Le Cottage enchanté

Original title: The Enchanted Cottage

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7.5/10

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Robert Young and Dorothy McGuire in Le Cottage enchanté (1945)

A homely maid and a scarred ex-GI meet at the cottage where she works and where he was to spend his honeymoon prior to his accident. The two develop a bond and agree to marry, more out of loneliness than love. The romantic spirit of the cottage, however, overtakes them. They soon begin to look beautiful to each other, but no one else.

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A plain maid and a wounded war veteran are transformed by their love for each other while residing in an enchanted honeymoon cottage.A plain maid and a wounded war veteran are transformed by their love for each other while residing in an enchanted honeymoon cottage.A plain maid and a wounded war veteran are transformed by their love for each other while residing in an enchanted honeymoon cottage.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

3.7K

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 1 nomination total

Bit Role
(uncredited)

Barbara Blair

Mildred
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Patti Brill

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(uncredited)

Martha Holliday

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Carl Kent

Soldier
(uncredited)

Nancy Marlow

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Sherman Sanders

Dance Caller
(uncredited)

Director
- John Cromwell
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Trivia
In 1973, it was announced that a remake would be made. According to Robert Young, the setting would be updated and Dorothy McGuire and he would be playing the parts of the housekeeper and blind pianist originally played by Mildred Natwick and Herbert Marshall. The idea fell through after McGuire watched a screening of the original at Young's invitation at the actor's home. She said that the film belonged to another period and that she did not want to go backward.

Goofs
As Mr. Bradford is leading Major Hillgrove to the beach, there is a dog swimming in the ocean as Laura chats with Danny. The dog brings the stick to be thrown back into the water, and he is completely dry.

Quotes
Laura Pennington: Oliver, we've never written our names - somehow I think they'd want us to.

Crazy credits
In the opening credits, the principle actors are seen with their names superimposed over the shots. Dorothy McGuire is seen in her character's beautiful and then unattractive state; Robert Young is seen only in his normal, attractive state. This is interesting in that the story deals with both characters, not one, falling in love and seeing only one another's beauty, despite both of their unfortunate appearances.

Alternate versions
Also shown in computer colorized version.

Connections
Featured in TCM Guest Programmer: Whoopi Goldberg (2007)

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Featured review

10/10

All Time Favorite Romance

My wife and I love this movie. There is an ugly duckling in all of us but the right person can bring out the swan. This movie brings that out so well. I am my wife's prince charming and she is my Princess. This movie helps us remember that after 15 years of marriage. In the movie we are taken away from our everyday lives to a quiet mysterious cottage. Couples have visited the cottage for hundreds of years, and gone away mysteriously changed and in love. The film creates a strange atmosphere that takes you into the thoughts and feelings of two lonely people. We then witness their magical transformation into happy beautiful people. No matter how hard the outside world tries to take that happiness away from this happy couple, the cottage protects their romance.