Weddings and Babies (1958)

Weddings and Babies: Directed by Morris Engel. With Viveca Lindfors, John Myhers, Chiarina Barile, Leonard Elliott. Photographer struggles to make enough money to marry his fiancee, who is starting to believe he’s delaying their marriage deliberately.

“A young woman tries to be patient and understanding with her fiancéu0026#39;s delay in marrying until he feels financially secure. He has his own problems in what to do with his sweet, but increasingly senile mother. He works as a photographer, taking pictures of weddings and babies when what he really wants is to be a director. Viveca Lindfors is wonderful in her expression of frustration as time passes and her longing for babies of her own increases, all the while watching other peopleu0026#39;s natural progression through life while heru0026#39;s is at a standstill. Once again, Morris Engel has created a movie in which you feel you are watching real life as itu0026#39;s happening. Modern moviegoers might have a problem with the pacing because it is done in such a naturalistic manner, with small dramatic moments unfolding, but this pace is what makes you stop and consider what the characters are going through.”