There is something so simple yet so incredibly charming about this film that I would have to say its one of my absolute favourites of all time.If you have never heard of this timeless piece of classic cinema go out and rent it immediately. I'm certainly not alone in my admiration of this picture, Robert Donat won an oscar in 1939 for the role pipping Clark Gable from 'Gone with the Wind' in the process.
The film centers on Mr Chipping a teacher at a boys boarding school rich with tradition, starting with his first semester and through his whole life. The highlight or even real start comes when Mr Chipping meets a beautiful young lady in the mountains of Austria while on his summer holidays. They fall in love, marry and he is never the same again.
How his attitude to the boys, teaching and life changes so dramatically that you can't help but be touched by the story of redemption, love and regret.
In the same vein as 'Its a wonderful Life' you would have to be made of stone to not enjoy this! :) (5/5)
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