The Heiress (1949)
Country: US
Technical: bw 115m
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Ralph Richardson, Montgomery Clift
Synopsis:
In the late 1800s, a young lady of means but totally without poise falls for a handsome young man her overbearing father thinks is after her fortune.
Review:
This prestigious Paramount period piece, inspired by Henry James's Washington Square, has distinguished actors and all the trimmings, including a musical score from Aaron Copland no less. It builds up a persuasive psychological investment in the heroine's delusion, so that you desperately want Clift's character to be more than he is, a result of which the author would surely approve.
Country: US
Technical: bw 115m
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Ralph Richardson, Montgomery Clift
Synopsis:
In the late 1800s, a young lady of means but totally without poise falls for a handsome young man her overbearing father thinks is after her fortune.
Review:
This prestigious Paramount period piece, inspired by Henry James's Washington Square, has distinguished actors and all the trimmings, including a musical score from Aaron Copland no less. It builds up a persuasive psychological investment in the heroine's delusion, so that you desperately want Clift's character to be more than he is, a result of which the author would surely approve.
Country: US
Technical: bw 115m
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Ralph Richardson, Montgomery Clift
Synopsis:
In the late 1800s, a young lady of means but totally without poise falls for a handsome young man her overbearing father thinks is after her fortune.
Review:
This prestigious Paramount period piece, inspired by Henry James's Washington Square, has distinguished actors and all the trimmings, including a musical score from Aaron Copland no less. It builds up a persuasive psychological investment in the heroine's delusion, so that you desperately want Clift's character to be more than he is, a result of which the author would surely approve.