tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648851613509486338.post1919937974908621803..comments2023-07-27T13:50:05.697+01:00Comments on Dr Keith M Johnston: The Great Ealing Film Challenge 75: Frieda (1947)Keith M. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09486936538577641893noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648851613509486338.post-50860926109460170342013-08-01T09:45:32.655+01:002013-08-01T09:45:32.655+01:00Paul, thanks for your comment - finding out audien...Paul, thanks for your comment - finding out audience response to Frieda would be fascinating, but difficult given the lack of any concerted audience research in 1947. Perhaps there was correspondence with the studio itself around the film that could reveal that, but I'm unsure if the BFI holds any material relating to that...Keith M. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09486936538577641893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648851613509486338.post-14928766772898489402013-07-26T22:40:20.619+01:002013-07-26T22:40:20.619+01:00At last I've seen more than a simple synopsis ...At last I've seen more than a simple synopsis of Frieda! <br /><br />I would be interested to know what the audience reaction to this film was - did Frieda defeat her brother in the popularity stakes? In my view she did, but of course I have no anti-German sentiment, being born well after the war finished.<br /><br />You may be interested in my interpretation, which is a little different from your own.<br /><br />http://serenityscience.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/civilised-bigotry.html<br /><br />Paul Schlosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13199868818372352870noreply@blogger.com