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Last night, Water for Elephants. \u00a0Tonight, Mildred Pierce. \u00a0Wisely held back from the Walker last night, resting my still aching back. \u00a0While doing that we watched Water for Elephants. \u00a0Loved the 1930’s circus, the cinematography. \u00a0Rosie the elephant. \u00a0Christoph Walz as the Benzini Circuses’ cruel dictator\/savior chewed up crew and spat out hatred.<\/p>\n
Reese Witherspoon and vampire Robert Pattison were to rise above it all with the purity of true love. \u00a0Except their relationship wasn’t believable. \u00a0Pattison had no depth, no fire. \u00a0Witherspoon, better, still didn’t fill this role as ably as she has so many others I’ve seen.<\/p>\n
It was about half a movie.<\/p>\n
Mildred Pierce on the other hand. \u00a0Wow. \u00a01945. \u00a0Manages to cram a self-reliant mother rising above a gray marriage to start a successful restaurant business into dramatic bed with a daughter who represents the conniving, manipulating greedy woman who only takes. \u00a0Throw in three male supporting cast. \u00a0A first husband stuck in the 40’s male role of bread winner with no job. \u00a0Wally, the blowsy real estate salesman who wants a relationship with Mildred and the playboy, Monte, who ends up two-timing Mildred with her daughter, Veda.<\/p>\n
Eva Gardner, of Our Miss Brooks, plays a tough, funny dame who works with Mildred (Joan Crawford) as she builds her business. \u00a0The adult women are tough and hard-working. Successful.<\/p>\n
Monte, the playboy, and the husband, Bert, are caricatures of the weak male and the wealthy lay-about. \u00a0Wally, the hick who seems corny, “I am corny.” is the only one of the three who acts honorably with Mildred.<\/p>\n
A murder mystery wrapped in a war time story of female self-empowerment with a side dish of ungrateful daughter. \u00a0If you haven’t already seen this classic, pick it up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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