Another shriveled and beautiful dummy played by Hepburn, leading all who love her to despair

Ken 2022-03-12 08:01:02

Oh god damn depressing, Hepburn's emotional scene, the thickness does not exist, the whole is a shriveled beautiful dummy. James Garner, the joy of dating a beloved woman, the desire to have a family, the pain, struggle, and obsession of being caught up in a strife; Shirley MacLaine, the jealous, self-suppressing, childlike honesty and goofy love . Hepburn, with her thin shoulders and wide-open watery eyes, said a lot but said nothing, walked around as if calm and gentle, but still led everyone around him to hell - just , in the end why did anyone fall in love with her!

The only character in the film who can logically close the loop is Fay Baint who plays the villain. Although she listened to the words of her granddaughter, spread rumors of the two female protagonists of the same sex, and then destroyed their careers and reputations, her every move was in line with the basic concepts of the times, and she also worked hard after realizing her fault. To make amends, her fault was only ill-informed, not root evil.

Because the age is too old, even imagining living in an extremely conservative and homophobic society makes me shudder. Watching this kind of film in the pride month is indeed of progressive significance that "comrades have to work hard before the revolution is over", but the film is really not good-looking.

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  • Coralie 2022-04-22 07:01:55

    The story is a bit like "Hunting", the bear children spread rumors, the public stood on the moral high ground and accused the two unarmed girls, and the ending was dark enough. Wheeler's shot was superb, atmospheric and elegant, and Grandma Shirley's performance was five times better than Hepburn's. Several bear children also played wonderfully

  • Aletha 2022-04-21 09:03:45

    This one is actually William Wheeler's remake of his own 1936 These Three, and it features Miriam Hopkins. But The Children's Hour's Broadway play started in 1934

The Children's Hour quotes

  • Mrs. Amelia Tilford: I don't believe this talk of jealousy between Miss Dobie and Miss Wright.

    Mary Tilford: But I didn't say she was jealous of Miss Wright. I said that Mrs. Mortar said that Miss Dobie was jealous of cousin Joe.

  • Mrs. Lily Mortar: Any day that he's in the house is a bad day. You can't stand them being together and you're taking out on me. You've always had a jealous, possessive nature even as a child. If you had a friend, you'd be upset if she liked anybody else. And that's what's happening now. And it's unnatural. It's just as unnatural as it can be.