and the headstrong sisters pretty much have their own way in everything they do. of course, people bring up the issue of their novels of love affairs, coming from such innocent, refined young ladies. and now Charlotte thinks she has fallen for a married man. the ups and downs of the siblings. it's all done well, enough, but it's just a slow-ish, story of spoiled rich girls from England. Art Kennedy plays the brother Branwell.. Kennedy was nominated for FIVE oscars! directed by Curtis Bernhardt. he directed Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, so he must have known a thing or two. its' good enough. just nothing too new and exciting.
