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The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

7.4

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

NR·2018·124m

Summary

Free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey in WWII.

Crew

Director

Mike Newell

Novel

Annie Barrows

Novel

Mary Ann Shaffer

Screenplay

Kevin Hood

Screenplay

Thomas Bezucha

Screenplay

Don Roos

Reviews

TrentTX

TrentTX

August 25, 2018

10

High quality period piece although the book is supposed to be even better. I haven't read the book so maybe you will want to do that first. Back to the movie. The cast is superb and the story is compelling. What more do you need? The story has great characters, and the the cast brings out all their emotional interests. The story unfolds in a series of flashbacks as several characters are unwilling to share what happened during the German occupation with intrepid writer Juliet. This works well to build suspense around the overall mystery. Juliet is dealing with her own tragic war memories which drive her character's choices. Guernsey is like a character too and will probably be swamped with tourists in the near future. As far as the present, we can all have a very pleasant journey there by just watching this great movie.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$23,148,937.00

Keywords

london, england
based on novel or book
world war ii
channel islands
book club
german occupation
historical fiction
period drama
reading a book
nazi occupation
1940s
guernsey