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Lease of Life
Lease of Life is a 1954 British drama film directed by Charles Frend and starring Robert Donat, Kay Walsh, Adrienne Corri and Denholm Elliott. It was made by Ealing Studios.The film was designed as a star vehicle for Donat in his return to the screen after a three-year absence.
Rev. William Thorne is the vicar of the village of Hinton St. John, living with his wife Vera and his daughter Susan, a gifted pianist who receives guidance from Martin Blake. Although the church is the focus of the local community, the Thornes live a frugal life and struggle financially. Vera lives vicariously through her daughter, determined to ensure that Susan's talent is not wasted. However the Thornes cannot afford to pay for Susan's accommodations in London if she wins a scholarship.
Local elderly farmer Mr. Sproatley asks Thorne to visit his sick bed. Sproatley wants his son, and not his wife, to inherit his money when he dies. He is about to entrust Rev. Thorne with the cash when Sproatley's wife enters and the plan is abandoned.
While working on a sermon, Thorne collapses in his library. His doctor informs him that he has less than a year to live. He visits Gilchester Cathedral to contemplate and the cathedral's organ music rings in his head on the bus ride home. Back in town, two women discuss the sexton Mr. Spooner's drunkenness and Rev. Thorne promises to deal with him appropriately.
Thorne returns to Sproatley and takes a leather case containing a will and large amount of cash, but Sproatley's wife challenges him.
Thorne reevaluates his life and those of his parishioners, and he finds himself happier than before. He adopts a tolerant attitude to the minor indiscretions of his parishioners and ignores the village gossip.
At a boys' school to deliver a speech, Thorne tears his prepared notes in and delivers an improvised sermon about disobeying rules and enjoying life. The boys love the sermon, but the dean, headmaster and assembled parents consider it rebellious. A reporter prints the story and word spreads. Thorne's congregation swells, but he knows that many of the new members are merely seeking sensationalism.
Thorne feels free to speak honestly about his beliefs and demonstrates to his parishioners that religion is not a matter of blind adherence to a fixed set of rules, but a freedom to act according to one's conscience. However, some of his words are misunderstood and deemed provocative and controversial.
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Lease of Life
Lease of Life is a 1954 British drama film directed by Charles Frend and starring Robert Donat, Kay Walsh, Adrienne Corri and Denholm Elliott. It was made by Ealing Studios.The film was designed as a star vehicle for Donat in his return to the screen after a three-year absence.
Rev. William Thorne is the vicar of the village of Hinton St. John, living with his wife Vera and his daughter Susan, a gifted pianist who receives guidance from Martin Blake. Although the church is the focus of the local community, the Thornes live a frugal life and struggle financially. Vera lives vicariously through her daughter, determined to ensure that Susan's talent is not wasted. However the Thornes cannot afford to pay for Susan's accommodations in London if she wins a scholarship.
Local elderly farmer Mr. Sproatley asks Thorne to visit his sick bed. Sproatley wants his son, and not his wife, to inherit his money when he dies. He is about to entrust Rev. Thorne with the cash when Sproatley's wife enters and the plan is abandoned.
While working on a sermon, Thorne collapses in his library. His doctor informs him that he has less than a year to live. He visits Gilchester Cathedral to contemplate and the cathedral's organ music rings in his head on the bus ride home. Back in town, two women discuss the sexton Mr. Spooner's drunkenness and Rev. Thorne promises to deal with him appropriately.
Thorne returns to Sproatley and takes a leather case containing a will and large amount of cash, but Sproatley's wife challenges him.
Thorne reevaluates his life and those of his parishioners, and he finds himself happier than before. He adopts a tolerant attitude to the minor indiscretions of his parishioners and ignores the village gossip.
At a boys' school to deliver a speech, Thorne tears his prepared notes in and delivers an improvised sermon about disobeying rules and enjoying life. The boys love the sermon, but the dean, headmaster and assembled parents consider it rebellious. A reporter prints the story and word spreads. Thorne's congregation swells, but he knows that many of the new members are merely seeking sensationalism.
Thorne feels free to speak honestly about his beliefs and demonstrates to his parishioners that religion is not a matter of blind adherence to a fixed set of rules, but a freedom to act according to one's conscience. However, some of his words are misunderstood and deemed provocative and controversial.