Count Your Blessings is a movie directed by Jean Negulesco in 1959 and based on the book The Blessing by Nancy Mitford, first published in 1951. The movie features Deborah Kerr, Rossano Brazzi, Maurice Chevalier, Martin Stephens, Tom Helmore, Ronald Squire, and others.
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Storyline
The film follows Grace’s tumultuous marriage to a French aristocrat during WWII, as they are separated for nearly a decade and ultimately divorce due to Charles’s infidelity. Despite their son’s resistance, Grace and Charles are unable to shake their feelings for each other.
Movie vs Book
Year
1959
Minutes
102
Movie Rate
5.10
Source: IMDb
Year
1951
Pages
221
Book Rate
7.58
S: Goodreads
Book
The Blessing
Author: Nancy Mitford
Country: UK
First published in: 1951
Length: 221 pages
Genre: Fiction
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“The book is better than the movie”
But the movie is worth watching.
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“The book is so rich. There are so many fantastic details, but in order to preserve and have the time to bring that to the screen, we had to make important choices.”
DENIS VILLENEUVE (Filmmaker, Scriptwriter)
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