The Women (1939)
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Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:18
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.8/10
Theatrical Release:05-11-2004
Synopsis: Set in a 1930s Manhattan milieu of idle socialites and gossip, George Cukor's THE WOMEN is an opulent rendition of the Clare Boothe Luce play. While no men appear in the film, they are grist for... [More]
Starring: Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Joan Fontaine
Director: George Cukor
Reviews for The Women
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Directed by Cukor with his trademark elegance, and proof of the filmmaker's famed ability to direct female actresses, this sparkling satire on backbiting, privileged women continues to delight. Full Review |
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4/5 |
An early, classic manifestation of the chick flick if ever we saw one, it achieves everything it sets out to. Full Review |
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A more eccentric film than the following year’s The Philadelphia Story, with which it shares a couple of faces, it’s almost as fabulous. Full Review |
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Isn't quite as nasty as it probably could have been, coming several years after the establishment of the Hays Code, but it's still plenty witty. Full Review |
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4.5/5 |
A film that deserves to be seen (or seen again). Full Review |
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The catty banter and Wildean aphorisms (some of them contributed by Anita Loos) are delivered with impeccable timing by a cast only MGM could have mustered. Full Review |
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[Cukor is] at his best with a cast that includes Rosalind Russell, Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Hedda Hopper, Ruth Hussey, Paulette Goddard, and Joan Fontaine. Full Review |
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Picture however holds passages that slow movement down to a walk. Full Review |
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a bitchy but endearing mix of comedy and melodrama. Norma Shearer holds the chaos together with improbable dignity. Full Review |
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It's the irrevocable women's pic of the 1930s. Full Review |
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5/5 |
A highlight of MGM's ensemble films, Cukor's all-star version of Booth's stinging play is all about wisecracking cattiness of wives and mistresses (of the upper class), confirming men's suspicions of what women talk about when they are not around. Full Review |
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2/4 |
The tagline says it's all about men, but this 1939 comedy is really a testament to the females of a certain era, and how they go about securing their comfort and happiness. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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4.5/5 |
Cukor's direction is rich and confident, and the whole production fairly shimmers. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Clever, slick production of the famous play.
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4/5 |
Every time The Women threatens to drag, there’s always Russell and Crawford, towering over the cast with their cold stares and queenly hauteur, reminding us what being an A-list actress once meant. Full Review |
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