Stella Dallas

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Sharon I @Puddles426 6d I’ve always loved Stella Dallas and Barbara Stanwyk’s heartbreakingly beautiful performance. See more Jaime H @Sfrajett Mar 1 Barbara Stanwyck should have clinched an Oscar for her stunning performance as a tough cookie with a soft heart in this classic "women's pic." This movie is all about femininity and class in mid-century America, where a working class mother's efforts to help her daughter rise socially can only succeed if she erases herself from the picture. Stella's tenderness, loyalty, and heartbreaking belief in true love allows her a certain triumph in the end, but as is true in many fairy tales, her victory costs her everything that is dear to her. Watch this on the big screen if you can, and bring lots of Kleenex. Stanwyck is breathtaking. See more Alec B @Alec97 Mar 28 Mostly interesting for how unglamorous Stanwyck is from start to finish. See more Chloe A @RT51472368 01/18/2025 Barbara Stanwyck is excellent. See more Jeff M @jeffmarshallmovieblogger 02/11/2024 Although some of the acting and plot points may seem exaggerated and outdated over 80 years after its initial release, the basic themes and emotions remain timeless. If you like a good tearjerker, this is one of the granddaddies of them all. The 1990 remake with Bette Midler called STELLA is fun in a schmaltzy kind of way but doesn't have near the heart or emotional honesty of this predecessor. Stanwyck received the first of her four Oscar nominations for this movie, and she is incandescent throughout, illuminating the screen like only a good old-fashioned movie star can do. One could argue she slightly overplays the middle part of the film, but she more than makes up for it in the end. If you don't have at least a lump in your throat as she walks into the darkness through the pouring rain, well, I think you need to check your pulse. And after the credits roll, I'm sure parents will at least briefly contemplate to what extent they would be willing to go to insure their childrens' happiness. This is a beautiful and lovingly made film that holds up quite magnificently - and actually gives one quite a bit to think about afterwards. See more Ernie K @ErnieK 02/06/2024 A heart-felt performance by Barbara Stanwyck, combining the sort of toughness, sadness, optimism, and love that is a signature of her many talents, carries the day in this absorbing roller coaster of hope, loss, and ultimate realization of selflessness. The story is tightly written, with some necessarily gradual character building that only a story written from the heart is capable of. Like City Lights, if the finalie doesn't evoke an emotional response from you you're made of stone. See more Read all reviews

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