Critica Retro Posted by Lê on July 3, 2018

A Porta de Ouro / Hold Back the Dawn (1941) Todo mundo merece um lugar ao sol? Não sei ao certo, mas todo mundo quer um lugar ao sol. E geralmente a busca por este lugar cheio de alegria e satisfação envolve a migração. E o que acontece quando os...   read more

Movie Classics Posted by Judy on July 2, 2016

Charles Boyer, Paulette Goddard and Olivia de Havilland Happy 100th birthday, Olivia de Havilland! This is my contribution to her centenary blogathon, being organised by The Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood and Phyllis Loves Classic Movies. Please visit and read the other entries, which cover a wi   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 5, 2015

Hold Back the Dawn was written by the winning combination of Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett, but the director was actually Mitchell Leisen. That was the last time Wilder would let someone else take hold of his work. It’s actually rather meta, a film within a film. We see our...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 5, 2015

Hold Back the Dawn was written by the winning combination of Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett, but the director was actually Mitchell Leisen. That was the last time Wilder would let someone else take hold of his work. It’s actually rather meta, a film within a film. We see our...   read more

The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on April 5, 2011

With hopes of entering the United States faster, Georges Iscovescu (Charles Boyer), originally from Romania, moves to a Mexico boarder town.  As he applies for his visa, he learns that it will take five to eight years before he can become an American citizen.  This feels like a prison sentence...   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on November 30, -0001

A Porta de Ouro (1941) / Hold Back the Dawn (1941) Todo mundo merece um lugar ao sol? Não sei ao certo, mas todo mundo quer um lugar ao sol. E geralmente a busca por este lugar cheio de alegria e satisfação envolve a migração. E o que acontece quando...   read more