The Rose Tattoo
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Anna Magnani, Ben Cooper, Burt Lancaster, Marisa Pavan, Virginia Grey Director: Daniel Mann Brand: LANCASTER,BURT Cinematographer: James Wong Howe Producer: Hal B. Wallis Writer: Hal Kanter Writer: Tennessee Williams DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Italian (Original Language) Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.85:1 Running Time: 117 minutes Published: 2004-09-01 DVD Release Date: 2004-09-21 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Paramount |
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Movie Reviews of The Rose Tattoo
Movie Review: Painful to Watch Burt
Summary: 2 Stars
Burt Lancaster is one of my all-time favorite actors. But it is painful to watch him in this movie. His terrible accent jumps between Sicily and the Bronx. He is "Elmer Gantry" without the proper role or dialogue to match his performance or ability. He is terribly miscast and unconvincing as Alvaro to Anna Magnani's Serafina.
It is no coincidence that for a movie that won three Oscars and received an additional five nominations Lancaster received no recogniton whatsoever from the Academy. He is as convincing an Italian as Donald Trump would be if he tried to act like a modest man.
Magnani won the academy award as Best Actress for her performance in a very bad year for movies (1955). In "The Rose Tattoo" she merely bounces from one emotional outburst to the next, screaming and yelling in each scene. She brings no nuance or subtlety to the character. Marisa Pavan, who plays her daughter, does. Her character's struggle to find love while dealing with an irrational, raging mother brings out a genuine sweetness in her performance.
Magnani's performance with Marlon Brando in "The Fugitive Kind" (1959) is far superior to this one. In that movie, as the long suffering wife, she is sublime and sensual. Her character's strong emotional longings are barely concealed beneath the surface until Brando walks into her life and ignites them.
Either the writing, direction, or both in "The Rose Tatoo" prevent Magnani from exhibiting the dynamic acting ability displayed in the later movie. But Burt, it hurt to watch you in a role you never should have taken, no matter how bad the dialogue.