Malachi's Cove

Corny old film shot in North Cornwall and the pretty village of Clovelly in Devon, both places are somewhere in England as another reviewer astutely pointed out. Awful Cornish accents ranging from Cockney through to Yorkshire with a bit of Ooo Arrgghh, Robert Newton pirate speak thrown in for good measure. Embarrassingly awful, particularly for those of us with West County heritage. The poor old donkey looks as if it has mange, which tells us a lot about the care that went into this film generally. Adapted from a story for children by Anthony Trollope. Could be Disneyfied to update it but not really for today's audiences.

A moving little rural story for children, with a good young female protagonist who finds herself ostracised by her local fishing village due to a past tragedy. She lives a quiet life with her grandad at the titular Cornish cove, until precocious youth Dai Bradley (of KES fame) comes into her life. Some well-judged performances throughout lift this slow-moving tale of loss and love; it's not fantastic but it is quite moving and engaging, I thought.

I saw this movie a couple of years ago.

It was beautifully shot.

I think it was somewhere in england.

It is a bittersweet movie about a girl who is ostracized by her village.

I just love the place where the movie was shot.

The actress who played the girl was great.

The following is taken from a website

**************** What a sweet story this was! And what a likable creature Mally, " ... wild- looking, almost unearthly creature, with wild-flowing, black, uncombed hair ...". It almost seems like she sprang fully formed from the earth, totally unaware of any vestiges of civilization, but yet with a native gentility. " ****************

I can't have put it better myself. :)

Brilliantly shot and very well balanced sound track ... watch it if you can!

What with all the breakers pounding the shore looks like the producers were aiming at a mini epic.This is strictly a children's film with little or no appeal.Interesting to see Donald Pleasance and Arthur English but that's about it.