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www.channel4.com - : Among the most enduring - and most unusual - post-war British children's dramas, Whistle Down The Wind catches its star Hayley Mills at the peak of her powers. Adapted by Keith Waterhouse from a story by Mills' mother, Mary Hayley Bell, it's neither a character study nor a coming-of-age tale. Rather it's a sort of parable about the power and limits of religious faith, and the displacement of childhood certainty with doubt. more...
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4.5/
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www.videovista.net - : Whistle Down The Wind is something of a family affair, in more ways than one. Not only do the principals mostly spring from the Bostock family or their close acquaintances, but the film itself is based on a novel by Mary Hayley Bell, the wife of actor John Mills and mother of Hayley - who plays the lead Kathy. more...
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8/10
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www.bbc.co.uk - : Given that of the three kids only Hayley Mills had ever seen a script, they all put in superb and honest performances that defy any saccharine twists in the script. And there's a fair amount of humour to keep the film from descending into mawkish drama. more...
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4/5
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