On Valentine's Day

One of my favorites. It has a haunting nostalgia. Done in such excellent taste. Two of my favorite lines, "my mother was an aristocrat." And "are you the son I had by Mary?" I enjoy using both quotes. People seem to enjoy both, even though they have no idea What I am talking about. Ken Harrison is a true genius. It is unfortunate this movie was not publicized. A couple of the actors are known to me, but most I have seldom seen. This movie is about a bygone era and is filmed around waxahachie Texas . This is truly a beautiful movie about small town Texas. Horton foote is the author, who also wrote the screenplay for To Kill A Mockingbird.

"On Valentine's Day" is the central film in Horton Foote's semi-autobiographical trilogy that also includes "Courtship" and "1918." It is a nearly verbatim retelling of his stage play "Valentine's Day," and the sets and costumes beautifully transport the viewer back to the days of homefront World War I. Foote's central characters, newlyweds Horace and Elizabeth Robideaux, are acted with what might be termed "British" sensitivity (high praise!), and even his subsidiary characters are fascinating -- particularly Uncle George and Cousin Bobby. Though leisurely (some might say "stagy") in director Ken Harrison's affectionate realization, "On Valentine's Day" remains a gripping narrative. In the context of the filmed trilogy, it becomes much more: a shattering experience peopled by some of Horton Foote's most indelible characters.