Movie: The Country Girl (1954)
Tagline: How far should a woman go…to redeem the man she loves?
Trivia: Changes to Canadian video ratings standards in the late 1980s resulted in this classic being slapped with an R rating, making it illegal to rent or sell it to anyone under the age of 18. No reasons were ever suggested for this rating (which was later changed), though it is possible it may have been confused with a porn film of the same name.
“Washed up singer/actor Frank Elgin has a chance to make a come-back when director Bernie Dodd offers him the leading role in his new musical. Frank however is very insecure, turns to alcohol and shuns even the smallest of responsibilities, leaving everything up to his wife Georgie who finds it harder and harder to cope with her husband’s lack of spirit. Bernie tries to help Frank regain his self-confidence, believing that it is Georgie who’s the cause of his insecurity. Written by Leon Wolters <wolters@strw.LeidenUniv.nl>”
