Kind Hearts & Coronets
The Quintessential Ealing Comedy!
UK, 1949 Dir. Robert Hamer (PG)
Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Dennis Price, Arthur Lowe
With so many fine performances on Alec Guinness’ CV, it seems a little presumptuous to single out this charmingly dry, black comedy as the particular highlight. But, with the probable exception of Peter Sellers, who else could have played eight members of the hapless d’Ascoyne family (and a number of cameos) with such engaging facility?