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One of the finest, most charming and most touching of all the World War II-era romances, about a young couple falling in love under hectic circumstances. [09 Feb 2007, p.C6]
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Hollywood's best World War II romance filmed during the war and director Vincente Minnelli's best non-musical. [16 Feb 2007, p.3E]
80
Miss Davenport's fine American saga is barely perceived in this film, produced most extravagantly by Metro. But there is here a full romantic show.
80
The Clock, at its best, is so good that it inspires ingratitude for not being great. Its basic story is about as simple and moving as they come.
80
The film is beautifully rhythmed and it isn't all romance; the edges are filled with comic characters.
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Judy Garland is luminous in her first non-singing role in this lovely 1945 romantic drama. [14 Feb 2001, p.D3]
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Filmed on a studio soundstage with enough expertise to make it seem like a location shoot, the film is appealing largely for its performances and the innocence it projects.
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Though Minnelli’s rhapsodic style unites the city and the lovers in a collective dream of romantic possibility, he saves the most sensual moments for his closeups of Garland (whom he was soon to marry).
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Producer Arthur Freed and director Vincente Minnelli, the combination that scored so heavily with the Judy Garland musical, Meet Me in St. Louis, show their versatility in this picture which is straight drama sans any music.
