Review of The Furies (1950) by Mpho M — 29 Jun 2008
Even by todayâ??s standards The Furies would be deemed unconventional, and thatâ??s what makes it so interesting. Part film noir, part Western, the story revolves more around relationships than gunfighting, and the relationships are unusual to say the least.
When a bank loan requires the eviction of the squatters, despite Vanceâ??s promise to protect a childhood friend who has long suffered his unrequited love for her, and when her widowed father brings home another woman, who Vance recognizes as a threat to her bond with her father and to her inheritance, all that is Freudian erupts! Love, power and desire are the live wires around which the protagonistsâ?? wheels of fortune twirl.
Stanwyck as Vance and Huston are larger than life and all the supporting actors do the screen justice in this complexly layered melodrama that is better seen than explained.
This review of The Furies (1950) was written by Mpho M on 29 Jun 2008.
The Furies has generally received very positive reviews.
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