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A pair of children befriend an eccentric old man, who lives isolated on the far shore of their island home. But it turns out that the old man knows a terrible secret about the island and the whales who sometimes come. Meanwhile WWI is making life hard in the village.
When the Whales Came is a film directed by Clive Rees with Helen Mirren, Paul Scofield, David Suchet, Barbara Jefford .... Year: 1989. Original title: When the Whales Came.
"When the Whales Came" is an unusual movie in that it is a delight to the eyes and ears, but the screenplay is so chopped that there is little to connect all of the dots.Essentially there is a story of the cursed Samson Island that is introduced at the outset and the people that had to leave it for the island of Bryher due to a curse that was caused when the people killed the whales.The little ...
In October 1989 Michael’s novel Why the Whales Came was adapted into the film When the Whales Came. The star-filled cast included Paul Scofield, David Threlfall and Helen Mirren. All of the cast and crew were shipped to Bryher, one of the Isles of Scilly, to record the film. Maggie Fergusson, the writer of Michael’s biography War Child to ...
1 gen 1989 · Film [from the novel Why the Whales Came by Michael Morpurgo] opens on the island of Samson in the Scilly Isles in 1844 where locals leave the island they believe cursed.
When the Whales Came, based upon Michael Morpurgo's charming story, is a beautiful well-meaning film, that I do think is worthy of a lot more praise than it is given. The cinematography and scenery were gorgeous, and so was the enchanting music score. The part when the villagers drive the Narwhal into the sea was such a poignant moment.
10 ago 2015 · When the Whales Came is the sort of film that one would imagine might result if Greenpeace were ever allowed to take over running the BBC’s arthouse division. It is a very nice film, filled with often beautiful images.
