January 9th, 2009

Film review: All About Eve (1950)

  • Jan. 9th, 2009 at 7:05 PM
my_daroga: Mucha's "Dance" (Jessica Harper)
Reviewing All About Eve is difficult for me, as it is most of my favorite movies. I find objectivity difficult to maintain when I’m so delighted by the very thought of the film. But maybe that’s part of a review in itself.

The story—and it’s very talky—concerns an actress verging on middle age and an up-and-coming young woman who enmeshes herself in the older woman’s life. There are jealousies, rivalries, cynical columnists, a young Marilyn Monroe looking fabulous, and above all, Bette Davis.
Read more... )

Tags:

Profile

my_daroga: Mucha's "Dance" (Default)
[personal profile] my_daroga
my_daroga

Latest Month

May 2023
S M T W T F S
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031   

Tags

Powered by Dreamwidth Studios
Designed by [personal profile] chasethestars