Madeleine

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mark g @Mark_Alan_G. Apr 30 Snooze special. Such a dull and slow moving yawn. See more Alain E @AlainE Dec 31 A nice slow court melodrama from the period that only intelligent members of the public, that is men, served as jurors. A woman feels her reputation is under immense threat when her previous lover will not return her love letters, as she is getting ready to wed her next suitor. Today, that the relics of previous relationships are all over the internet, similar crimes should be a daily occurrence. Thankfully ideas have evolved. See more 02/20/2019 Exceptional cinematography, languid pace and objective POV, as Lean is known for. We have to make up our minds as to the lady's guilt or innocence. Interesting period piece that rakes up the problems of class, country, the power of men over women at the time. The errant Frenchman who refuses to marry Miss Smith because he can't support her, then forces himself upon her after she decides to marry someone else, is disturbing.. It is clear the Frenchman only sought a connection with her due to her father's wealth. Women in the mid 19th century used acid and arsenic as cometics. It's also clear that Smith wanted to rid herself of her French lover. Did she seek to kill him? Would L'Angelier kill himself? Was there any other manner in which he could've been poisoned by arsenic? There is a reasonable doubt in all these proceedings and of course Lean uses poetic license to fill in the blanks no one knows. Fascinating portrait showing the beginnings of Lean's later style. See more 05/06/2017 David Lean's melodramatic showcase for his wife, Ann Todd, was never considered one of his better films but has aged quite nicely. See more 03/25/2014 One of the few movies given 100 rating, directed by David lean See more 10/02/2012 Ann Todd wasn't the best actress in the world, but she was married to director David Lean at this point in time and he gifted her with the starring role in this film. It doesn't come even close to his best work, but it is still a reasonably well told tale about a scandal to hit Scotland in the mid-19th century. See more Read all reviews

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