Peyton Place (1957) starring Lana Turner, Hope Lange, Arthur Kennedy, Lloyd Nolan, Russ Tamblyn. In 1941, on the eve of World War II, the inhabitants of a small New England town struggle with family problems, personal relationships, rape, unwanted pregnancy, gossip, scandal.... Why, it's a regular soap opera. Then comes the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and all the young men of the town are called away. You'd think the soap opera would get swallowed up in the Second World War, but no, it goes on. It is a high-class soap opera, however, and I found myself quite involved in the story, right up to the end. The subtitles are very good. Grade: B+
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