Leave Her to Heaven
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Movie Reviews of Leave Her to Heaven
Movie Review: PAGING STENDHAL'S Mademoiselle de la Mole...
Summary: 5 Stars
... anyone who has read Stendhal will recogize traits similar to those of the character portrayed by Ms.Tierney... as well as those of Lana Turner's character in ThePostmanAlwaysRingsTwice; for these reasons, this film remains a fascinating "American" cinematic version of a particular "heroine" proto-type of great literature of the preceeding century. Truly an iconic film to be savoured and valued, with a central figure created outside the standard character template so usually seen on the screen.
The viewer must allow for this particular character-tradition and be willing to be swept-along into the baroque (sic) world of this film... a world dominated and willfully shaped by a "heroine' who seems to be entirely demented, but in-fact, is (merely) a self-absorbed socio-path, determined to secure her own vision... even if she must kill herself to do so. Yes, it's all "over-the-top' ... and it's meant to be so, without apology.
Movie Review: Leave Her to Heaven 1946
Summary: 5 Stars
In this Classic melodrama acclaimed for its lush Academy Award-winning cinematography : Gene Tierney (1920-1991) arresting portrayed of a jeleous woman earned her Oscar nomination for best Actress . Throug she is engaged to a politician : Vincent Prince (1911-1993) Ellen (Tierney) lures the handsome Richard : Cornel Wilde (1915-1989) into marraige after knowing him just for just few days . But Richard soon learns from her sister :
Jean Crain (1925-2003) and mother : Mary Philips (1901-1975) that Ellens selfish , possessive love has ruined other peoples lives . When his own brother drowns while in Ellens care and has acciden that kills her unborn child , Richard grows increasingly suspicious of her insatiable devotion . A Superb Noir and suspence movie . Transfer from origial elements in digital Ultra-Resolution transfer . Reccomended
Movie Review: Everyone knows someone just like her ....
Summary: 5 Stars
Really does not get the film noir credit it deserves (probably from its title with the uninformed film watcher expecting this to be a feature starring Dinah Shore or other 1940's musical starlet.) Some very satisfying twists of the old plot make this memorable and high on the repeat viewings scale. Gene Tierney is wonderfully mercurial - sometimes hot-hot-hot and other times just plain icy cold. This was her only Oscar nominated film and you can see why she was picked here. See Gene in this and in "Laura" and you will see two of the best 1944 leading actress film perfomances.Movie Review: I Love You To Death!
Summary: 5 Stars
Gene Tierney had the role of a lifetime as Ellen whose obsession
and jealousy nearly does everyone in. Leon Shamroy won an Oscar
for his cinematography and the use of Technicolor certainly
enhances the movie. Great scenery of New Mexico too. 50 years
later one wonders what she saw in Cornel Wilde who was rather
wooden in the role. I guess because he looks like her father.
Good work from Jeanne Crain and Vincent Price. For trivia people,
the actress who plays Tierney's mother is Mary Philips who was
Bogie's second wife.
Movie Review: Almost exactly but not quite like the book.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the best of the early psycho-dramas. Jean Tierney is the ultimate in evil woman. Even more evil than Fatal Attraction because she so sweetly hides her jealousy and evil. She's even evil in her death.
The movie follows the book very well, but leaves an "episode" or two out. I strongly suggest reading the book as well. The movie just gives you a taste of the character.
And this is one of the few films out there where Vincent Price is not the bad guy. Well, he is sort of, but it's all her fault!