The 1950s was a golden era for serious British war movies and CARVE HER NAME WITH PRIDE is such a film. It tells the true story of a British woman who was parachuted into France as a spy and ended up running the gauntlet of danger over there. Shot by future Bond helmer Lewis Gilbert, this is character-focused and mature film-making, with a fine cast led by Virginia McKenna who is just as authentic as she was in BORN FREE. The story is slow, focused and well-paced, gradually building to a crescendo of suspense and inevitability, and as affecting as they come.
Review of Carve Her Name with Pride
