Conrad Nagel

Katlyn 2022-01-18 08:01:22

Douglas Sirk once said: "This is the dialectic—there is a very short distance between high art and trash, and trash that contains an element of craziness is by this very quality nearer to art." When All That Heaven Allows was released by Universal Pictures in 1955, it was just another critically...

Johnnie 2022-01-18 08:01:22

The plot is great except for two questions. 1. What does Kirby like about Carrie? 2. Has Kirby grown up? Before Carrie finished talking, Kirby seemed to be a god, calm and confident. His annoying movements after Carrie left may be the most obvious scene of his emotional fluctuations in the entire...

Eveline 2022-03-26 09:01:12

CC's plate has a booklet with Laura Mulvey's paper thoughtfully printed! My favorite is Sirk's use of colors. From the autumn of meeting to the winter of falling in love, the color of every indoor scene has contributed to the plot. I can't help but sigh that no one will use color to narrate like this now; the second one is impressive. The point is the transgression in the plot setting. After all, there is no difference between love across classes and love across skin color/gender. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner or the recent Loving have not jumped out of the scope of this narrative.

Zackery 2022-03-25 09:01:19

[edit: 20210810 Revisited and changed to five stars] The colors and lighting are so beautiful, and the rhythm is comfortable. The presentation of the independent perspective of women is very good, and metaphor is very classic. There is still some hope in the end. I really liked the suffocating scene of Jane Wyman and the two children at home on Christmas Eve, it was so well done. The last time I saw her in a movie, I played a brainless girl, so annoying her, this time I was impressed...Rock Hudson really made everything into an idol drama = = There is a line in which Wyman asked Hudson "Do you want to Am I a man too?" I laughed out loud