Typical American farce

Erna 2022-03-23 09:02:08

This is a typical American farce. I don't mean to disparage it by saying this, just to state the type of movie it belongs to.
Tracy played by Katharine Hepburn is of course the central character of the film. In fact, I personally think that only Tracy played by her and Virginia Weidler, the little girl Dinah, are the most outstanding characters in this film. What about Cary Grant? The performance can only be said to be in the middle distance, but not lost. What about James Stewart? In fact, his interpretation of his comedy role in the film is actually very good, but how do you say it? Always feel that this comedy role does not suit James Stewar's personal temperament.
As I said just now, Tracy is of course the central character of this film. She is arrogant, arrogant, pursues perfection, and has some coldness [known as a "virgin goddess"] that has affected her two marriages, (rush He left his first husband and brought in her second husband [although he did not get married in the end]). Because she realized that her character was some kind of flaw for her during the re-contact with her first husband, so she sometimes became gentle. This moment of gentleness made her attract gossip reporters again. Macaulay.
I don't think the director's arrangement for the finale was a success, it always felt unreliable because the intricate emotional issues between her and her first husband Haven still exist, and I don't know when it will be again. Divorce, why did the director arrange such an ending? Is it because the comedy character (James Stewar) can't be the male lead?


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  • Vita 2022-04-21 09:02:28

    3.5. It seems to express a lot of things, the rich and the poor, ideals and reality, the invasion of privacy by journalists, feminism, etc., but it feels superficial. The core should still be to explore what is true love. In this film, Katherine Hepburn is dealing with three men. She experienced a test before marriage, which is not only a test of her true inner feelings, but also a test of how she recognizes herself. Old love, fiancé, soulmate, her fiancé regards her as a goddess that she can only look up to, Stewart thinks she is a noble queen, only her most hated ex-husband sees her most thoroughly, so the ending seems a bit vulgar and conservative, but From the point of view of the plot, this is better than Hepburn and Stewart coming together. The quirky little girl is very interesting, and the little actor has a lot of spirit.

  • Emile 2022-04-20 09:01:48

    Suddenly back to the night when the old vic was swept by the skirt corner and hummed high society, still keep calm and Cary on :) Katharine Hepburn is the golden girl, full of life and warmth and delight.

The Philadelphia Story quotes

  • Seth Lord: What most wives fail to realize is that their husband's philandering has nothing whatever to do with them.

    Tracy Lord: Oh? Then what has it to do with?

    Seth Lord: A reluctance to go grow old, I think.

  • Librarian: What is thee wish?

    Macaulay Connor: I'm looking for some local b - what'd you say?

    Librarian: What is thee wish?

    Macaulay Connor: Um, local biography or history.

    Librarian: If thee will consult with my colleague in there.

    Macaulay Connor: Mm-hm. Dost thou have a washroom?

    [the librarian points]

    Macaulay Connor: Thank thee.