From the Terrace
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Movie Reviews of From the Terrace
Movie Review: Joanne Woodward makes a good film better
Summary: 5 Stars
John O'Hara's novel is sanitized for this Hollywood production of domestic strife, unhappiness, infidelity and other ills that threaten the high social order. An unhappy son who never had his father's love has only his alcoholic mother to cling to, and finds that a proper marriage to well-to-do socialite fails to bring him the peace of mind and belonging he craves and loses himself in his law career. Love does eventually find its way but at what price? Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward are the stars in this story but the film belongs to Woodward who is excellent as the snobbish and slutty wife who delights in tormenting her cuckold husband. Ina Balin, Leon Ames and Myrna Loy also figure in major roles in the movie. Newman was approaching the elite class of actors at this time and his best roles were only a few years removed from this film.Movie Review: Subtle Understanding
Summary: 5 Stars
Paul Newman as in real life depicts a man of integrity and principles. He begins to realize after meeting a woman while out of town on business what life could be like. Not coming from the same upbringing, he feels a different mindset from the woman's family that is subtle, yet powerful enough to make a difference in his life. He has the courage to take that leap forward rather than jumping loops for those in the corporate world and living a pretentious lifestyle.
I have long admired the man for his humbleness in his private life. In my next book on relationships, Paul Newman will be included as a role model in what he stood for in life. I purchased the DVD from Amazon so I could enjoy it over and over again.
Lynn Fabia
Movie Review: Cute spoiled girls don't make good wives?
Summary: 5 Stars
Driven men don't make attentive husbands? Women need care and comfort and a man just needs a woman to make him feel special? Drunk mom confuses your aim for picking a good woman? Has your morality run off the track? Are you getting inappropriate feedback from the people around you? What does love look like?
This film is not fluff but it has a happy ending for people who need one. Perhaps this is a good movie for the recently weened, who seem to consume relationships like pop corn. Does doing a lot of people discount all of them (by volume), diluting love and a sense of partnership? Using is what you do to a paper cup, not a person?
Movie Review: My favorite Newman movie ever!
Summary: 5 Stars
It may be one of his lesser known films, but the heartache that Newman shows on screen through those gorgeous blue eyes melts my soul every time I watch this movie. If anyone has ever been torn between true happiness and being with someone because it's the right thing to do will love this movie. The morals of the story still ring true today: money can't buy happiness and success isn't anything if you don't have love. I am reminded what an awesome actor he was everytime I view this movie.Movie Review: Little Known Gem
Summary: 5 Stars
FROM THE TERRACE is a great film that has been forgotten like so many films of that era. There is a lot of heart and humanity in this story of a man doing what he wants for himself in business or love. Newman wants to be his own man. Nothing new here but the images in the story adds to his desire and those things that stand in his way. It is always good to see Ina Balin in a film. I liked her performance in this movie. It is unfortunate that we lost her in 1990.