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The Holly And The Ivy [Blu-ray]

Ralph Richardson (Actor), Celia Johnson (Actor) Rated:
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4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 454 ratings
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Genre Drama
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Contributor Ralph Richardson, Celia Johnson, Margaret Leighton
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 20 minutes
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Kino Lorber Studio Classics is dedicated to bringing you the best of Hollywood’s successes, critical and commercial. All from best available sources, many on DVD or Blu-ray for the very first time.

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The Holly and the Ivy is the heart-warming Christmas tale set in post-war Britain based on the classic play by Wynyard Browne (Hobson’s Choice). Ralph Richardson (The Sound Barrier) plays Reverend Martin Gregory, a recently widowed minister torn between his roles of clergyman and father. His zeal for attending to his parishioners leads him to neglect the needs of his own family, until emotions boil over one Christmas. The Holly and the Ivy is a charming and moving seasonal favorite, peaking with the family’s poignant reconciliation as they rediscover the true spirit of Christmas. This yuletide classic, also starring Celia Johnson (The Captain's Paradise), Margaret Leighton (Under Capricorn) and Denholm Elliott (Trading Places), was wonderfully directed by George More O’Ferrall (The Heart of the Matter).

Special Features:
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  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.4 ounces
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 20 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ November 26, 2019
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Ralph Richardson, Celia Johnson, Margaret Leighton
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Kl Studio Classics
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07XFH5WRX
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 454 ratings

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Marybeth Kennedy
5.0 out of 5 stars Dysfunctional family Christmas in England
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2024
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I don't know why I love this movie so much, but I love British black and white films and this does not disappoint me. An off beat Christmas movie.
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Guy
5.0 out of 5 stars A sentimental Christmas movie that's about a minister and his grown children
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2023
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Not everyone will like this movie. No violence. No spectacle. Set in 1948 (made in black and white in 1952), it's about a minister in post war England whose children are returning for a Christmas celebration. I saw the movie back in the 1980's several Christmases running on public television. Then it disappeared, and DVDs or VHS versions were unavailable. This Blu-ray version plays perfectly. Whenever I thought about it over the years, I would find myself tearing up, seeing it again brought tears, and as I sit here writing this review at 79 years of age find myself getting a little teary all over again. If I had gone into the ministry, the Episcopal priest is the kind of minister I would have liked to have been. Or more precisely the kind of minister he wanted to be is the kind I would have wanted to be. Despite the film's age, the human problems faced by his children are still relevant. But as I indicated in the beginning some may just find this movie dull. But I loved it when I first saw it, and I still love it today. The only thing I found discordant in the picture was the hand cranked car. Even though I grew up as a war baby, that is something I never ever saw.
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Daddy Brian
5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2024
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A Christmas classic
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Rita Campbell
4.0 out of 5 stars Psychological drama
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2020
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This was set in the 1940s or 1950s. It’s a very unusual and unexpected story. It centers around a Christmas gathering of adult children and the dad is a clergyman. There is no mother figure. It covers family dynamics and communications, dealing with grief and alcoholism, and themes of family loyalty. It’s set in what seems like a rural village in England.

For the time period it’s set in, I was surprised to find such a complex and sophisticated story. I was not disappointed. I expected something more traditional, and sappy or funny, maybe people jumping around and singing Christmas carols and telling jokes. It was not like that. I had no idea what to expect except it was advertised as a beloved Christmas story. I love Christmas stories, so I thought I would try it.

It was a serious, realistic type story. I had never seen this or heard of it before. It’s probably a story for adults because of its psychological themes. I think it might be sad and depressing for younger than an older teen.

But for an adult, this is a surprising story with an unexpected ending, and even though it’s vintage style, I definitely recommend it! It was a very nice story, and I’m glad to have it in my movie library.

I only give it four stars because it didn’t move me emotionally. It was a quiet story that stays with you afterward, haunting your mind. It’s in black and white. Don’t let that put you off though. It’s good! It was a nice story about flawed, but real people who manage to find an answer to their problems, quite despite themselves.

It’s like a quiet, subtle story where the people in a family manage to stumble into happiness, even though they put themselves through some emotional pain along the way. It’s good though, really, I recommend it.
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Baystateguy
5.0 out of 5 stars Great British film.
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2023
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Wonderful intertwining family story set during with holidays. Ralph Richardson, Celia, Johnson, and Margaret Leighton are all terrific.
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J. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars I really enjoyed this!
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2023
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I’d never watched this before, and loved it! And the music is beautiful!!!
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Mike In Texas
5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite holiday movie. Superb.
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2023
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This movie is similar to a play. It is so engrossing and completely draws you in. The performances are superb. I tell everyone that The Bishop’s Wife and The Holly and the Ivy are two holiday films they must see.
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Francis M. Schiraldi
5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas Family Drama
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2020
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A movie too long neglected finally being shown on television again and available on dvd. A small town minister is ambushed by his children on Christmas Eve with their doubts and conflicts that they kept hidden from him for too long "for no personal reasons but merely because of religion. Situations involving faith and family ring true even seventy odd years later. No magical solutions though there is a rather low key (british) romance to keep interest going. if there had been an angel or an appearance by Santa it might have been played more often. Still my favorite christmas movie, I had to send to Great Britain for a print and have it copied professionally for U.S. equipment. You lucky people can buy it on Amazon for much less than I paid for it; a thinking persons holiday movie.
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Chris Boxall
5.0 out of 5 stars My Favourite Christmas Movie!
Reviewed in Canada on February 15, 2024
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They showed this 50's English movie every year on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) at Christmas until this year (2023). I ordered as I love watching this movie at Christmas. At first it would not play on our older Samsung Blu Ray player. I was disappointed but we tried playing on our newer Samsung Blu Ray and it played perfectly?? Presto, hence I guess some of the more negative reviews must have older Blu Ray players. Excellent movie in my humble opinion!!
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Green Knight
5.0 out of 5 stars PEACE ON EARTH - BUT NOT IN THE VICARAGE
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 11, 2010
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Well, I'd never seen this - but I'm delighted to say that the gap has now been filled. For all those who think that the ultimate Christmas films are IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE and WHITE CHRISTMAS, take a look at this remarkable and uplifting tale of a country parson, and revel in the sheer quality of the writing, the directing, and the superlative performances from a five-star cast.

The script is faithfully and carefully distilled from a successful stage play of the 1950s - but the adaptation has none of that cardboard quality that is sometimes a pitfall of putting theatre onto the screen.

Celia Johnson, Ralph Richardson, Margaret Leighton, a young Denholm Elliott, and a supporting cast of remarkable talent unfold this bittersweet but ultimately joyous story set in the claustrophobic confines of a country vicarage.

The bells ring for Christmas, the carol singers trill, the goose is basted - and the world is bathed in white and silence. On the surface all is love and goodwill, but relations between the vicar and his grown-up children are stretched to breaking-point. Two sisters and a younger brother are convinced that their father cannot or will not understand their very different needs and wants, and they in turn have made little or no attempt to allow for the sacrifices that have to be made by someone with a calling to the priesthood.

Distressing little domestic incidents occur during the course of an evening - incidents which trigger major changes within the family, bringing out the weaknesses and ultimate strengths of each of the players in turn.

There is a remarkable scene (which for me makes the film worth every penny of its reasonable price) in which Celia Johnson and Margaret Leighton - the vicar's daughters - do nothing more complex than wash up the supper things.

These two sisters with such very different lifestyles talk to each other, probably for the first time in their lives - and there is an almost tangible void between them.

As the void begins to close, surprising and unhappy details of their lives emerge, details that are shocking for the period of the film, and the scene is played for all it's worth in a single very lengthy shot, with no action more vigorous than the drying of a plate or the rinsing of a cup. It's riveting stuff. The immaculate timing and perfectly clipped English of these two extraordinary actresses serve only to emphasise the poignancy of the whole situation, and the viewer can't help but be moved to tears by it.

(Young actors wanting to play 'period' roles should study work like this very carefully. They seldom manage anything half so good, and could learn an enormous amount about manner, movement - and diction.)

THE HOLLY AND THE IVY is justifiably a classic - though perhaps not as famous as it should be. This lovely release on DVD should go some way towards remedying that.

It's not just a film for Christmas: like Shakespeare, it's for all time - and you can't say fairer than that.
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Bailey
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful little film, rarely shown on tv at Christmas
Reviewed in Canada on February 11, 2020
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I was searching for years for this film and finally Amazon carries it. It used to be shown on tv during Christmas, but the license must have expired because it is never seen in tv now. When I saw it here, I had to buy it. It's an old fashioned Christmas story, about a Vicar in a small English village who serves his parish but unaware that own adult children are in trouble. Full of character actors and, of course, Sir Ralph Richardson, and Celia Johnson of Brief Encounter fame. She didn't do alot of films, mostly theatre, but Brief Encounter, and The Best Years of Our Lives, are wonderful for that old British way of life movie tone. (Fun fact: Celia Johnson was married to Peter Fleming, brother of Ian Fleming who wrote the James Bond character.) All the character actors are terrific in this beautiful little movie.
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Black Sabriah
5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth waiting 28 years to see the end!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 6, 2012
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"The Holly & the Ivy" was one of the first films Mum recorded from television on our brand new Fisher VCR when it was shown at Christmas 1983. However, Christmas distractions hit and the viewing of the film was clearly interrupted as 20 minutes in, the tape cuts to the musical version of "Scrooge" with Albert Finney, which was recorded over the remainder of the film.

For many years I watched the opening 20 minutes of the film prior to watching "Scrooge" and wondered whether Jenny went away with David or not. I've not seen those 20 minutes since the early nineties and was surprised to discover that I still remembered that entire dialogue when I finally sat down to watch the film in its entirety on Christmas night.

For me, one of the greatest things about "The Holly & the Ivy" is that it is purely character based and the drama and comedy are provided solely by the actors. The film draws you into the world of these characters, the Parson who seems to know a lot more of the world than his family realize, the pain of the children who have always felt they couldn't confide in their father "because you're a parson" and the realisation of all the characters of how things might be if the truth, however unpleasant, is not revealed in full.

The film tackles issues that would have been controversial at the time of its release, but those issues, whilst having lost their controversy are still as relevant today - the pain never changes but family are always there, no matter what.

I thoroughly enjoyed this film and would highly recommend it.
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JH
4.0 out of 5 stars The Holly & The Ivy [DVD]
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 14, 2023
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nice little Christmas film, very simple play about a family reunion at Christmas
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