tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post8237240389066551010..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Norma Shearer: Centennial + 6NATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-31318353461130338792008-08-11T10:37:00.000-04:002008-08-11T10:37:00.000-04:00I love me some Norma Shearer. It's a shame she's ...I love me some Norma Shearer. It's a shame she's not so well remembered; I suppose her brand of long-suffering elegance is pretty out of fashion now. She wasn't a vamp or a tramp, but a classy, mature lady who suffered slings and arrows - but only so far! And then out came the jungle red. Well, she might never have the cachet of Dietrich or Stanwyck but she'll always have her fans!Seeing_Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678537250333277334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-48014285825743704912008-08-11T09:29:00.000-04:002008-08-11T09:29:00.000-04:00With all due respect to Norma, The Women completel...With all due respect to Norma, <I>The Women</I> completely belongs to Rosalind Russell and Joan Crawford, but she owns <I>The Divorcee</I>.TBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286311210451557915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-51078513304432265822008-08-10T22:05:00.000-04:002008-08-10T22:05:00.000-04:00I agree. The Divorcee is one of the most important...I agree. The Divorcee is one of the most important performances of all time for actressexuals, right up there with The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Sabrina, and The Fabulous Baker Boys.Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622435513032131426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-33537121428368109152008-08-10T21:05:00.000-04:002008-08-10T21:05:00.000-04:00I love her in Antoinette, and the Divorcee is both...I love her in Antoinette, and the Divorcee is both historically and actressexually important. Love. <BR/><BR/>Good luck with your publisher, I'd love to read whatever book you ultimately come up with.Billy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15773336429810369206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-13478010565637244632008-08-10T17:16:00.000-04:002008-08-10T17:16:00.000-04:00I knew you wouldn't let this day pass you by.I knew you wouldn't let this day pass you by.NicksFlickPickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607501848596529493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-488006150631391802008-08-10T12:46:00.000-04:002008-08-10T12:46:00.000-04:00Norma Shearer is deeply underappreciated. A lot of...Norma Shearer is deeply underappreciated. A lot of people tend to forget her star quality performances in the 30s. I agree with you, Nathaniel. She's shear fun in 'The Women,' memorable in 'The Divorcee,' and tragic in 'Romeo and Juliet.' My favorite performance of hers is 'Marie Antoinette.' She's regal, yet sly in the star role.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-23865227215756623902008-08-10T12:40:00.000-04:002008-08-10T12:40:00.000-04:00like i said in the post i'm particularly fond of h...like i said in the post i'm particularly fond of her in DIVORCEE and MARIE ANTOINETTE but THE WOMEN is a fun film overall--she has to share it though -- and the remake arrives in October so you should probably see it before then.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-27110492679527805242008-08-10T12:36:00.000-04:002008-08-10T12:36:00.000-04:00I've been cataloguing my films recently and have n...I've been cataloguing my films recently and have notied there's a gaping Norma Shearer shaped hole there.<BR/><BR/>What's the best film I should look out for to help with that?Runs Like A Gayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170144191875296336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-48242048450426788322008-08-10T11:05:00.000-04:002008-08-10T11:05:00.000-04:00I absolutely love Norma Shearer. One reason I thin...I absolutely love Norma Shearer. One reason I think she isn't as remembered as she should be is because she really is an acquired taste. She's mannered, theatrical and entirely of a different era, acting wise. Marlon Brando she isn't. I didn't get her the first few films of hers I saw, but after <I>The Barretts of Wimpole Street</I> I felt like I completely understood her. She makes magic on that screen and often I have no idea how she does it.Dame Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684030137746709310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-90048989735385969552008-08-10T10:08:00.000-04:002008-08-10T10:08:00.000-04:00I'm sure she is underappreciated. Many people, eve...I'm sure she is underappreciated. Many people, even in her time, thought she was only successful because of her marriage to Irving Thalberg (said Joan Crawford: "She really rode on his balls through this studio, didn't she?")<BR/><BR/>I have not yet been able to judge for myself, because I haven't managed to obtain a single film of hers (yes, not even "The Women" is available for rental here in Europe!). I guess that speaks volumes. I hope that my moving to London in September will give me more access, as I'm obsessed with the Golden Age of Hollywood.Benjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134642331452989996noreply@blogger.com