The Stepford Wives
by Bryan Forbes
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Actor: Katharine Ross, Nanette Newman, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson, Tina LouiseDirector: Bryan Forbes
Brand: Paramount
Cinematographer: Enrique Bravo
Cinematographer: Owen Roizman
Producer: Edgar J. Scherick
Producer: Gustave M. Berne
Producer: Roger M. Rothstein
Writer: Ira Levin
Writer: William Goldman
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 115 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-06-15
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of The Stepford Wives
Movie Review: The Stepford Wives is an American Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this film. This is film-making at its American Classic best. There is so much depth to this film. And the subtleties are amazing. I've seen it more than once and it really does have a lot of layers. Maybe, as a previous review indicated, it seems slow-paced compared to the movies we're accustomed to seeing now. However, if you watch closely there are a lot of things that are revealed but not underscored in a heavy-handed fashion. Joanna insists her husband finish doing the dishes as she does other kitchen chores. Joanna is asked if she's ever made it in front of a fireplace by her husband and she replies "Not with you." Joanna was a strong and opinionated woman, and that obviously grated on her weak-willed husband. The reasons he loved her to being with are also the reasons he plots to replace her.
I also really enjoyed the documentary that sheds some light on the behind-the-scenes casting and writing issues, such as learning Diane Keaton was originally to play Joanna but dropped out, and master-screenwriter William Goldman wrote a draft of the script and fought with producers and was fired.
To me, the plot's seemingly slow pace actually furthers the central theme - one way or another, moving to Stepford is going to envelop Joanna either like quicksand or the more horrifying ultimate truth. Joanna even unwittingly contributes to her own demise, allowing herself to be studied by the guys from the Mens' Association. By the time Joanna realizes what is happening, it is too late.
I tend to think of this film as more of a European film in some ways, rather than 1970's style filmmaking, because they don't do blatant exposition. They allow the viewer to see the clues and arrive at their own conclusion. It is a matter of treating the audience's intelligence with respect.
Summary of The Stepford Wives
Joanna eberhart has come to the quaint little town of stepford connecticut with her family but soon discovers there lies a sinister truth in the all too perfect behavior of the female residents. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 06/22/2004 Starring: Katharine Ross Judith Baldwin Run time: 115 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Bryan ForbesIra Levin's scary novel about forced conformity in a small Connecticut town made for this compelling 1975 thriller. Katharine Ross stars as a city woman who moves with her husband to Stepford and is startled by how perpetually happy many of the local women seem to be. Her search for an answer reveals a plot to replace troublesome real wives with more accommodating fake ones (not unlike the alien takeover in Invasion of the Body Snatchers). The closer she gets to the truth, the more danger she faces--not to mention the likelihood that the men in town intend to replace her as well. Screenwriter William Goldman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) and director Bryan Forbes (King Rat) made this a taut, tense semiclassic with a healthy dose of satiric wit. --Tom Keogh
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