The Women
Summary:
Based on the Clare Booth Luce play of the same name, this MGM comedy is famous for its all-female cast and deft direction by George Cukor. The plot centers on a group of gossipy high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting fashion shows. The sweet, happily wedded Mary Haines (Norma Shearer) finds her marriage in trouble when shopgirl Crysta... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Norma Shearer - (Mary Haines)
Joan Crawford - (Crystal Allen)
Rosalind Russell - (Sylvia Fowler)
Mary Boland - (Countess DeLage)
Joan Fontaine - (Peggy Day)
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Review:
The themes explored in Clare Boothe Luce's play were so modern in 1939 that audiences found the film audaciously relevant, yet so timeless and universal that The Women could be successfully revived on Broadway in 2001, starring Jennifer Tilly, Kristen Johnston, and Cynthia Nixon. The film crackles with a sharp-toothed sarcasm even on... Continue >>
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