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No Hard Feelings
Early directing credit for Alan Parker offering an unsentimental view of wartime London through the eyes of a troubled young man.
Director: Alan Parker
Overview
This short feature, an early directing credit for Alan Parker, shows the reality of life during the WWII air raids with none of the traditional 'Blitz spirit' so often portrayed. Eric spends the nights crammed into a brick shelter with his dad, sister and her screaming kids, and every bombardment brings tears over the loss of his mother in an earlier raid. When he learns his sweetheart is to be evacuated, he finally buckles under the stress.
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