The best days of our lives

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The song is approximately one minute, 46 seconds in length, beginning with 24 seconds of a helicopter sound effect, followed by the schoolmaster shouting, "You! Yes, you! Stand still, laddie! Waters's lead vocal is treated with a reverse echo. The lead instrument is an electric guitar with an added delay effect, playing roots mostly D, G and A over a melody in D minor. The bass and guitar figure heard during the verses, G to A, is similar to the one in " Waiting for the Worms ", a song that appears much later in the album.

The best days of our lives

Three World War II veterans, two of them traumatized or disabled, return home to the American midwest to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed. Milly Stephenson : "We never had any trouble. How many times have you said you were sick and tired of me; that we were all washed up? How many times have we had to fall in love all over again? Sign In Sign In. New Customer? Create account. Play trailer Drama Romance War. Director William Wyler. Robert E. Sherwood MacKinlay Kantor. See production info at IMDbPro.

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Sign In Sign In. New Customer? Create account. Jump to Summaries 4 Synopsis 1 Edit. Three World War II veterans, two of them traumatized or disabled, return home to the American midwest to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed. The story concentrates on the social re-adjustment of three World War II servicemen, each from a different station of society. Al Stephenson returns to an influential banking position, but finds it hard to reconcile his loyalties to ex-servicemen with new commercial realities.

The best days of our lives

Homer thinks maybe they should stop at his Uncle Butch's saloon for a drink before they get home. Three military veterans have just returned to their hometown of Boone City, somewhere in the Midwest, and each in his own way is dreading his approaching reunion. Al's dialogue brings down the curtain on the apprehensive first act of William Wyler's "The Best Years of Our Lives" , the first film to win eight Academy Awards one honorary and at the time second only to " Gone With the Wind " at the U. Seen more than six decades later, it feels surprisingly modern: lean, direct, honest about issues that Hollywood then studiously avoided. After the war years of patriotism and heroism in the movies, this was a sobering look at the problems veterans faced when they returned home. The movie centers on the stories of the three men. Al Stephenson Fredric March , in his 40s, was an infantryman and is now returning to his family and the bank where he worked. Fred Derry Dana Andrews was a crew member on a bomber.

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She has constant reminders of what she had but once lost as she sees her family members doing well in life or she thinks. A great book by Lucy Diamond. Best Screenplay. Archived from the original review on January 18, Thanks to NetGalley and Quercus for the advanced copy of this title in return for an honest review. Wyler's daughters, Catherine and Judy, were cast as uncredited customers seen in the drug store where Fred Derry works. Lina McKenzie was the life of the party and also the glue that held her somewhat dysfunctional family together. But behind all the loss, grieving and heartaches, all their secrets are about to come out. In the next scene, in Pink's school, the teacher discovers Pink writing a poem which contains lyrics from " Money " and, as punishment, ridicules Pink by reading his poem out loud to the entire class then slaps his left hand with a ruler. Side one " In the Flesh? Tony sets up a WhatsApp group to try and talk to everyone again and get them all talking to each other, which was an actual stroke of genius on his part as things start to slowly resolve themselves.

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Librarian note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name First of all, a confession. September 19, New Customer? Nathalia von Arcosy. The Prologue rather cleverly leads you to believe that one of the sisters will be the main character throughout the narrative, but in the first twist within the first couple. Academy Honorary Award. Irving G. Storyline Edit. Being a big L. Sitting in the bombardier's seat, Fred has another flashback.