A Kid for Two Farthings

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A Kid for Two Farthings

1956,

1h 31m,

Fantasy

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67%

9 Reviews

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68%

500+ Ratings

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67%

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9 Reviews

68%

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500+ Ratings

Joe (Jonathan Ashmore) is a young boy who lives with his mother, Joanna (Celia Johnson), in working-class London. The two reside above the tailor shop of Mr. Kandinsky (David Kossoff), who likes to tell Joe stories. When Kandinsky informs Joe that a unicorn can grant wishes, the hopeful lad ends up buying a baby goat with one tiny horn, believing it to be a real unicorn. Undaunted by his rough surroundings, Joe sets about to prove that wishes can come true.

Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Feb 21, 2024

4/5

It’s a little bit broad and not in the class of The Third Man or The Fallen Idol, but forthright and heartfelt, and boasting a veritable aristocracy of British character acting talent.

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Catherine de la Roche

Sight & Sound

Mar 17, 2020

With its central subject weakened, and its characters appearing rootless, the good things in Carol Reed's film are on the margin.

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Eugene Archer

Film Culture

Mar 28, 2022

An outstanding film, which will be remembered as a classic of its genre.

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Kat Halstead

Common Sense Media

Apr 8, 2021

3/5

For those who can look beyond its issues and the slightly slow, episodic pacing, this is a heartwarming and hopeful movie that will inspire as much magic as audiences will allow.

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MFB Critics

Monthly Film Bulletin

Feb 5, 2018

Carol Reed's direction... although showing touches of bravura in staging, fails to establish a rhythm which could provide a momentum for this whimsical and, in the context of its realistic surroundings, ambitious story.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

May 23, 2010

B-

Delightful fantasy story.

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Ron S

Mar 24, 2017

lovely fantasy comedy. a young boy thinks he has a unicorn which will bring luck to his family and loved ones

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Carol Reed

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Celia Johnson

Joanna

Diana Dors

Sonia

David Kossoff

Avrom Kandinsky

Joe Robinson

Sam Heppner

Jonathan Ashmore

Joe

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Synopsis

Joe (Jonathan Ashmore) is a young boy who lives with his mother, Joanna (Celia Johnson), in working-class London. The two reside above the tailor shop of Mr. Kandinsky (David Kossoff), who likes to tell Joe stories. When Kandinsky informs Joe that a unicorn can grant wishes, the hopeful lad ends up buying a baby goat with one tiny horn, believing it to be a real unicorn. Undaunted by his rough surroundings, Joe sets about to prove that wishes can come true.

Director: Carol Reed
Producer: Carol Reed
Production Co: London Film Productions
Genre: Fantasy
Original Language: British English
Release Date (DVD): Aug 10, 2005
Runtime: 1h 31m

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