Stella Dallas
Stella Dallas
#0Stella Dallas
Posted: 11/5/05 at 5:52pm
Just popped in STELLA DALLAS.
Anyone else watching that at the moment?
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
#1re: Stella Dallas
Posted: 11/5/05 at 5:55pmnope, BUT LOVE IT! Hated the Bette Midler remake......
It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story...
AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956
#2re: Stella Dallas
Posted: 11/5/05 at 5:56pm
Me too!
Barb was just looking like Meryl.
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
#3re: Stella Dallas
Posted: 11/6/05 at 4:18am
Barabara was wonderful in this film, and I love Alan Hale as the Ed, the crummy friend you can never get rid of. I haven't seen this movie in awhile, and should pop it in to re-appreciate it.
How about that shot during the ending? The rain on the window reflecting on Barbara's face as she peers in? Perfect.
I was also not a fan of the Bette Midler version; I love Bette as a rule, and went in wanting to like the film so much.
"My dreams, watching me said, one to the other...this life has let us down."
#4re: Stella Dallas
Posted: 11/6/05 at 6:51am
Bette is usually so spot on I think it's jarring when she's in a film that is not quite right. I love her too and had not yet seen Barbara's version when I saw Bettes. I did not like the Bette version. It was a miss.
On the other hand, the Barbara version is a hit.
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
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