tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post8120984548893396141..comments2024-03-22T11:43:15.466-07:00Comments on Oscargasms: Rosalind Russell, Mourning Becomes ElectraAllenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11964977693763983338noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post-29831276038514621832016-02-29T10:02:04.628-08:002016-02-29T10:02:04.628-08:00This film is so good... on paper.
Needs a remake....This film is so good... on paper.<br /><br />Needs a remake.Alex Constantinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09940311552608814201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post-5063029250182462372016-02-11T18:11:12.316-08:002016-02-11T18:11:12.316-08:00You're right about "The Velvet Touch"...You're right about "The Velvet Touch". It's a lost classic that shows Russell in command of all of her powers. "Auntie Mame" ... that's another story. Here, Russell glorifies all of her mannerisms without ever connecting to who this woman is. She's constantly over-the-top and SHOWS-SHOWS-SHOWS what this woman is feeling without ever seeming genuine. It's a showy performance of the past in every way and I can't imagine modern audiences understanding it, much less relating to it. Frank/click5https://www.blogger.com/profile/03605293626729520817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post-58917178887563414382016-02-11T04:43:23.981-08:002016-02-11T04:43:23.981-08:00There's a 1948 Russell vehicle called The Velv...There's a 1948 Russell vehicle called <i>The Velvet Touch</i> wherein her character, a stage actress, accidentally kills her producer, a nasty Leon Ames. She lets Claire Trevor take the blame for a good long time, and also gets to spar with a great Syndey Greenstreet. Try as I did to be fair to <i>Mourning</i>, <i>Velvet Touch</i> is far more an accessible film, and like <i>Picnic</i>, voids before it's raised any suggestion Russell was only good in comedy.<br /><br />Still, <i>Mame</i> will always be the saddest of her four losses. <i>Mourning</i> is one of the films that makes me anxious as you to get out of the forties. Deliver me to Gloria, Judy and Bette!dvlarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154934310323584284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post-1328194222526572432016-02-09T05:15:22.965-08:002016-02-09T05:15:22.965-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.GMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07058868751501120504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post-2092072901329265272016-02-09T05:13:02.244-08:002016-02-09T05:13:02.244-08:00Rewatching this performance didn't help her fo...Rewatching this performance didn't help her for me, I like the darkness of her portrayal, but you're right, there's a lack of consistency in her whole work. I think Hayward is way better than her, so now I am expecting a 5 for her.GMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07058868751501120504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post-54093633600162513012016-02-09T04:58:48.235-08:002016-02-09T04:58:48.235-08:00You hit the nail right on the head when you noted ...You hit the nail right on the head when you noted Russell's lack of consistency, a tendency which mars many of her dramatic performances. I found her very theatrical in this film, indicating left, right and sideways at times without centering her work into a solid character. Too much Russell and not enough Lavinia.<br /><br />I think she may have been considered an Oscar fav because the field was rather weak in 1947 and her role was a marathon one that required work on so many levels. Russell didn't reach all those levels but, as always, she gave it her all. I remember reading something (maybe in 'Inside Oscar') where the writer commented that she got a nomination for this "presumably for her courage". That putdown inadvertently acknowledges the effort Russell made here. It shows and it doesn't always work, but she still carries the film in her way.Frank/click5https://www.blogger.com/profile/03605293626729520817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014874020674080213.post-48372540782651676732016-02-09T02:25:57.108-08:002016-02-09T02:25:57.108-08:00Very generous rating. It's been a while since ...Very generous rating. It's been a while since I have seen her but I remember that I liked her. Sure, she overacts but she knows how to sell it. I even remember liking Katina but a re-watch might change that :)Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03291268052797806635noreply@blogger.com