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Be careful what you say in private. It could become a movie. Some gossip overheard by Clare Boothe Luce in a nightclub powder room inspired her Broadway hit that's wittily adapted for the screen in The Women. George Cukor directs an all-female cast in this catty tale of battling and bonding that paints its claws Jungle Red and shreds the excesses of pampered Park Avenue princesses. Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Joan Fontaine, Mary Boland and Paulette Goddard are among the array of husband snatchers, snitches and lovelorn ladies.
"The ultimate women's movie of the 1930s and a treat from start to finish..." Edinburgh University Film Society
"Bitchy comedy drama...plenty of laughs..." Halliwell's Film Guide
"A brilliant adaptation of the Clare Boothe Luce stage comedy... Hilarious bitchiness all around." VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever
Editor's Note
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 the mill in the social circle of Mary Haines (Norma Shearer) and her catty clique of high-society wives. However, Mary's tidy world is turned upside down when she accidentally learns of her husband's philandering. Crystal Allen (Joan Crawford), a vicious vixen and ruthless gold digger, has set her sights on Mary's husband; Mary initially plays right into her hands, but soon, with the advice and support of comrades experienced in the art of woman-to-woman combat, Mary decides she won't give up without a fight. The tale's semiregressive premise has been criticized for this reason, yet this does not overshadow the host of exceptional performances and the range of complex relationships the film presents. As a fantasy of a women-only world of glamour, idle pleasures, and raw sexual competition, the film has enjoyed a cult following--owing, no doubt, in part to a hard-as-nails performance by Crawford that was credited with reviving her career.
Plot Summary
A no-holds-barred comedy about the eternal battle of the sexes (both inter- and intragender) and starring Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer, THE WOMEN is based on the play by Clare Boothe Luce and is set in high-society 1930s New York. Although no men appear in the film, they are its primary subject matter--cheating men, in particular--and hell hath no fury like a group of women scorned....!
| Features | Romance Of Celluloid Documentary "Hollywood: Style Center Of The World" | | Audio: English, French | | Interactive Menus | | Interview Gallery With Co-Star Virginia Grey And Hairstylist To The Stars Sydney Guilaroff | | Music-Only Scoring Stage Sessions Audio Track | | New Digital Transfer And Audio Restoration | | Scene Access | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese | | Trailer For The Women And Its 1956 Musical Remake The Opposite Sex |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 6/14/2005 |
| Original Release Date: 1939 | | Catalog ID: 67540 | | UPC: 00012569675407 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: B&W |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew
| Memorable Quotes| "There's a word for you ladies, but it is seldom used in high society, outside of a kennel."----Joan Crawford (Crystal Allen) |
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| | Professional Reviews | Uncut
"[A] goldmine of razor-sharp insults and catty put-downs....THE WOMEN is unscrupulous, wicked and acid." 12/01/2004 p.181The Motion Picture Guide 10 of 10
A nasty movie that is also a delightful one... filled with witty lines, viscious gossip and a chance
Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide 10 of 10
All-star (and all-female) cast shines in this hilarious adaptation of Clare Boothe play about divorc - Leonard Maltin
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