tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post3329885164441257471..comments2024-03-22T11:43:15.466-07:00Comments on Oscargasms: Olivia de Havilland, To Each His OwnAllenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11964977693763983338noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post-79199849103402849482020-09-23T20:16:48.469-07:002020-09-23T20:16:48.469-07:00I think these poor ratings are from ignorant peopl...I think these poor ratings are from ignorant people that have not watched this movie. Olivia was stunning in this movie and I have watched it 20 times. She is so amazing! Loved it!!!!Marla Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07606432918980688735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post-30312994630921481952018-12-26T16:48:43.282-08:002018-12-26T16:48:43.282-08:00The way you write this magnificent film off, I sus...The way you write this magnificent film off, I suspect that you've never seen it. Not only is her performance flawless, so is Mitchell Leisen's detailed, nuanced direction. "Soaper"? Nonsense.Rafehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383709928350146692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post-39429882302754387082015-12-20T20:39:21.366-08:002015-12-20T20:39:21.366-08:00"Madame X"...."The Sin of Madelon C..."Madame X"...."The Sin of Madelon Claudet"..."Stella Dallas"..."To Each His Own"...and every remake or near remake of this formula up until deHavilland's win managed an Oscar award or nomination for essentially the same role and/or performance. You are precise in noting that the formula and not the performance is the victory here. This was a weak year for Best Actress nominees (save one) and deHavilland gave far better performances (including that same year's 'The Dark Mirror') than she did in this soapy melodrama. Trade this for her forthright Melanie in GWTW or her transformation as Catherine in "The Heiress" and you have a different actress: assured, centered and specific as apposed to maudlin and sentimental.<br /><br />I think deHavilland is a far better actress than her performance here indicates but, as you say, she sued and won over the studio system re: the 7 year slave clause (informally known now as the 'DeHavilland Law'), which was a landmark decision. I suppose the industry believed she was owed this award at the time. Now, it's an odd footnote to an otherwise noteworthy career.Frank/click5https://www.blogger.com/profile/03605293626729520817noreply@blogger.com