Michelle Pfeiffer rocks my socks. To go from Selina Kyle to Countess Olenska in 1992/93 - to fully inhabit both roles so you see a fully realized character rather then the actress - is the work of a HBIC. And they're wonderful counterpoints to each other, considering how both women (in their own way) battle the male patriarchy attempting to both leash them and deny her personal power. And Madame Pfeiffer truly makes both women's emotional battles palpable: she can do no wrong in my eyes.
@SummaGirl13475 жыл бұрын
Anyone who hates May for being "manipulative" has never been betrayed right in front of their face, and cheated on and lied to by a man to whom they have dedicated their life. May is doing what little she can to hang on to the man she loves and who is rightfully hers. Almost any woman would do the same.
@leeannasloan5265 жыл бұрын
I felt bad for may
@juansierra57043 жыл бұрын
I don’t hate her, but I wouldn’t respect her much if I knew her.
@meeksiecore82843 жыл бұрын
Plus she literally told him he could end their engagement if he was interested in someone else already and he STILL continued his affair with Ellen after they married.
@Alex-pm8wr Жыл бұрын
@@meeksiecore8284, well, this was before they got married. Once May & Newland were married, that way-out she offered was forfeited. She offered that well before & said she could not let it ruin her & his happiness if there were someone else. He lied to her then that there was no one. The fault is his & two women were the victims of his own
@lovenymph613 жыл бұрын
Love everything about the story - the book, the film, the artists...
@michelegriffin90933 жыл бұрын
I agree. The carriage scene is the most sensual scene in all of film. And the narration is exquisite.
@perryrobles68136 жыл бұрын
Jessica: Newland was righteous beyond what duty, culture and society prescribe. So many people fall victim to “DUTY.” I loved Daniel J in many movies, but I fell in love with him when he was Newland in flesh and blood.furthermore, Jessica is this true today? Yes. So many men and women marry because that’s what they’re told they have to do by systems of control, Such as family, friends, culture, society. Rare is the person who says, “no thanks. I’ve got a plan.” Although set in early America, it is still relevant today because there are so many people whose lives are chosen for them, not the other way around. It is so difficult for some people to “tear” themselves apart from systems of control. Especially when you live in the middle of that system The scene where Newland and Olenska are in the carriage and he undoes her glove and makes love to her hand was one of the most beautiful, fulfilling love scenes I have ever witnessed. The word “Actor” lessens Daniel. He is more than an actor. He is beyond what many, many actors will ever achieve due to the fact that he can transform, become, embody, BE that person in flesh and blood.
@MariaAraxiSachpazian12 жыл бұрын
Love it! Can't have enough of it... Reading it, watching it and listening to the audio book!
@58christiansful2 жыл бұрын
I enjoy the film more with each viewing. It’s that kind of film.
@FernandaZambelli2 жыл бұрын
Simply the best!!!
@slouberiee4 жыл бұрын
In the novel and in the movie none of the main characters were black, or white. - Newland's negatives: He shouldn't have got married so early just to deafen his feelings for Countess Olenska. After he got married his fate was sealed. His positivies: Even though his marriage wasn't that much fullfilling he stayed with his wife and kids. His negatives: At the end when he was free he didn't want to see the Countess Olenska and finally be happy together, he was too afraid the passion, the looks were all gone (his, hers) and wanted to keep just his fantasies. - Countess Olenska's negatives: She should have been more discreet and less reckless with her behaviour, so not to get into gossiping. She should have got divorced from her terrible husband and find love somewhere else, Newland was no longer available. Countess Olenska's positives: She didn't do anything on purpose to seduce Newland and was very hesitant to his feelings towards her. She sincirely loved May and wanted her to be happy. - May's positives: She asked Newland before their marriage whether he really wanted to marry her and gave him opportunity to end their engagement. May's negatives: She lied about her pregnancy to Countess Olenska (she wasn't sure she was pregnant, but told her she was, knowingly, that this will deter Countess from Newland). She was terribly boring, absolutely conforming to the society, narrow minded, snob, didn't let Newland do anything that would be "different", not even open a window in winter.
@GileannTan13 жыл бұрын
Winona is still a great actress.
@jessicatevnan31378 жыл бұрын
you mean even though she shoplifts in her private life?
@neila.5_2094 жыл бұрын
@@jessicatevnan3137 It has nothing to do with her acting, dumbass. It was 19 years ago and she was heavily medicated at the time but you still felt the need to bring it up for no reason...pathetic.
@juansierra57043 жыл бұрын
Apparently wealthy men from that time period were a bunch of gossipy old fish wives.
@Sarah2046113 жыл бұрын
@EmmaGennaro Thx so much for posting
@sunnydays57426 жыл бұрын
Where is part 1?
@131313CM14 жыл бұрын
@garretsanchez ..she's still a good actress.. did you see "When Love is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story"? :)
@Alex-pm8wr Жыл бұрын
Reading this made me realize that a lot of people didn't know what the character May was. Newland said she was unaware of herself (dull) and not much opinions. With all that accomplishment in school & archery, that was all she was which bored him to death. So she was supposed to do that... Unconnected to all including the audiences. 😅
@nottoomuch872 жыл бұрын
Michelle and Daniel share a birthday and they are so much alike.
@Alex-pm8wr Жыл бұрын
Both are extraordinarily talented & special
@jessicatevnan31378 жыл бұрын
Reading this book for book club. The film seems to follow the book closely. I didn't love this book. I was just too frustrated with Newland. Dude. Nobody told you to hurry up and get married to someone you don't love. You made your bed. I just had no sympathy for him and therefore didn't give a damn about him, much less want to read a whole novel about how he's suffering the fate he created.
@shorpilakarshimanto2244 жыл бұрын
I was mad at Newland as well but his thought process was he'll be able to push aside his feelings if he gets married ....
@DM-ol9ne3 жыл бұрын
That’s intentional
@Alex-pm8wr Жыл бұрын
@shorpilakarshimanto224, and Jessica doesn't seem to get it that marrying a married woman who is already scandalous by questionable action by society was not an easy thing. He didn't plan to find out that May was not easy for him to get along. He didn't realize how bored he was & how smart Ellen was. He didn't know May would stop him from inviting a smart guy to a dinner because the man was too low class ("common") and poorer. Etc. the countess would have cared.
@animezingamejojoradio2 жыл бұрын
0:12
@131313CM14 жыл бұрын
@garretsanchez really? cool.. If i were an actress I would like to be like her, she's so talented!