The Women (Keepcase)
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Movie Reviews of The Women (Keepcase)
Movie Review: Watch this movie (but read the play if you can)
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a Hollywood classic: fun to watch and full of memorable performances and characters. If you get a chance, read the original play to see how Hollywood prettied up some of the dialog. The movie was a little risque and cynical for its time but the play was even sharper. It still shows up in anthologies.
Here's a partial list of all the wonderful movies made in 1939, a year that has never been matched by Hollywood, before or after. I was living in Atlanta in 1989 and was lucky enough to see many of these films on the big screen when the Atlanta Arts Museum celebrated the films' 50th anniversary.
Gone with the Wind
The Wizard of Oz
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Gunga Din
Babes in Arms
Dark Victory
Destry Rides Again
Drums along the Mohawk
Of Mice and Men
Stagecoach
Goodbye Mr. Chips
Wuthering Heights
The Roaring Twenties
The Women
Young Mr. Lincoln
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Ninotchka
Movie Review: A True Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
While the story line may not have been to my taste, the acting in this movie is wonderful. The women are all interesting and well cast. The movie held my attention from beginning to end. I've seen it on TV a couple of times over the years and I'm sure will watch it again.
The one thing that always confuses me is if Norma Shearer's character was so wonderful, why did her husband stray? If he was that weak, why did she want him back? Maybe things like this just happen and there isn't always a logical explanation, but it wasn't realistic to me. Once he left her, she should have gone and never looked back.
The more I see some of these older movies, the more I love them mostly because they were so well directed and acted. What some of these movies show is that a movie can have adult themes without being completely vulgar and juvenile. I may not always appreciate every nuance but in comparison to movies today, there is some magic there.
Movie Review: The Women 1939
Summary: 5 Stars
*Be Careful what you say in private* . It Could become a movie . Some Gossip overhead by Clara Boothe Luce (1903-1987) in a nightclub powder room inspired her Broadwayhit that's wittily adapted for the screen in THE WOMAN . George Cukor (1899-1983) directs an all-female cast in this catty tale of battling and honding that paints its claws *Jungle Red* and shreds the excesses of pampered Park Avenue princesses. Joan Crawford (1905-1977) , Rossalind Russell (1907-1976) , Joan Fontaine (1917 - ), Mary Boland (1880-1965) , and Paulette Goddard (1910-1990) are among the array of husband snatchers , snitches and lovelorn ladies . Norma Shearer (1902-1983) is jilted Mary Haines ( birth unknown), who ultimately learns to claw without ruining her manicure . All the glamming and slamming comes with a shimmery bauble: a fashion-show sequence in eye-popping Technicolor . Many Features no one seen before . High Quality transfer . Recommemded .Movie Review: A movie worthy of the description "classic"
Summary: 5 Stars
A must-have for anyone who loves well-made movies. The dialogue is fast and funny, the acting is superb, and the story is as relevant and believable today as it was when the movie was made in 1939.
One notable part of the film is the tension between Mary (played by Norma Shearer) and Crystal (played by Joan Crawford) over Crystal's affair with Mary's husband. Off-screen Shearer and Crawford disliked each other so intensely that the movie's producer's had some difficulty keeping the film on track. I believe that conflict contributes to their believable onscreen performance.
Another fascinating aspect of the movie is the fact that while most of the conversations in the movie concern men, not a single man actually appears in the film. It's hard to imagine modern film makers, with their over-reliance on special effects, using such a clever twist.
Movie Review: Didn't anyone notice the TECHNICOLOR???
Summary: 5 Stars
"The Women" could have been a negligible film without the great casting and the subsequent great acting! But what makes this a true classic is the sudden,startling (and delightful) use of technicolor in the middle of a black and white film.
The technicolor fashion parade is fascinating. And along with the view of these wealthy women with too little to do, set in the midst of the of the black and white reality of widespread poverty that existed in that time,the beauty of the technicolor accentuates the contrast between the "haves and have-nots" of the pre-World War II era. "The Women" could serve as part of a documentary of that financial and social disparity.
I must say, however, that "The Women" is first and foremost a wonderfully witty film -- and just plain fun! I doubt that the remake will be as fascinating.