Certificate: M/PG I saw this on late night TV here in California in the late '70's, and was totally caught up in it. The plot, … With John Castle, Ian McKellen, Susan Macready, Mary Jones.
"The Promise" is drenched in production value and replete with ravishing shots of sunrises and sunsets, but it’s in the scenes of fleeing, of battle, and of horrendous loss that the film is at its most effective. The story concerns a love triangle between some kids caught up in the horrors of WWII Stalingrad during the battle, how they struggle to survive, and how their relationships carry through their later lives. The Promise is a 1979 American drama film released by Universal Pictures which starred Kathleen Quinlan, Stephen Collins, and Beatrice Straight.It was directed by Gilbert Cates and produced by Fred Weintraub and Paul Heller.Weintraub and Heller also wrote the source story, which Garry Michael White dramatized; the resultant film was later novelized by Danielle Steel. During the siege of Leningrad, Marat goes to the partly wrecked house of his parents, and finds Lika, a sixteen-year-old girl, who has sought shelter. Drama A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron. Following the banning and burning of his novel, "The Rainbow", D.H. Lawrence and his wife, Frieda, move to the United States, and then to Mexico. Use the HTML below. The Promise is a novel that, once started, few readers will be able to put down.” —Ron Rash, New York Times bestselling author of Serena "Ann Weisgarber's The Promise is set against the backdrop of the worst natural disaster of the 20th century in the U.S., but the weather is no match for [this] story of two women's love for the same man. Certainly, some of the tale was a psychological thriller, but for me, the story was more of a sad tale about what happens when you keep secrets and attempt to cover up the truth.
A young Englishwoman spends twenty years to make whatever kind of life for herself, at the expense of others around her, in post-World War II England. Leonidik and Lika marry, and thirteen years later, Marat again calls on them. Talk about couples goals! Was this review helpful to you? 4 of 6 people found this review helpful.
We can't get enough of these LGBTQ+ powerhouse pairs.Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? He has written for a host of other publications and resides in Brooklyn. The Promise kept me glued because I wanted to know the story behind the story of three girls aged 14, making a promise to take the truth to the grave. “The Promise”, by When in Rome, was released in 1987 as the lead single from their self-titled album. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. "The Promise" is pure, classic Danielle Steel circa 1978. While Old England is being ransacked by roving Danes in the ninth century, Alfred is planning to join the priesthood. A young London woman, studying for her doctorate in the British Museum, spends her nights trying to avoid the sexual admiration of men in her life.
Certificate: M/PG Bilbo and company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness. Choose an adventure below and discover your next favorite movie or TV show.Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. The depiction of the savagery inflicted on Armenia is bracing. Film, television, and radio Film. Glenn Kenny was the chief film critic of Premiere magazine for almost half of its existence. It’s in that respect that “The Promise” earns its unsettling honor. During the siege of Leningrad, Marat goes to the partly wrecked house of his parents, and finds Lika, a sixteen-year-old girl, who has sought shelter. They become friendly and fall in love, but are later joined by Leonidik, who is starving. For Mikael, that’s initially a prison camp, where after a depiction of the depredations of hard labor, a dramatic incident involving “weeping” dynamite affords him his escape. What kind of things are really important, what things last in people, and how people grow are the major themes.Looking for something to watch? I hadn't read any of her first books since they first came out, so this was a bit of nostalgia. Anna is married to Chris Myers, a committed American journalist who’s also a hard-headed hard drinker. Following a dramatic confrontation, Leonidik realizes that Loka's real love is Marat, and he gallantly walks out of their lives. Read his answers to our Movie Love Questionnaire At the end of the war, Lika hasn't heard from Marat, except for a telegram on her birthday, and she now believes that he's dead, but he turns up suddenly.