A Life of Her Own

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Alain E RT provided a service by unearthing the few sentences that Francois Truffaut penned about this movie. He did know a couple things about cinema and I am happy to find out that I agree with his assessment. This is indeed a great story about navigating relationships between the two sexes. Lana Turner acts very well, but she does look older than her film age of 19 or so. The script had the option of a happy ending and don’t care about the results to other people, or a tragedy. Wisely it steers clear from both. Turner breaks the spell by smashing the porcelain object that reminded her of her girlfriend who chose self destruction. The symbolism of the object is possibly a reference to the sled in Citizen Kane, which survives the protagonist. There is excellent black and white photography, especially in the night scenes and very good music. Very good is also the small part that Ann Dvorak plays in the beginning as the older fashion model who cannot tolerate the stress. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/02/25 Full Review Gary K. N The test of any great artist is making mediocre material effective. Lana Turner succeeds in doing that in this film. She is obliged to run through a range of emotions as she struggles to deal with an insoluble personal dilemma, and does it very well. The problem is that the story itself is a pedestrian love triangle that lacks the nuances of a real life adultery in which the trio maturely work out some accommodation. That is less dramatic, of course, than the "all of nothing" Hollywood treatment, which leads to histrionics and dead ends. But audiences wouldn't accept a tale of successful adultery in 1950, and the story doesn't hold up as well as the acting. The entire cast is superb and deserved better. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/24 Full Review Audience Member Lana Turner is brilliant as a successful, but lonely, woman having an affair with a married man. The adultery is further complicated by the health condition of the man's wife. Director George Cukor handles it all with smooth sensitivity. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member really good melodrama kinda weepie at least I did anyway. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Even Ray Milland can't save this movie lol. It seems to drag on a bit and George Cukor has done way better than this flick. Prob just made it to fill in a gap somewhere in his repertoire lol. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Lana Turner & Ray Milland make Adultery look Glamorous, but then realize the true costs Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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