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We dig into some substantial British cinema offerings in a Lilli Palmer Acteurist Oeuvre-view episode that's heavy on wartime themes: Thunder Rock\xa0(1942), a philosophical examination of the disillusionment of a leftist; dramatically illustrated in a surprising\xa0way;\xa0The Gentle Sex\xa0(1943), Leslie Howard's eccentric and affecting semi-documentary about women in the British Army; and\xa0English Without Tears\xa0(1944), Terence Rattigan and Anatole de Grunwald's\xa0examination of the transformations taking place in British society as the result of the war in the form of a romantic comedy with a slightly kinky outlook (but don't tell Aunt Edna). Lilli Palmer contributes her comedic and dramatic talents and the gravitas of her personal history to these wonderful ensemble casts.\xa0

Time Codes:

0h 00m 45s:\xa0 \xa0\xa0\xa0 THUNDER ROCK (1942) [dirs. Roy & John Boulting]

0h 46m 08s:\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 THE GENTLE SEX (1943) [dir. Leslie Howard]

0h 59m 38s: \xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 \xa0ENGLISH WITHOUT TEARS (1944) [dir. Harold French]

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Reading on THUNDER ROCK from Halliwell\u2019s Harvest by Leslie Halliwell

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