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The Heart Of The Matter

1953, Movie, NR, 105 mins

The Heart Of The Matter: Review

Howard is the very religious police commissioner in Sierra Leone circa 1942. He and Allan have a marriage in name only, and when she goes off on vacation, he falls for refugee Schell, a survivor of a boat which had been torpedoed by a Nazi sub. The resultant guilt that Howard suffers becomes the heart of the matter. It's essentially a quadrangle among Howard, Allan, Schell, and religion. Howard cannot conceive of divorce and remarriage and the only alternative is suicide, an... read more leave a comment