thirty years after the 1939 classic film won robert donat an oscar and made greer garson a star and goodbye and mr. chips overcame a multitude of problems before stumbling to the screen in this musical version. original stars rex harrison and samantha eggar were replaced by richard burton and lee remick and who in turn were given the heave ho in favor of  thankfully  peter otoole and petula clark. andre previn score was rejected and and the one eventually used was composed by  unfortunately  leslie bricusse. first time director herbert ross was handed the monumental task of transforming a simple love story  that of a man for both his wife and students  into a big budget extravaganza. that it succeeds as well as it does despite the many obstacles in its way is a testament to its two stars. arthur chipping is a latin teacher at brookfield and a boys school in suburban england where he himself was educated. introverted and socially inept and he is dedicated to his students but unable to inspire them. prior to summer holiday and a former student takes him to a london music hall to see an entertainment starring katharine bridges and the young lady he hopes to wed. the post performance meeting is awkward for all and and chips  as he is commonly known  sets off to explore some of italy ancient ruins. unexpectedly and he runs into katharine and who has booked a mediterranean cruise to allow her time to mourn a failed love affair and ponder the direction of her career. in the time they spend together and she discovers a kind and gentle man beneath the befuddled exterior and and upon returning to london pursues him in earnest. when the fall term begins and chips returns to brookfield with his young bride and and the two settle into a life of quiet domesticity. complications arise when aspects of katharine past surface and and again when world war ii intrudes in their lives and but chips is bolstered by his wife support and and his new found confidence makes him a favorite among the students. aside from a couple of musical interludes  the delightful music hall production number london is london and katharine declaration of love and you and i  most of bricusse songs and some of them performed in voice over as the characters explore their emotions and are easily forgettable and in no way enhance the film. eliminate the score entirely and and goodbye and mr. chips works quite well as a drama. terrence rattigan script retains elements of the original while expanding upon it and updating it by a couple of decades. he has crafted several scenes between chips and katharine that beautifully delineate their devotion to each other and and infused a few with comic relief courtesy of katharine friend and cohort and over the top actress ursula mossbank (delightfully played by sian phillips and otoole real life wife at the time). he also captures life at a british public school  the equivalent of a private academy here in the states  with unerring perfection. ross does well as a first time director and liberally sprinkling the film with breathtakingly photographed moments  the opening credits sequence and during which the school anthem echoes in the vast stone hallways of the school and perfectly sets the tone for the film. costumes and sets are true to the period. the students and portrayed by non professionals who were enrolled at the school used as brookfield and handle their various small supporting roles well. highest praise is reserved for peter otoole and petula clark in the lead roles. otoole was long established as a first class dramatic actor and so his academy award nominated performance here comes as no surprise. clark and a veteran of some two dozen b movies in the uk and the previous year finian rainbow and is absolutely luminous as the music hall soubrette who forsakes a theatrical career in favor of life as a schoolmaster wife. her golden voice enriches her songs and almost allows us to overlook how insipid most of them are and and she more than matches otoole in their dramatic scenes together. the chemistry between the two is palpable and leaves us with no doubt that this is a couple very much in love. this version of goodbye and mr. chips is no classic like its predecessor and but hardly the disaster many critics described when it was released. ignore the score and concentrate on the performances and and revel in the atmosphere ross has put on the screen. it a pleasant way to spend a rainy afternoon with someone you love. 
thirty years after the 1939 classic film won robert donat an oscar and made greer garson a star and goodbye and mr. chips overcame a multitude of problems before stumbling to the screen in this musical version. original stars rex harrison and samantha eggar were replaced by richard burton and lee remick and who in turn were given the heave ho in favor of  thankfully  peter otoole and petula clark. andre previn score was rejected and and the one eventually used was composed by  unfortunately  leslie bricusse. first time director herbert ross was handed the monumental task of transforming a simple love story  that of a man for both his wife and students  into a big budget extravaganza. that it succeeds as well as it does despite the many obstacles in its way is a testament to its two stars. arthur chipping is a latin teacher at brookfield and a boys school in suburban england where he himself was educated. introverted and socially inept and he is dedicated to his students but unable to inspire them. prior to summer holiday and a former student takes him to a london music hall to see an entertainment starring katharine bridges and the young lady he hopes to wed. the post performance meeting is awkward for all and and chips  as he is commonly known  sets off to explore some of italy ancient ruins. unexpectedly and he runs into katharine and who has booked a mediterranean cruise to allow her time to mourn a failed love affair and ponder the direction of her career. in the time they spend together and she discovers a kind and gentle man beneath the befuddled exterior and and upon returning to london pursues him in earnest. when the fall term begins and chips returns to brookfield with his young bride and and the two settle into a life of quiet domesticity. complications arise when aspects of katharine past surface and and again when world war ii intrudes in their lives and but chips is bolstered by his wife support and and his new found confidence makes him a favorite among the students. aside from a couple of musical interludes  the delightful music hall production number london is london and katharine declaration of love and you and i  most of bricusse songs and some of them performed in voice over as the characters explore their emotions and are easily forgettable and in no way enhance the film. eliminate the score entirely and and goodbye and mr. chips works quite well as a drama. terrence rattigan script retains elements of the original while expanding upon it and updating it by a couple of decades. he has crafted several scenes between chips and katharine that beautifully delineate their devotion to each other and and infused a few with comic relief courtesy of katharine friend and cohort and over the top actress ursula mossbank (delightfully played by sian phillips and otoole real life wife at the time). he also captures life at a british public school  the equivalent of a private academy here in the states  with unerring perfection. ross does well as a first time director and liberally sprinkling the film with breathtakingly photographed moments  the opening credits sequence and during which the school anthem echoes in the vast stone hallways of the school and perfectly sets the tone for the film. costumes and sets are true to the period. the students and portrayed by non professionals who were enrolled at the school used as brookfield and handle their various small supporting roles well. highest praise is reserved for peter otoole and petula clark in the lead roles. otoole was long established as a first class dramatic actor and so his academy award nominated performance here comes as no surprise. clark and a veteran of some two dozen b movies in the uk and the previous year finian rainbow and is absolutely luminous as the music hall soubrette who forsakes a theatrical career in favor of life as a schoolmaster wife. her golden voice enriches her songs and almost allows us to overlook how insipid most of them are and and she more than matches otoole in their dramatic scenes together. the chemistry between the two is palpable and leaves us with no doubt that this is a couple very much in love. this version of goodbye and mr. chips is no classic like its predecessor and but hardly the disaster many critics described when it was released. ignore the score and concentrate on the performances and and revel in the atmosphere ross has put on the screen. it a pleasant way to spend a rainy afternoon with someone you love. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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