Thursday, August 08, 2019
A Letter to Three Wives
- Commentary: Had this not been serendipitously included in a four-pack of movies containing the one I wanted I never would have added it to my collection. I have, though, seen it, enjoyed it, and am pleased to add it to my collection by default. It's a mature women's movie with a satirical twist that continues to twist until the end. It contains really interesting and perceptive woman-talk. It's from an era when woman-talk had more respect than it does, now. Does that surprise you, that I consider that, currently, woman-talk is not respected? Well, think again. It's not. It's acceptable, now, as it has rarely been in the past, for women to join men in being knowledgeable and forthcoming on all kinds of subjects, but women-talk? Sad to say, we're in another era of don't-talk-about-relationships of any kind unless it's from a distant psychological perspective.
Which reminds me, this post initiates yet another category, "psychological". Again, I'm surprised I haven't found a need for that category before this. I'm sure it applies to many movies in my collection. No matter what you think as you wend your way through the movie, the end is guaranteed to be a surprise and the journey to that surprise is delicious, indeed, so delicious that I will not mind making the journey again, even though I know the destination.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Jeanne Crain Deborah Bishop Jeffrey Lynn Bradbury Bishop Linda Darnell Lora Mae Hollingsway Paul Douglas Porter Hollingsway Ann Sothern Rita Phipps Kirk Douglas George Phipps Barbara Lawrence Georgiana Finney Connie Gilchrist Ruby Finney Florence Bates Mrs. Manleigh Hobart Cavanaugh Mr. Manleigh Thelma Ritter Sadie Dubin Celeste Holm Voice of Addie Ross
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1949
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
Labels: buddy, drama3, kirk-douglas, psychological1, thelma-ritter, women's-movie1
