... I know, I know. I've been thinking about it all day and all night. And of course, The Wizard of Oz was released the same yr, and I don't think it's a sheer coincidence that historians usually refer to this almost precise time period as the start of true 'modernism' and industrialism in America and around the world.

And this story really is one of the deeper, refined, and complex ever made into film, but it's also enjoyed on many other levels as you said, Babe. My ex-girlfriend used to talk about this movie ALL the time and believe me, she was NO historian or film buff. And I wouldn't watch b/c I thought it would be 'campy' and cheesy, but geez, now I'd give anything to have a girlfriend who wanted to watch this film..