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It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Maybe sentimental and with a Hollywood twist but just take in the actual story of a marvellous women and an amazing trek.Also in reply to one reviewer who got it sadly wrong about the song.The origins of this song are obscure. The earliest extant record is a version noted in Anne Gilchrist's Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society (1937), learnt from her Welsh nurse in the 1870s under the title "Jack Jintle" with the lyrics:[1]My name is Jack Jintle, the eldest but one,And I can play nick-nack upon my own thumb.With my nick-nack and click-clack and sing a fine song,And all the fine ladies come dancing along.My name is Jack Jintle, the eldest but two,And I can play nick-nack upon my own shoe.With my nick-nack and click-clack and sing a fine song,And all the fine ladies come dancing along.My name is Jack Jintle, the eldest but three,And I can play nick-nack upon my own knee.With my nick-nack and click-clack and sing a fine song,And all the fine ladies come dancing along.

This movie is based on the book, "The Small Woman" which is the true story of Gladys Alyward who went to China as a missionary. However, Hollywood writers decided to mess with the story a bit and include a love interest in the form of Kurt Jurgen. But in spite of some unnecessary additions and some unnecessary cuts (like a lot of the Christian themes) this story is so fantastic that this is a movie that stands up all these years later. Like they say, "Truth is stranger than fiction". What is worth noting is that it is the final role of Robert Donat (best known for his portrayal and Oscar in "Good-bye, Mister Chips"). The final scene Robert Donat ever acted on screen was when the head of the city wants it put into the city's final records (before it is deserted because of the invading Japanese) that he has become a Christian. Even though this movie might seem to have the ingredients to make it very mushy (a la "The Sound of Music"), it is so based in real life that it is able to sustain the gritty realism that a person would face going to a remote place in China in the years before World War 2 (and indoor plumbing). For young and old; man or woman, this is a film for anyone and everyone. ~~ by Laura-Lee

Gladys Aylward wants to go to China as a missionary. The problem is that no one feels that she is up to the task. She works very hard to save up money and go to China despite the objections of many. However, she perseveres and makes the long, arduous trip.She meets up with a general, Kurt Jurgens, they gradually will come to realize that they need each other and love shall ensue.As the Chinese Mandarin, Robert Donat, etched an unforgettable character in a brilliant supporting performance. Severely ailing at the time, he checked into the hospital after filming ended, and sadly passed on shortly afterward. Gladys Aylward came to China as a timid lord-fearing woman who knew that the omnipotent had sent her there for a reason. Not only does she become a woman there, she takes on far reaching responsibilities and even in some ways, she reminded me of a Joan of Arc, an Oscar nominated performance that she gave in 1948. Bergman, in a beautifully given performance, comes of age both as a woman and heroine.Ingrid Bergman is the perfect Gladys. You actually feel that she is the real Gladys. Her ability to acculturate is phenomenal.A well-recommended film for lovers, historians and all.

I show this film in my classes on leadership. Though some may find it "corny" or condescending, it is a fine and "human" portrayal of how stubbornness, faith, and a sense of justice can lead one toward great acts of courage. It's also simply an extremely interesting story. I understand that the real Gladys Aylward, on whose life the film is based, was embarrassed by the fictional "love story" portion of the film. I'm not sure why I read so many negative reactions to the film. The depictions of how Aylward inspires those around her are timeless. The three main actors, Ingrid Bergman, Robert Donat, and Kurt Jurgens, put in excellent and nuanced performances. Ms. Bergman is at her most beautiful in this film, conveying so much meaning simply with a glance. My Chinese students tend to like the film very much. Perhaps the finest scene occurs when Jen Ai (Aylward's Chinese name in the film) goes to the village to persuade the mothers to unbind their daughters' feet. So many of my students didn't even know about this cruel practice.