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Topic: Midwinter Break
Posted by: Susan Kelly
Date/Time: 31/03/26 17:21:00

Stella and Gerry are Belfast Catholics, long resident in Glasgow, having left Ireland when Stella was an innocent victim in a sectarian incident during the Troubles. She is very devout, convinced that she experienced a miracle that day. Gerry thinks she was just lucky and devotes himself to whisky. The marriage isn't unhappy, but it's moribund.

She buys Gerry a winter break in Amsterdam for Christmas. But she may have an ulterior motive for wanting to go there, one which may leave him abandoned.

I realised half way through that I had heard this story before, confirmed by a reference to its being based on a novel in the closing credits, a novel I read in 2019. I found the film a little slow, as I did the novel, even though it's only 90 minutes. Amsterdam looks beautiful in the snow.

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Film Reviews 202611/01/26 16:48:00 Susan Kelly
   Hamnet11/01/26 16:53:00 Susan Kelly
      Re:Hamnet11/01/26 22:31:00 Sara Nathan
   The voice of Hind Rajab (Arabic with subtitles)11/01/26 22:33:00 Sara Nathan
   No Other Choice (Korean with subtitles)17/01/26 09:16:00 Sara Nathan
      Re:No Other Choice (Korean with subtitles)25/01/26 16:41:00 Susan Kelly
   28 Years Later: The Bone Temple18/01/26 13:47:00 Susan Kelly
   Nouvelle Vague01/02/26 14:31:00 Susan Kelly
   If I had legs I’d kick you 01/02/26 20:49:00 Sara Nathan
      Re:If I had legs I’d kick you 25/02/26 17:56:00 Susan Kelly
   F102/02/26 22:13:00 Sara Nathan
   My Father's Shadow10/02/26 17:30:00 Susan Kelly
   Hamlet (not Hamnet)12/02/26 17:03:00 Susan Kelly
   The Secret Agent24/02/26 17:21:00 Susan Kelly
   The President's Cake26/02/26 17:06:00 Susan Kelly
   Sirat03/03/26 16:43:00 Susan Kelly
      Re:Sirat10/03/26 11:33:00 Michael Robinson
         Re:Re:Sirat06/04/26 21:07:00 Sara Nathan
   Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man15/03/26 15:16:00 Susan Kelly
   Mr Nobody against Putin (Russian with subtitles)19/03/26 21:48:00 Sara Nathan
   Good Boy24/03/26 15:40:00 Susan Kelly
   Everybody down to Kenmure Street26/03/26 20:43:00 Sara Nathan
   Midwinter Break31/03/26 17:21:00 Susan Kelly
      Re:Midwinter Break31/03/26 18:49:00 Chris Hurley
   The Love That Remains04/04/26 17:47:00 Susan Kelly
   The Drama05/04/26 14:32:00 Susan Kelly
      Re:The Drama06/04/26 21:03:00 Sara Nathan
   Amelie (French with subtitles)06/04/26 07:26:00 Sara Nathan
   Father Mother Sister Brother11/04/26 15:21:00 Susan Kelly
      Re:Father Mother Sister Brother14/04/26 20:57:00 Sara Nathan
   The Stranger (French with subtitles)14/04/26 10:02:00 Sara Nathan
      Re:The Stranger (French with subtitles)14/04/26 17:29:00 Susan Kelly
   ActOne 100 club14/04/26 10:07:00 Sara Nathan
   Colours in Time18/04/26 15:54:00 Susan Kelly
      Re:Colours in Time20/04/26 19:44:00 Sara Nathan
   Rebuilding19/04/26 17:38:00 Susan Kelly
      Re:Rebuilding28/04/26 22:32:00 Sara Nathan
   DJ Ahmet21/04/26 15:17:00 Susan Kelly
   Re: La Grazia25/04/26 12:53:00 Joe Conneely
   Rose of Nevada26/04/26 15:02:00 Susan Kelly
      Re:Rose of Nevada29/04/26 09:46:00 Mike Robinson
      Re:Rose of Nevada30/04/26 23:31:00 Sara Nathan
   Primavera (Italian with subtitles)28/04/26 22:45:00 Sara Nathan
      Re:Primavera (Italian with subtitles)29/04/26 11:10:00 Joe Conneely
      Re:Primavera (Italian with subtitles)29/04/26 17:27:00 Susan Kelly
         Re:Re:Primavera (Italian with subtitles)03/05/26 21:38:00 Joe Conneely
   The Sheep Detectives03/05/26 14:01:00 Susan Kelly
   Mother Mary03/05/26 21:29:00 Joe Conneely
   La Boheme06/05/26 08:58:00 Sara Nathan
   The Blue Trail06/05/26 15:06:00 Susan Kelly
   The Devil Wears Prada 206/05/26 21:53:00 Sara Nathan
   Romeria12/05/26 15:05:00 Susan Kelly
   The Christophers16/05/26 23:09:00 Sara Nathan
      Re:The Christophers18/05/26 17:52:00 Susan Kelly
   Normal17/05/26 14:12:00 Susan Kelly
   Tuner31/05/26 14:12:00 Susan Kelly
   Power Ballad02/06/26 17:47:00 Susan Kelly
   The Sheep Detectives06/06/26 19:38:00 Sara Nathan

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