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The Bishop's Wife

1947 · 109 min

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance

An Episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for an elaborate new cathedral which he hopes will be paid for primarily by a wealthy, stubborn widow. He is losing sight of his family and of why he became a churchman in the first place. Enter Dudley, an angel sent to help him. Dudley does help everyone he meets, but not necessarily in the way they would have preferred. With the exception of Henry, everyone loves him, but Henry begins to believe that Dudley is there to replace him, both at work and in his family's affections, as Christmas approaches.

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Appeals to viewers who enjoy tender holiday fantasy about spiritual renewal, domestic reconciliation, and understated comic interference.

Tone
warm, sentimental, whimsical
Payoff
comfort, amusement
Pacing
steady
Intensity
gentle
Structure
linear
Themes
faith, marriage, humility, generosity, renewed purpose
Setting
mid-twentieth-century, wintry city neighborhoods and church interiors

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