UK,
1950, 88 min
Directed by:
Henry CassVOD (2)
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Last Holiday is a 1950 black comedy starring Alec Guinness in fine form as George Bird, a mild-mannered salesman, who's been told by his Doctor that he only has a short time left to live. Determined not to waste his final days, he decides to go on one last holiday to live the rest of his life to the full. Written by renowned novelist and playwright J.B. Priestley, Last Holiday is a timeless parable on the notion that life is not just about how long you live, but how well. (StudioCanal UK)
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The plot and twist must have been dated already in 1950, but the film is still a pleasant, if melancholy, spectacle on the whole. Almost a predecessor to Being There, but better in every way.
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