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Agrega una trama en tu idiomaA wife whose goal is power begins a game of manipulation that insidiously destroys her family.A wife whose goal is power begins a game of manipulation that insidiously destroys her family.A wife whose goal is power begins a game of manipulation that insidiously destroys her family.
Fotos
Scott Forbes
- Dr. Valentine Christie
- (as Julian Dallas)
Argumento
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- TriviaCelia Lipton's debut.
- Citas
Sylvia Russell: Fenella is not meant for marriage - she's too sensitive, too highly strung, hysterical almost. When she fell in love with you I hoped she'd alter. But if anything, marriage has intensified her abnormality.
- Créditos curiososThe listing of the actors' names in the opening credits ends with "etc, etc".
- ConexionesReferenced in Ken Adam: Designing Bond (2000)
Opinión destacada
Sort of like a second-tier reworking of "Leave Her to Heaven".
1945's "Leave Her to Heaven" is a classic film about an evil and mentally disturbed woman who destroys people. It's a great film. "This Was a Woman" is a similar sort of movie, though not nearly the same quality....mostly because it lacked the subtlety of the Hollywood movie.
The story is set in the home of a well to do English family, the Russells. The mother, Sylvia, is vicious and it's strange that it takes everyone so long to realize this. It's odd, even after putting the family dog to sleep for no particular reason, folks don't seem to think she's a bit off! And why did she do this? Her daughter was getting married and Sylvia didn't approve...so she took the dog to the vet to put it down! Soon after, she does everything she can to ruin the marriage...though you're never really sure why. Later, for kicks, she poisons her husband...something clearly telegraphed in the film when she's caught reading up on that sort of thing.
As I already mentioned, Sylvia isn't exactly subtle and that's a problem with the story. Clearly, she's an awful person but oddly no one in the family seems to notice...until it's too late. Had the movie been more subtle and had Sylvia's actions been more covert, it would have improved it tremendously. Now I am not saying it's a bad film...but with a few minor changes, it could have been marvelous. Instead, it just had me wish I'd re-watched "Leave Her to Heaven".
The story is set in the home of a well to do English family, the Russells. The mother, Sylvia, is vicious and it's strange that it takes everyone so long to realize this. It's odd, even after putting the family dog to sleep for no particular reason, folks don't seem to think she's a bit off! And why did she do this? Her daughter was getting married and Sylvia didn't approve...so she took the dog to the vet to put it down! Soon after, she does everything she can to ruin the marriage...though you're never really sure why. Later, for kicks, she poisons her husband...something clearly telegraphed in the film when she's caught reading up on that sort of thing.
As I already mentioned, Sylvia isn't exactly subtle and that's a problem with the story. Clearly, she's an awful person but oddly no one in the family seems to notice...until it's too late. Had the movie been more subtle and had Sylvia's actions been more covert, it would have improved it tremendously. Now I am not saying it's a bad film...but with a few minor changes, it could have been marvelous. Instead, it just had me wish I'd re-watched "Leave Her to Heaven".
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- planktonrules
- 12 jun 2023
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- También se conoce como
- This Was a Woman
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- Tiempo de ejecución1 hora 42 minutos
- Color
- Relación de aspecto
- 1.37 : 1
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