![]() She took to play the role figuring the person actually hired would arrive soon and replace her. Now I understand, she only pretended to be the governess because the train too off without her. Wellington first encountered our star, facial expressions that only hinted that something was amiss. Watching on DVD, I went back to the opening and there were some subtle signs when Mrs. She exits center stage to start a game of croquet. As the viewer tries to figure out what's going on, we see "our Miss Hope" with some friends who've been watching her pet Cheetah and we learn that our star is really an aristocrat named Lady Charlotte. Her response, "Decidedly not." As she is about to move on, she turns and asks the newcomer, "Are you Miss Hope?" When told she is, she gives her the advice that she isn't expected to arrive today, and she'd best take a taxi to the house. ![]() At the train station, a woman gets off as our Miss Hope is about to board, and the newcomer asks if she is Mrs. Wellington finds it appalling that she is teaching them about ancient Rome and having them act out "The Rape of the Sabine Women." I need to make clear that the boys are only carrying the girls around." So Miss Hope is dismissed. When Miss Hope starts to answer a boy's question about whether or not cows lay eggs, the parents let her know they don't want to hear any more of that. They've been learning about where baby frogs come from in their "biology" lesson. The parents are more alarmed when the kids come back rather dirty with such things as frogs in their hands. The only glass in her room was one for teeth (I presume she meant false teeth, overnight.) They are alarmed when everyone goes out all morning and comes back late for the noon meal. At dinner with her employers the first night, she got them looking suspiciously as she directed the maid to put much more wine in the glass than she had, and after eating, sort of demanded that some brandy be sent to her room along with a decent glass in which to drink it. She has a blunt way of speaking her thoughts too directly to suit her employers, but they give her a chance. She is told that the goal is not only for her to teach the 4 children, but to make them interested in learning. Wellington, and her husband that she follows the Schartz-Metterklume Method of teaching young children. We understand almost immediately that Miss Hope has a unique, one might say almost-Mary Poppins-type way of dealing with children. This lady calls out to the new horse-owner, "You must be Miss Hope." She proceeds to invite her into the car, saying she's glad to me her new governess for her children. ![]() Before you know it a car pulls up with a chauffeur and a lady inside. The lady, played by Hermione Gingold, calmly says this is the first time today the train people didn't show patience. Right after finishing with him in the opening, we hear the train pulling out. We do later see her checking on the horse, and from all appearances, the man is upholding his end of the bargain. He retains custody but she'll check in on him to make sure he's taking good care of the horse from now on, otherwise, she'll demand her money back. She commands him to stop and to take half the load off because it was too much for the horse. In England, about 1920-it was never stated, we see an older woman disembarking a train and immediately going over to a man trying to get a horse to start pulling a heavy load up a hill.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |