Review of The Heiress (1949) by Elliott F — 30 Sep 2010
Friday, October 1, 2010.
(1949) The Heiress.
DRAMA.
That although the story of this film was at first taken from a stage play which originally came from a novel written by Henry James- the themes is still quite relevent to these times despite the time it was made because the film centers more on it's human characteristics than on old traditional materials people use during the turn of the century! The story is basically about a wealthy unchrismatic single girl, Catherine played wonderfully by Olivia De Havilland being pursued by fortune hunter Morris (Montgomery Cliff)!
All I can say is that by the time the film was over, after my third viewing spawning several years, this film has all the ingredients of actual life because the characters are relatable since they're alot of wealthy celebrities around and wealthy royalties too along and the stories of their breakups as well. For this film contains relatable characters that still act like this today such as the sheilded over-protective father, the spontaneous female aunt(or friend). Along with these characters, asks many questions regarding our human needs and desires such as "is it better to have been loved than not to be loved at all" and "is it okay to be loved for it's false pretenses" as well as many other questions about our natural desires for love and companionship!
Director William Wyler starting with "The Little Foxes" and the masterpiece "The Best Years of Our Lives" is on a role making great films with this film included which gave Olivia De Havilland her second Oscar win with her first "To Each His Own"! The dialogue of this film didn't quite "click" until repeated viewings leading up to the build-up to the final!
Masterpiece.
4/4.
This review of The Heiress (1949) was written by Elliott F on 30 Sep 2010.
The Heiress has generally received very positive reviews.
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