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* TwistEnding: Two guesses...The main source of dramatic tension in the movie is the fate of Vin, who has joined the RAF. The Minivers worry about him, Lady Beldon doesn't want her granddaughter widowed young like she was, and Carol herself says that she has to face the possibility of losing Vin. However, as it happens, it's ''Carol'' who is killed in a Luftwaffe raid, while Vin goes through the Battle of France and the Battle of Britain without a scratch.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Apparently a rose grown in August can still be alive and in bloom the following June.
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* NiceHat: The opening sequence concerns Kay purchasing an ornate hat with a big feather sticking up and a long ribbon dangling.
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* TokyoRose: The "[[BlatantLies German friend of England]]" who sends radio messages to England, trying to demoralize the citizens of England and push the country out of the war. The English just laugh him off.
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* TokyoRose: The "[[BlatantLies German friend of England]]" (likely Lord Haw-Haw) who sends radio messages to England, trying to demoralize the citizens of England and push the country out of the war. The English just laugh him off.
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* PropagandaMachine: The "[[BlatantLies German friend of England]]" who sends radio messages to England, trying to demoralize the citizens of England and push the country out of the war. The English just laugh him off.
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* RacistGrandma: Lady Beldon again. Though "Classist Grandma" may be more accurate.
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''Mrs. Miniver'' is a 1942 Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer film, directed by Creator/WilliamWyler and starring Creator/GreerGarson and Teresa Wright. The film follows the Miniver family, upper-class English living in a village outside London. The Minivers have a typical family's typical issues, such as their eldest son Vin wanting to marry Carol (Wright), granddaughter of Lady Beldon--but Beldon -- but Britain's declaration of war soon gives them bigger things to worry about. Vin joins the RAF, mother Kay (Garson) mans the home front, and father Clem (Walter Pidgeon) takes the family sailboat out one night at the end of May 1940 to a place called Dunkirk.
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* AnyoneCanDie: Carol says, near the end, that she accepts that Vincent might be killed in the war, and that she intends to enjoy the rest of the time she gets to spend with him--she'll have the rest of her life to mourn. And then, when Mrs. Miniver is trying to drive Carol home that night, and parks to watch the aeronautical action, some plane strafes the Minivers' car. Mrs. Miniver is okay (she didn't realize the car had actually been shot); Carol ... isn't.
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* AnyoneCanDie: Carol says, near the end, that she accepts that Vincent might be killed in the war, and that she intends to enjoy the rest of the time she gets to spend with him--she'll him -- she'll have the rest of her life to mourn. And then, when Mrs. Miniver is trying to drive Carol home that night, and parks to watch the aeronautical action, some plane strafes the Minivers' car. Mrs. Miniver is okay (she didn't realize the car had actually been shot); Carol ...Carol... isn't.
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* GrandeDame: Lady Beldon
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* GrandeDame: Lady Beldon
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* KindheartedCatLover: The Miniver family has a huge black and white cat. Their youngest child Toby is particularly attached to the sweet animal.
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* KindheartedCatLover: The Miniver family has a huge black and white cat. Their youngest child Toby child, Toby, is particularly attached to the sweet animal.
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* PlotRelevantAgeUp: Vincent. In the book he had just started at [[BoardingSchool Eton]], making him a 14-15-year old high school freshman far too young to join the RAF.
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* PlotRelevantAgeUp: Vincent. In the book book, he had just started at [[BoardingSchool Eton]], making him a 14-15-year old 14-to-15-year-old high school freshman freshman, far too young to join the RAF.
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''Mrs. Miniver'' is a 1942 MetroGoldwynMayer film, directed by Creator/WilliamWyler and starring Creator/GreerGarson and Teresa Wright. The film follows the Miniver family, upper-class English living in a village outside London. The Minivers have a typical family's typical issues, such as their eldest son Vin wanting to marry Carol (Wright), granddaughter of Lady Beldon--but Britain's declaration of war soon gives them bigger things to worry about. Vin joins the RAF, mother Kay (Garson) mans the home front, and father Clem (Walter Pidgeon) takes the family sailboat out one night at the end of May 1940 to a place called Dunkirk.
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''Mrs. Miniver'' is a 1942 MetroGoldwynMayer Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer film, directed by Creator/WilliamWyler and starring Creator/GreerGarson and Teresa Wright. The film follows the Miniver family, upper-class English living in a village outside London. The Minivers have a typical family's typical issues, such as their eldest son Vin wanting to marry Carol (Wright), granddaughter of Lady Beldon--but Britain's declaration of war soon gives them bigger things to worry about. Vin joins the RAF, mother Kay (Garson) mans the home front, and father Clem (Walter Pidgeon) takes the family sailboat out one night at the end of May 1940 to a place called Dunkirk.
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* GenteelInterbellumSetting: This film is about the transition between Christie time and WorldWarII.
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* GenteelInterbellumSetting: This film is about the transition between Christie time and WorldWarII.UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
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* LawOfConservationOfNormality: Even during WorldWarII, during periods of bombing, there will still be roses and flower shows. And just because a building has been bombed out doesn't mean you have to stop using it.
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* LawOfConservationOfNormality: Even during WorldWarII, UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, during periods of bombing, there will still be roses and flower shows. And just because a building has been bombed out doesn't mean you have to stop using it.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: Since real location shooting would mean filming in the middle of a war zone.
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* CastIncest: Greer Garson married Richard Ney, who was her on-screen son.
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''Mrs. Miniver'' is a 1942 MetroGoldwynMayer film, directed by Creator/WilliamWyler and starring Creator/GreerGarson. The film was considered a powerful weapon in the WorldWarII propaganda campaign against the German Reich, as well as an outstanding artistic achievement, being nominated for twelve [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Academy Awards]] and winning six, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress for Teresa Wright, and Best Cinematography.
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''Mrs. Miniver'' is a 1942 MetroGoldwynMayer film, directed by Creator/WilliamWyler and starring Creator/GreerGarson. Creator/GreerGarson and Teresa Wright. The film follows the Miniver family, upper-class English living in a village outside London. The Minivers have a typical family's typical issues, such as their eldest son Vin wanting to marry Carol (Wright), granddaughter of Lady Beldon--but Britain's declaration of war soon gives them bigger things to worry about. Vin joins the RAF, mother Kay (Garson) mans the home front, and father Clem (Walter Pidgeon) takes the family sailboat out one night at the end of May 1940 to a place called Dunkirk.
The film was considered a powerful weapon in theWorldWarII UsefulNotes/WorldWarII propaganda campaign against the German Reich, as well as an outstanding artistic achievement, being nominated for twelve [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Academy Awards]] and winning six, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress for Teresa Wright, and Best Cinematography.
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''Mrs. Miniver'' is a 1942 MetroGoldwynMayer film, directed by Creator/WilliamWyler and starring Creator/GreerGarson. The film was considered a powerful weapon in the WorldWarII propaganda campaign against the German Reich, as well as an outstanding artistic achievement, being nominated for twelve [[AcademyAward Academy Awards]] and winning six, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress for Teresa Wright, and Best Cinematography.
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''Mrs. Miniver'' is a 1942 MetroGoldwynMayer film, directed by Creator/WilliamWyler and starring Creator/GreerGarson. The film was considered a powerful weapon in the WorldWarII propaganda campaign against the German Reich, as well as an outstanding artistic achievement, being nominated for twelve [[AcademyAward [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Academy Awards]] and winning six, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress for Teresa Wright, and Best Cinematography.
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* RoleAssociation: It seems [[ItsAWonderfulLife Clarence]] was a stationmaster when he was alive!
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* EnglishRose: Carol and Kay, Carol moreso due to being younger and of good birth. Both are also connected to the symbolism via the rose contest.
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* DangerousDeserter: He isn't a deserter, he's a German pilot who got shot down over England. But in every other respect, the pilot that holds Mrs. Miniver hostage in her kitchen while demanding food and milk is this.
* EnglishRose: Carol and Kay, Carolmoreso more so due to being younger and of good birth. Both are also connected to the symbolism via the rose contest.
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'''''Mrs. Miniver''''' is a 1942 MetroGoldwynMayer film, directed by Creator/WilliamWyler and starring Creator/GreerGarson. The film was considered a powerful weapon in the WorldWarII propaganda campaign against the German Reich, as well as an outstanding artistic achievement, being nominated for twelve [[AcademyAward Academy Awards]] and winning six, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress for Teresa Wright, and Best Cinematography.
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* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler:Carol says, near the end, that she accepts that Vincent might be killed in the war, and that she intends to enjoy the rest of the time she gets to spend with him--she'll have the rest of her life to mourn. And then, when Mrs. Miniver is trying to drive Carol home that night, and parks to watch the aeronautical action, some plane strafes the Minivers' car. Mrs. Miniver is okay (she didn't realize the car had actually been shot); Carol ... isn't.]]
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* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler:Carol Carol says, near the end, that she accepts that Vincent might be killed in the war, and that she intends to enjoy the rest of the time she gets to spend with him--she'll have the rest of her life to mourn. And then, when Mrs. Miniver is trying to drive Carol home that night, and parks to watch the aeronautical action, some plane strafes the Minivers' car. Mrs. Miniver is okay (she didn't realize the car had actually been shot); Carol ... isn't.]]
* CurseCutShort: When Mr. Ballard dares to challenge Lady Beldon at the rose contest, one of his friends says that Beldon should have stuck to the railway (he's a conductor). An irritated Mr. Ballard says "and the railway can go to--" and a church bell rings.
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* [[spoiler: KillTheCutie]]: SubvertedTrope with Vincent, DoubleSubversion with Carol.
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* [[spoiler: KillTheCutie]]: KillTheCutie: SubvertedTrope with Vincent, DoubleSubversion with Carol.
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* WhamLine: "James Ballard, station master and bell ringer and a proud winner, only one hour before [[spoiler:his death]], of the Belding Cup for his beautiful Miniver rose;" What makes this a Wham Line is that this is the first we hear of [[spoiler:his death]].
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'''''Mrs. Miniver''''' is a 1942 MetroGoldwynMayer film, directed by WilliamWyler and starring Creator/GreerGarson. The film was considered a powerful weapon in the WorldWarII propaganda campaign against the German Reich, as well as an outstanding artistic achievement, being nominated for twelve [[AcademyAward Academy Awards]] and winning six, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress for Teresa Wright, and Best Cinematography.
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'''''Mrs. Miniver''''' is a 1942 MetroGoldwynMayer film, directed by WilliamWyler Creator/WilliamWyler and starring Creator/GreerGarson. The film was considered a powerful weapon in the WorldWarII propaganda campaign against the German Reich, as well as an outstanding artistic achievement, being nominated for twelve [[AcademyAward Academy Awards]] and winning six, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress for Teresa Wright, and Best Cinematography.
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* KindheartedCatLover: The Miniver family has a huge black and white cat. Their youngest child Toby is particularly attached to the sweet animal.
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* EnglishRose: Carol and Kay, Carol moreso due to being younger and of good birth. Both are also connected to the symbolism via the rose contest.
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* EnglishRose: Kay and Carol both.
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* WhamLine: "James Bellard, station master and bell ringer and a proud winner, only one hour before [[spoiler:his death]], of the Belding Cup for his beautiful Miniver rose;" What makes this a Wham Line is that this is the first we hear of [[spoiler:his death]].
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* WhamLine: "James Bellard, Ballard, station master and bell ringer and a proud winner, only one hour before [[spoiler:his death]], of the Belding Cup for his beautiful Miniver rose;" What makes this a Wham Line is that this is the first we hear of [[spoiler:his death]].
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* PlotRelevantAgeUp: Vincent. In the book he had just started at [[BoardingSchool Eton]], making him a 14-15-year old high school freshman far too young to join the RAF.
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'''''Mrs. Miniver''''' is a 1942 MetroGoldwynMayer film, directed by WilliamWyler and starring Film/GreerGarson. The film was considered a powerful weapon in the WorldWarII propaganda campaign against the German Reich, as well as an outstanding artistic achievement, being nominated for twelve [[AcademyAward Academy Awards]] and winning six, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress for Teresa Wright, and Best Cinematography.
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'''''Mrs. Miniver''''' is a 1942 MetroGoldwynMayer film, directed by WilliamWyler and starring Film/GreerGarson.Creator/GreerGarson. The film was considered a powerful weapon in the WorldWarII propaganda campaign against the German Reich, as well as an outstanding artistic achievement, being nominated for twelve [[AcademyAward Academy Awards]] and winning six, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress for Teresa Wright, and Best Cinematography.
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'''''Mrs. Miniver''''' is a 1942 MetroGoldwynMayer film, directed by WilliamWyler and starring GreerGarson. The film was considered a powerful weapon in the WorldWarII propaganda campaign against the German Reich, as well as an outstanding artistic achievement, being nominated for twelve [[AcademyAward Academy Awards]] and winning six, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress for Teresa Wright, and Best Cinematography.
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'''''Mrs. Miniver''''' is a 1942 MetroGoldwynMayer film, directed by WilliamWyler and starring GreerGarson.Film/GreerGarson. The film was considered a powerful weapon in the WorldWarII propaganda campaign against the German Reich, as well as an outstanding artistic achievement, being nominated for twelve [[AcademyAward Academy Awards]] and winning six, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress for Teresa Wright, and Best Cinematography.
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* {{Sequel}}: ''The Miniver Story'' (1950), which follows the Minivers after the war.
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* AnyoneCanDieAnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler:Carol says, near the end, that she accepts that Vincent might be killed in the war, and that she intends to enjoy the rest of the time she gets to spend with him--she'll have the rest of her life to mourn. And then, when Mrs. Miniver is trying to drive Carol home that night, and parks to watch the aeronautical action, some plane strafes the Minivers' car. Mrs. Miniver is okay (she didn't realize the car had actually been shot); Carol ... isn't.]]
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* {{Retirony}}: Carol says, near the end, that she accepts that Vincent might be killed in the war, and that she intends to enjoy the rest of the time she gets to spend with him--she'll have the rest of her life to mourn. And then, when Mrs. Miniver is trying to drive Carol home that night, and parks to watch the aeronautical action, '''some plane strafes the Minivers' car.''' Mrs. Miniver is okay (she didn't realize the car had actually been shot); Carol ... isn't.
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** This would also be a 1940s-style RealLife case of HotMom: Garson was a spectacularly beautiful redhead in the day, at 40-something when the film was made.
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[[caption-width-right:300:This is the People's War. It is our war. We are the fighters. Fight it then. Fight it with all that is in us and may God defend the Right.]]
'''''Mrs. Miniver''''' is a 1942 MetroGoldwynMayer film, directed by WilliamWyler and starring GreerGarson. The film was considered a powerful weapon in the WorldWarII propaganda campaign against the German Reich, as well as an outstanding artistic achievement, being nominated for twelve [[AcademyAward Academy Awards]] and winning six, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress for Teresa Wright, and Best Cinematography.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* AnyoneCanDie
* AuthorFilibuster: At the end of the film
* BloodlessCarnage: We see two people who were shot close up. We do not see either of them bleeding.
* CastIncest: Greer Garson married Richard Ney, who was her on-screen son.
** This would also be a 1940s-style RealLife case of HotMom: Garson was a spectacularly beautiful redhead in the day, at 40-something when the film was made.
* CaliforniaDoubling: Since real location shooting would mean filming in the middle of a war zone.
* FakeBrit: At least half the cast, due to the CaliforniaDoubling. It seems most ''real'' Brits were kind of busy at the time...
* GenteelInterbellumSetting: This film is about the transition between Christie time and WorldWarII.
* HollywoodNight: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]]; Mr. Miniver turns off the lights so he can open the windows and notes that it's bright as day out there. Yes, HollywoodNight can occur in black&white films.
* IronicEcho: There is a church scene near the beginning of the film and a church scene at the end. The same hymn in both. But the church looks very different...
* [[spoiler: KillTheCutie]]: SubvertedTrope with Vincent, DoubleSubversion with Carol.
* LawOfConservationOfNormality: Even during WorldWarII, during periods of bombing, there will still be roses and flower shows. And just because a building has been bombed out doesn't mean you have to stop using it.
* NoEnding: The war was still going when this was filmed.
* PrettyInMink: Several fur coats and fur muffs are worn.
* {{Retirony}}: Carol says, near the end, that she accepts that Vincent might be killed in the war, and that she intends to enjoy the rest of the time she gets to spend with him--she'll have the rest of her life to mourn. And then, when Mrs. Miniver is trying to drive Carol home that night, and parks to watch the aeronautical action, '''some plane strafes the Minivers' car.''' Mrs. Miniver is okay (she didn't realize the car had actually been shot); Carol ... isn't.
* RoleAssociation: It seems [[ItsAWonderfulLife Clarence]] was a stationmaster when he was alive!
* SecondHandStorytelling: There are several plot-important battles, but the only one we get to see is the last one.
* TwistEnding: Two guesses...
* WhamLine: "James Bellard, station master and bell ringer and a proud winner, only one hour before [[spoiler:his death]], of the Belding Cup for his beautiful Miniver rose;" What makes this a Wham Line is that this is the first we hear of [[spoiler:his death]].
* WorldWarTwo
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[[caption-width-right:300:This is the People's War. It is our war. We are the fighters. Fight it then. Fight it with all that is in us and may God defend the Right.]]
'''''Mrs. Miniver''''' is a 1942 MetroGoldwynMayer film, directed by WilliamWyler and starring GreerGarson. The film was considered a powerful weapon in the WorldWarII propaganda campaign against the German Reich, as well as an outstanding artistic achievement, being nominated for twelve [[AcademyAward Academy Awards]] and winning six, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress for Teresa Wright, and Best Cinematography.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* AnyoneCanDie
* AuthorFilibuster: At the end of the film
* BloodlessCarnage: We see two people who were shot close up. We do not see either of them bleeding.
* CastIncest: Greer Garson married Richard Ney, who was her on-screen son.
** This would also be a 1940s-style RealLife case of HotMom: Garson was a spectacularly beautiful redhead in the day, at 40-something when the film was made.
* CaliforniaDoubling: Since real location shooting would mean filming in the middle of a war zone.
* FakeBrit: At least half the cast, due to the CaliforniaDoubling. It seems most ''real'' Brits were kind of busy at the time...
* GenteelInterbellumSetting: This film is about the transition between Christie time and WorldWarII.
* HollywoodNight: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]]; Mr. Miniver turns off the lights so he can open the windows and notes that it's bright as day out there. Yes, HollywoodNight can occur in black&white films.
* IronicEcho: There is a church scene near the beginning of the film and a church scene at the end. The same hymn in both. But the church looks very different...
* [[spoiler: KillTheCutie]]: SubvertedTrope with Vincent, DoubleSubversion with Carol.
* LawOfConservationOfNormality: Even during WorldWarII, during periods of bombing, there will still be roses and flower shows. And just because a building has been bombed out doesn't mean you have to stop using it.
* NoEnding: The war was still going when this was filmed.
* PrettyInMink: Several fur coats and fur muffs are worn.
* {{Retirony}}: Carol says, near the end, that she accepts that Vincent might be killed in the war, and that she intends to enjoy the rest of the time she gets to spend with him--she'll have the rest of her life to mourn. And then, when Mrs. Miniver is trying to drive Carol home that night, and parks to watch the aeronautical action, '''some plane strafes the Minivers' car.''' Mrs. Miniver is okay (she didn't realize the car had actually been shot); Carol ... isn't.
* RoleAssociation: It seems [[ItsAWonderfulLife Clarence]] was a stationmaster when he was alive!
* SecondHandStorytelling: There are several plot-important battles, but the only one we get to see is the last one.
* TwistEnding: Two guesses...
* WhamLine: "James Bellard, station master and bell ringer and a proud winner, only one hour before [[spoiler:his death]], of the Belding Cup for his beautiful Miniver rose;" What makes this a Wham Line is that this is the first we hear of [[spoiler:his death]].
* WorldWarTwo
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