Dragonwyke (1946) & The Pursuit of Happiness
It's been a (long) long (time) time (comin') comin' It's going to be (long) a long (time) time (gone) gone But you know the darkest hour Is always, always just before the dawn - Crosby, Stills and Nash I wasn't sure where I was going to go with my thoughts on this movie. I've never blogged before so you can expect a quick read. I am grateful that this movie helped me understand my father a bit more. He was born in Brooklyn in 1912, so he carried a bit of the old ways with him. I never quite understood why he used the word "Dutchman" under his breath at times. I think the legacy of the Patroon may have lasted generations in New York. For those of you that haven't seen the movie or studied the history of New York, patroons were manorial lords... wealthy Dutch landowners that reaped the benefits of a feudal farm system. The farmers were mostly German or Scotch-Irish settlers. I do know that I thoroughly enjoy watching Dragonw