6.8
Sightless
2020
While I Live (1947)
October 7, 19471h 25mEN
6.7
6 votes
Overview
In 1922, young pianist and composer Olwen Trevelyan, troubled and sleepless over her inability to finish the final notes of her composition, falls to her death from the cliffs of Cornwall. 25 years on, Olwen has gained posthumous fame as a result of her tragic death and her haunting uncompleted composition 'The Dream of Olwen'. Her reclusive sister Julia (Sonia Dresdel), who has never come to terms with Olwen's death, becomes convinced that Olwen has returned when she meets an amnesiac woman who looks like her.
Director
John HarlowWriters
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English
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Production Companies
Edward Dryhurst Productions
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John Chard
7.0For while I live, you shall not die! While I Live is directed by John Harlow and written by Robert Bell, John Harlow and Doreen Montgomery. It stars Tom Walls, Clifford Evans, Sonia Dresdel, Patricia Burke, John Warwick, Edward Lexy and Audrey Fildes. Music is by Charles Williams and cinematography by Freddie Young. It has been 25 years since her composer sister died in tragic circumstance, but Julia Trevelyan (Dresdel) still obsesses over her. Then one day an amnesiac woman arrives at the family home looking for help, and now Julia is certain that she is the reincarnation of her beloved…
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CinemaSerf
6.0A little like the Nino Rota theme from the "Glass Mountain", this film is much more memorable for the beautiful, haunting melody "The Dream of Olwen" from Charles Williams than for it's acting. The story revolves around a spinster "Julia (Sonia Dresdel) who has been mourning the death of her musically gifted sister for a quarter of a century. Out of the blue, an amnesiac lady (Audrey Flides) arrives at their home and "Julia" soon becomes convinced that she is the reincarnation of her dead sibling. Not a view shared by everyone in the family - but, eerily, she has knowledge and habits common to…
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