Hope And Glory

Director John Boorman drew from his own childhood experiences for this touching coming-of-age tale about a boy growing up in and around London during World War II. For young Billy Rowan (Sebastian Rice Edwards), the nightly bombings provide a frightening show, but they include opportunities to rummage through the rubble with friends in the mornings. As Billy plays, his family struggles to remain intact as they suffer through the anguish and losses of wartime.

• Best Picture (Comedy or Musical) Golden Globe Winner 1987.

Critic Reviews:

• " Hope and Glory is an enormous success right now in England, where every frame must have its special memories for British audiences. Through American eyes, it is a more universal film, not so much about war as about memory. " – Roger Ebert

• " A so interesting film that intelligently draws a thorny terrain, that of mixing tragedy, based on a real dramatic event such as a great war, and fable. [Full Review in Spanish] " – Alberto Abuín

• " Nostalgic look at London during WWII has sex, mature themes. " – Andrea Beach