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Complicated Women

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Jean Harlow and Norma Shearer in Complicated Women (2003)
Documentary
A look at actresses who starred in films with thought-provoking subjects made between 1929-1934 - before the Hollywood Production Code was enforced.A look at actresses who starred in films with thought-provoking subjects made between 1929-1934 - before the Hollywood Production Code was enforced.A look at actresses who starred in films with thought-provoking subjects made between 1929-1934 - before the Hollywood Production Code was enforced.
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  • Director
    • Hugh Munro Neely
  • Writers
    • Mick LaSalle(based on the book by)
    • Hugh Munro Neely
    • Andie Hicks
  • Stars
    • Jane Fonda(voice)
    • Frances Dee
    • Kitty Carlisle
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  • Director
    • Hugh Munro Neely
  • Writers
    • Mick LaSalle(based on the book by)
    • Hugh Munro Neely
    • Andie Hicks
  • Stars
    • Jane Fonda(voice)
    • Frances Dee
    • Kitty Carlisle
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    Jane Fonda
    Jane Fonda
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    • (voice)
    Frances Dee
    Frances Dee
    • Selfas Self
    Kitty Carlisle
    Kitty Carlisle
    • Self - Intervieweeas Self - Interviewee
    Molly Haskell
    Molly Haskell
    • Self - Intervieweeas Self - Interviewee
    Mick LaSalle
    Mick LaSalle
    • Self - Intervieweeas Self - Interviewee
    Mae Madison
    Mae Madison
    • Self - Intervieweeas Self - Interviewee
    Karen Morley
    Karen Morley
    • Self - Intervieweeas Self - Interviewee
    Mark Vieira
    Mark Vieira
    • Self - Intervieweeas Self - Interviewee
    Fred Astaire
    Fred Astaire
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    • (archive footage)
    Robert Barrat
    Robert Barrat
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    John Barrymore
    John Barrymore
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    Lionel Barrymore
    Lionel Barrymore
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    Wallace Beery
    Wallace Beery
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    Charles Bickford
    Charles Bickford
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    Virginia Bruce
    Virginia Bruce
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    Maurice Chevalier
    Maurice Chevalier
    • Selfas Self
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    Gary Cooper
    Gary Cooper
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    Cecil Cunningham
    Cecil Cunningham
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    • Director
      • Hugh Munro Neely
    • Writers
      • Mick LaSalle(based on the book by)
      • Hugh Munro Neely
      • Andie Hicks
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    Jane Fonda narrates the story of the years between the ascent of talkies until late in 1934, when the Hays Office cracked down on what it perceived as immorality in Hollywood movies. The emphasis is on how women were portrayed, and focuses on how they were much more liberated and equal (or superior) to men, until 1935 when they once again took subservient roles to their male co-stars. —Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>
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    • Connections
      Features Flesh and the Devil (1926)
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      Jazz Up Your Lingerie
      Written by Oscar Straus and Clifford Grey
      Used by permission of Famous Music

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    7/10
    Mick LaSalle is great
    I thought the Mick LaSalle character was great, he really brought out the Italian American in him.

    The thing that's good about this documentary is it really brings out that the current puritanism in America is a modern phenomenon. Pre-code, nudity was OK and there weren't any self-appointed moral watch dogs complaining about the contents. If you didn't want to watch something spicy, you didn't go see that movie.

    Mick LaSalle is an excellent film reviewer who really knows his stuff (is that enough suck up?).

    Cheers, Neil.
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    • Release date
      • May 6, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mujeres liberadas
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Timeline Films
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      55 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
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