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26 de mai. de 2024 · Synopsis. Quiet and somewhat direction-less, Alfred Polly uses the money he inherits from his father to marry and to set up shop in a small town. His heart is in neither of these enterprises and he eventually resorts to desperate measures to break free.
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Há 2 dias · Novels of social realism such as Kipps (1905) and The History of Mr Polly (1910), which describe lower-middle-class English life, led to the suggestion that he was a worthy successor to Charles Dickens,: 99 but Wells described a range of social strata and even attempted, in Tono-Bungay (1909), a diagnosis of English society as a whole.
28 de mai. de 2024 · After about 1906 the pamphleteer and the novelist were in conflict in Wells, and only The History of Mr. Polly and the lighthearted Bealby (1915) can be considered primarily as fiction. His later novels are mainly discussions of social or political themes that show little concern for the novel as a literary form.
24 de mai. de 2024 · History Of Mr. Polly: John Mills stars in this celebrated adaptation of the H.G. Wells classic. Mr Polly is a sensitive soul idling away his days as a humble drapers assistant until one day he is abruptly sacked for daydreaming at work.
18 de mai. de 2024 · A traditional Punch and Judy booth, at Swanage, Dorset, England. Punch and Judy is a traditional puppet show featuring Mr. Punch and his wife Judy. The performance consists of a sequence of short scenes, each depicting an interaction between two characters, most typically Mr. Punch and one other character who usually falls victim to Punch's slapstick.
21 de mai. de 2024 · 15. Maudie (2017) Dirigido por Aisling Walsh, o filme irlandês narra a vida de Maud Lewis, uma artista que sofria de artrose tendo sua mobilidade reduzida ao longo dos anos. Não bastasse o sofrimento físico, ela atravessou diversas dificuldades pela vida, até se encontrar na arte e ser reconhecida.
14 de mai. de 2024 · Mr Polly takes courage from his new status, and takes to the road, leaving his wife to claim the insurance money. He settles into a new life as a handyman in a pub and finds himself to be happy. After five years, he suffers pangs of conscience and goes back to make sure his wife is settled.
