Cluny Brown (1946)
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch
Genres - Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Sophisticated Comedy, Romantic Comedy |
Release Date - May 1, 1946 (USA - Unknown), Jun 2, 1946 (USA) |
Run Time - 100 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
The time is just prior to World War II. Lovely Cluny Brown (Jennifer Jones) is the niece of a London plumber; when her uncle is indisposed, Cluny rolls up her sleeves and takes a plumbing job at a society home, where she meets a handsome Czech author (Charles Boyer) - a refugee who has fled the Nazis and now resides with a snobbish and stuck-up family. Hoping to advance herself socially, Cluny accepts a position as a maid in a fancy country home, where she once more meets the Czech author, who is a house guest; they promptly fall for each other, and Cluny follows his lead by turning her nose up at stiff-necked English propriety. Cluny Brown is directed by the matchless Ernst Lubitsch.
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high-society, plumber, upper-class, Britain, estate, guest, love-triangle, maid, mother, poverty, refugee