movie – Liprouge&Resilience

London, 1946. Juliet (Lily James), a charismatic and free-spirited writer receives a letter from a member of a mysterious literary club started in Nazi-occupied Guernsey. Her curiosity piqued, Juliet decides to visit the island. There she meets the delightfully eccentric members of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, including Dawsey (Michiel Huisman), the rugged and intriguing farmer who wrote her the letter. As the secrets from their wartime past unfold, Juliet’s growing attachment to the island, the book club and her affection for Dawsey will change the course of her life forever.

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 123 minutes

Studio: Netflix

Rotten Tomatoes- 80%

Common Sense-3.5/5

IMDb- 7.1/10

My rating- 8/10

First off, let me say, I am a huge fan of movies that take place mid century, 1800’s up to early 1900’s. I love movies like Pride and Prejudice, Marie Antoinette, Titanic, Stand by me, Changeling, Legends of The Fall, Elizabeth etc you get the picture, so when I read the description; I was excited to learn that this was in this category.

I overall liked the cinematography and storyline. It took me to a different world. It’s a very charming movie. I was completely unaware that this was a 2008 historical novel of the same name. It definitely wants to make me go out and buy the book!

As Slate says, it is “comfort food”

“Still, there’s something reassuring about a movie as conventional as Guernsey. Unlike the meager potato peel pie of its title, which is cobbled together from the only rations available to the islanders, the movie is comfort food through and through, as wholesome and predictable as a Sunday roast and as sickly sweet as sticky toffee pudding.”

I agree with Slate as it leaves a fuzzy feeling at the end. Realizing all the turmoil and pain the potato peel society went through with the Nazi’s and formation of their literary club to have a base of escapism from their lives overturned by hate and to see their message delivered to the masses really makes you feel like their voices were finally heard.

If you are a fan of 1940’s WW2 style type movies then you should really check this out. Netflix outdid themselves with this one! From what I read, throughout the novel, it’s just letters and journals. In the beginning of the movie, it starts off with Juliet writing letters back and forth to one of the members of the Potato Peel club, so They were at least trying to make an effort.

I gave it an 8/10 because I feel the characters could have had more depth, but not a deal breaker.