This is the film that made me fall in love with Montvideo. Montevideo being the major city in Uruguay and the setting for the climax of this picture, a naval battle whose outcome I shall be spoiling (Spoiler Alert!) below. The climax of this splendid 1956 film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, one of the least-talked about pictures in the team's ouevre, takes place in Montevideo, where the notorious German "pocket battleship" (the term, rather confusingly, refers to a large cruising war ship) had been docked for repairs in late 1939. (One thing that made the ship notorious was that it had sunk nearly ten Allied merchant ships by that time.) Hot on its trail...and hence, one of the film's two titles, The Pursuit of the Graf Spee...were several British and Australian ships. Once those caught up with the Graf Spee, the captain of the latter vessel—played here...
- 8/31/2010
- MUBI
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Petunia Pickle Bottom is turning 10! And to celebrate, they’re giving away a limited edition Heirloom backpack ($210, above) to one lucky reader. Hurry up and enter! The beautiful bag is made with a specially designed fabric that showcases some of the company’s iconic patterns. Plus, it features a waterproof built-in changing station complete with detachable pad, two pockets for wipes, four bottle pockets and a handy key clip.
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