tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post772385516382873708..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: The Women (1939)Ed Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-85383894801375255582008-12-08T15:31:00.000-05:002008-12-08T15:31:00.000-05:00I wish I liked this film more than I do...That col...I wish I liked this film more than I do...That colour interlude is terrific and some of the barbs the characters throw at each other are certainly beauties, but I had a hard time getting past the main character. Both because of most of the reasons you mentioned Ed and, like Pat, I really don't much care for Shearer's portrayal.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps she nailed it according to how Cukor wanted Mary to Bob Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02243657105760780425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-4900126243763624642008-12-08T10:01:00.000-05:002008-12-08T10:01:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comment, Pat. I don't know if I dis...Thanks for the comment, Pat. I don't know if I disliked Shearer's performance for her acting, or because she just happened to get saddled with most of the film's sappy, sentimental moments by the very nature of her role, but either way you're right about her. Everyone else is much more fun to watch, especially Goddard and Russell.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-63671765277200620482008-12-07T23:17:00.000-05:002008-12-07T23:17:00.000-05:00Ed - Very nice summary of a great film. I've had ...Ed - Very nice summary of a great film. I've had a particular fondness for "The Women" ever since performing in production of the play on which it's based. (I played the role of Nancy, Mary's spinster/career gal pal, a role which is signficantly reduced in the film version - all Nancy's best wisecracks from the stage play are given to Paulette Goddard's character in the film.) I think this is Patricia Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394997608325540950noreply@blogger.com