Leave Her To Heaven
November 25th 2006 19:16
Made in 1945 by 20th Century Fox, this is most definitely one of Gene Tierney's most impressive womens pictures who incidentally has been described by some as the most beautifull of hollywood actresses. I for one would certainly will not disagree on that score!.
Very lushly photographed in color by Leon Shamroy ; some might say chocolate box ; ' Leave Her To Heaven ' 'is one of the stand out womens pictures of the 40's.
Gene plays ' Ellen ' who possessed of her fanatical desire for her husband , played by Cornel Wilde , is driven to commit murder because of her jealousy.Becoming frustrated by wildes addiction to the typewriter ( he's a writer ) and his unobtrusive family ,she drowns his younger brother in a lake which eventually leads to her having a miscarriage and finally in her madness resorts to killing herself with poison.
Standout scenes are Ellen riding along a mountain top and scattering her fathers ashes from an urn ; the scene on the lake wearing evil - looking dark glasses while her crippled brother-in-law tries to swim across the lake , his cries growing fainter and fainter as Ellen lets him drown ; When ellen's husband discovers the awfull truth leading to his brothers death while ellen shows little remorse.
Visually ' Leave Her to Heaven ' is a feast for the eyes and the smooth direction of John m Stahl is great. Although somewhat expressionless throughout ' Tierney ' conveys a wonderfull sense of underlying evil beauty with her icy stare and strangely flat persona. The
settings are really splendid too ranging from the New Mexico deserts to the icy lakes and fir forests of the American North.
To sum up. a very glossy and entertaining melodrama which i guarantee will hold your attention throughout and Gene Tierny never looked so lovely and yet deady!! A truly irresistably deicious wicked film with a fine central performance!
For a download of this classic film and many many more visit ' SoLaRiS Music & Movies'
Very lushly photographed in color by Leon Shamroy ; some might say chocolate box ; ' Leave Her To Heaven ' 'is one of the stand out womens pictures of the 40's.
Gene plays ' Ellen ' who possessed of her fanatical desire for her husband , played by Cornel Wilde , is driven to commit murder because of her jealousy.Becoming frustrated by wildes addiction to the typewriter ( he's a writer ) and his unobtrusive family ,she drowns his younger brother in a lake which eventually leads to her having a miscarriage and finally in her madness resorts to killing herself with poison.
Standout scenes are Ellen riding along a mountain top and scattering her fathers ashes from an urn ; the scene on the lake wearing evil - looking dark glasses while her crippled brother-in-law tries to swim across the lake , his cries growing fainter and fainter as Ellen lets him drown ; When ellen's husband discovers the awfull truth leading to his brothers death while ellen shows little remorse.
Visually ' Leave Her to Heaven ' is a feast for the eyes and the smooth direction of John m Stahl is great. Although somewhat expressionless throughout ' Tierney ' conveys a wonderfull sense of underlying evil beauty with her icy stare and strangely flat persona. The
settings are really splendid too ranging from the New Mexico deserts to the icy lakes and fir forests of the American North.
To sum up. a very glossy and entertaining melodrama which i guarantee will hold your attention throughout and Gene Tierny never looked so lovely and yet deady!! A truly irresistably deicious wicked film with a fine central performance!
For a download of this classic film and many many more visit ' SoLaRiS Music & Movies'
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