Charlotte Vale (Bette) transforms from an insecure ugly duckling to a beautiful confident swan. I gave it 4.5 stars, it would have been 5 except the little girl Tina annoyed me.
Gladys Cooper was fabulous as the dominating mother..
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Réponse de genplant29
le 11 mars 2017 à 19h14
This film features probably the best makeover "reveal" of all times!
Réponse de rudely_murray
le 11 mars 2017 à 19h14
It's one of my favourite Bette Davis movies - only The Little Foxes, The Letter and All About Eve would be ahead of it.
I agree about Cooper, who was simply marvellous in what could have been a one-dimensional vicious mother role. I also agree about the kid!
Réponse de SueDNim
le 22 juillet 2017 à 03h06
It's probably my very favorite Bette Davis movie, and one of my favorite movies of all time.
Ditto to praise of Gladys Cooper.
It also has Mary Wickes in it, who was never anything other than a sheer delight every single second she spent in front of a camera.
Réponse de VinTinKin
le 6 décembre 2017 à 19h12
Right, Gladys Cooper and Mary Wickes are both really great wherever they may appear, and Miss Davis is at her best when she plays nice.
Here, she goes from the nice one in "Three on a Match" to the nice one with one match in Paul's hands.
But still there is no match for Bette vs. Miriam in "Old Acquaintance" because they're both good, and also as somebody says back there, along with everybody in the cast of "The Little Foxes" even though when Bette goes bad there, she really knows how to go all the way.
Sometimes she gets so bad that you never need to hear again about her performance in bad films, like when she fights with Joan or Olivia, but at least Miss Davis knows how to add dimension to her roles even in really bad films like "The Letter," "Dead Ringer" or "The Man Who Came to Dinner," but she makes up for that by "The Whales of August."
Réponse de bratface
le 6 décembre 2017 à 21h13
"Oh, Jerry, don't let's ask for the moon. We have the stars."
🌙🌙🌙🌙🌙 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Réponse de Fergoose
le 8 septembre 2022 à 17h06
I've only recently discovered Davis. I didn't think much of her (or the film) in Dark Victory. But here the leads were great characters and performances. Davis's frailty as someone (mis)shaped by their upbringing and wearing the scars as life continues to not come easy.
I loved the theme of the film (which is very unusual) and the execution was top drawer. Very surprising as the director doesn't seem particularly well acclaimed?
8/10
Réponse de bratface
le 8 septembre 2022 à 17h26
He directed five of her films. His second film (One Foot in Heaven) was nominated for best picture. He didn't set the world on fire but he made some good films.
As for Davis, she is one of my favs, especially in her early movies (mid-30s to early 50s).
Réponse de tmdb53400018
le 10 septembre 2022 à 10h20
I seem to recall enjoying this one myself, even if I can't distinguish it in my head from other Davis films I've seen.
Bette rules! LOL