Monday, August 23, 2010

Leave Her To Heaven

Whew! This is a wild one. Again, Gene Tierney is gorgeous. Even though she is full-tilt-boogie CRAZY in this film. The swimming scene on the lake will never leave my mind. HORRIFYING! The clothes and colors in this film are beautiful. I kept wondering what the audience must have been thinking when this first came out in 1946. I would think this type of character would have been so shocking. Possessive, obsessive, domestic, psychological terror..... yes, please! I do wish that the court scene at the end could have been a bit shorter yet the scenario you are dealing with is great. Also, Vincent Price is the prosecutor which helps. "You're not making very much progress Danny."

2 comments:

  1. Can't WAIT to see this one! Whirlpool, featuring a kleptomaniac Gene and her hypnotist/psychological predator, needs to be your next Tierney...

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  2. Whirlpool... Yes! I will get on that. My obsession with Tierney is getting bad. Maren has turned me into a monster!

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