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Plot

The time is just prior to World War II. Lovely Cluny Brown (Jennifer Jones) is the niece of a London plumber; when her uncle is indisposed, Cluny rolls up her sleeves and takes a plumbing job at a society home, where she meets a handsome Czech author (Charles Boyer) - a refugee who has fled the Nazis and now resides with a snobbish and stuck-up family. Hoping to advance herself socially, Cluny accepts a position as a maid in a fancy country home, where she once more meets the Czech author, who is a house guest; they promptly fall for each other, and Cluny follows his lead by turning her nose up at stiff-necked English propriety. Cluny Brown is directed by the matchless Ernst Lubitsch.
MPAA Rating:
Not Yet Rated
Genre(s):
Comedy,Romance
Run Time:
100min.
Theatrical Release Date:
04/19/2002
Distributor(s):
20th
Director(s):
Ernst Lubitsch
Starring:
Norman Ainsley , Jennifer Jones , Charles Boyer , Sara Allgood , Peter Lawford
Themes:
High School Life,Class Differences,Social Climbing
Tone:
Racy,Talky,Biting,Stylish,Witty
Keywords:
Britain,estate,guest,high-society,love-triangle,maid,mother,plumber,poverty,refugee,upper-class
Language:
English