Waterloo Bridge -Vivian Leigh-Robert Taylor (All Region) NTSC
by Mervyn LeRoy
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Actor: Robert Taylor, Vivien LeighDirector: Mervyn LeRoy
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Subtitled); Korean (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Full Screen, Import, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.37:1
Running Time: 108 minutes
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: South Korea
Movie Reviews of Waterloo Bridge -Vivian Leigh-Robert Taylor (All Region) NTSC
Movie Review: Vivien Leigh...so much more than just Scarlett
Summary: 5 Stars
I watched this movie for the first time just a few days ago, and it has made such an impact on me, mostly because of the bravura performance by Vivien Leigh. She is so much more than the two excellent performances she is mostly knwn for ('Gone with the wind' and 'A Streetcar named desire')
In Waterloo Bridge, her performance of Myra, the dancer turned prostitute, left me haunted. This is the type of story of someone who has gone through so much before, that makes her doubt about life and the goodness of it, the possibility of a lifetime of happiness. But what's fascinating is that there is no mention in the movie of Myra's past, but Ms Leigh lets you know that she has gone through so much by the look in her eyes and body language; by the moments in which she is so anxious for that bridge to happiness to open up to her. I was incredibly moved by it. The intimacy of her performance is the center of the movie. The last scene, when she is walking on the bridge and about to do what she'll end up doing (I won't spoil the ending), gave me tears, touched me deeply in my heart. There was no need for words, Ms Leigh's restraind and powerful acting is something that i had rarely seen before in any actor. The other actors are good as well. Robert Taylor's role is the generic one of the male hero of a movie, quite two-dimensional. Virginia Field as Kitty, the close friend of the heroine, is quite good, giving depth to a character that could have been quite two-dimensional otherwise. I purchased the novel because i want to compare the book itself with the movie/screenplay, though i am very satisfied with the movie itself. I would like to know the original source of the novel by the Pulitzer price winning author, Robert Sherwood. Melvin LeRoy did beautifully captured the essence of a story of a human beeing caught by the rolling rock of destiny. But this is in great part thanks for Ms. Leigh acting. This movie has become one of my very favorites of all time, but the main reason is how Ms Leigh was able to read into the soul of a woman that deep down has been beaten by her past, and how at the end she is fatally wounded inside. Few actors are able to reach so deep into the soul of a written character. Her performance will haunt me for a long time.
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