Lockende Versuchung (1956)

Lockende Versuchung: Directed by William Wyler. With Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Anthony Perkins, Richard Eyer. The pacifist attitude of a Quaker family is tested as a result of the American Civil War.

“Extra fun watching with fellow Quakers on a course in England, a film sensitively exploring the situation of Quakers at a transitional time in the 19th century, soon to on the whole discard the obsession with hats and the universal u0026#39;Thouu0026#39; and u0026#39;Theeu0026#39;, but yet to be greatly challenged into 20th century with choices of behaviour at times of war. Thereu0026#39;s a lot of laughs but it stops short of mockery and thereu0026#39;s real sympathy to be had for the Quaker nuclear family so well played here by all. The novelties and dissipations of the time are viewed through a Quaker lens and of course some kind of accommodation to it all, indeed to the matter of the civil waru0026#39;s challenges takes place, but all participants maintain their dignity and self-assurance. Thereu0026#39;s lots of mild innuendo and diversion from the serious matters, which all get wrapped up oddly satisfactorily in a little over 2 hours.”