A Canterbury Tale (1944)

Running Head : MOVIE REVIEW OF CANTERBURY TALES (1944

Movie Review of Canterbury Tales (1944

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Movie Review of Canterbury Tales (1944

The British film entitled A Canterbury Tale was released in 1944 and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger . The movie was successful enough in adapting the themes of Chaucer 's creation . It is a mixture of Comedy Drama which enticed the audience and kept them tuck in their seats . The magnificent genre and plot was performed artistically

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The film depicts the era of the 14th century , giving audience a glimpse of what really happened during that time . The Canterbury Tales (written form ) is one of the greatest works done during the 14th century but for a work to be considered the work of the century ' it must exemplify the major events that happened during that period . Good thing that the directors successfully gave audience a clear representation of the book by Chaucer

The film was set in Britain and deals with the system of locking up young daughters as part of the policy adopted by Thomas Colpepper , J .P (Erick Portman ) in the film . In to escape from he claws of Portman , Sgt . Peter Gibbs (Dennis Price ) who is a British tank sergeant led the troop on a journey towards many discoveries . He traveled with Alison Smith (Sheila Sim ) a shopkeeper and American GI Bob Johnson (John Sweet . They traveled towards Canterbury...