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Spoiler-free premise
Determined Joan Webster travels toward a wealthy fiancé's Scottish island, but weather strands her with naval officer Torquil MacNeil.
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Ambitious Joan Webster travels north to marry industrialist Sir Robert Bellinger on the Hebridean island of Kiloran. Bad weather traps her on Mull, where she meets local laird and naval officer Torquil MacNeil and confronts a dangerous whirlpool.
Why it belongs
Wind, boats, maps, legend, and Hiller and Livesey's resistant attraction let I Know Where I'm Going! make landscape argue with ambition.
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Romance grows through practical disagreement. Train maps, tartan, low clouds, ceilidh dancing, sea caves, the Corryvreckan whirlpool, and Allan Gray's score make Scotland an active counterforce to Joan's plan.
Major award wins
No verified wins in this six-institution crosswalk.
Awards are reference metadata only · zero points in 40/40/20
Good for
Film Club
Descriptive guidance derived from rating, genre, runtime, mood, and GCML scores.
Institutional reference ranks
Sight & Sound196IMDb Top 250—AFI 100—
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Great Cinema Master List scores
Greatness8.9
Engagement6.8
Ease5.5
English · Not Rated Narrative Feature Mood: Romantic & Reflective
