Wow, I would love to see this 1925 version of Stella Dallas. What a cast! Dying to see Belle Bennett. Hoping it will be available somehow. The others look interesting too. I had to laugh at the “Pad-locked” ad. Looks like some weird, repressed orgy?! I am looking forward to the esteemed Siren’s further commentary and glad she’s back! 😉💖
First, I am completely with you re: STELLA DALLAS. One of the most memorable moviegoing experiences of my life was seeing (what I suppose was the unrestored version of) that film on a random weekday afternoon at MoMA. (And confession to my ex-employer, I snuck out of work mid-day for it. Sorry not sorry.) I wept like I've never done before or since at a film. It is a special, special film.
Very excited to catch the Gance film and THREE WEEKS this weekend. On Sunday, Metrograph has two Jean Gremillon 30s films that (at least to me) seem relatively rare, so planning to catch those and then haul a** to MoMA in time to sin with Glyn.
Forgot to add I LOVED the Gance film in Italy last year. Even more due to John Sweeney filling in for the great Donald Sosin who could not make it. Sweeney played off the cuff and during the symphonie scene at the conclusion the entire theater exploded in applause and cheers. Super melodramatic, would kill to have it on dvd.
Farran knows exactly how I feel about Stella Dallas. I have to add my comment here that don't miss Padlocked. It was in enormous fun when I saw it here in San Francisco in July. It has a little bit of everything comedy, drama romance, etc. It also has an adorably bad boy played by Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and a wonderful performance by Louise Dresser, as always. Not a typical role for Noah Beery but it's fun to see him get his comeuppance and I think he has a happy ending. Finally not enough Florence Turner, but what can you do? She was wonderful in the short sequence that she was in. Highly recommended I loved it . Three Weeks was gorgeous to look at, but I found it kind of a stiff when I saw it in Italy last year. That said, I wouldn't mind seeing it again, I really liked Aileen Pringle. Jay Weissberg's intro for Three Weeks set up a seriously high bar that seemed impossible to clear.
As always with the posts i see about MOMA films, 😔. This whole set sounds amazing (I so need to see the silent Stella Dallas!). Can I also say, the Criterion Browning set news is wonderful!
I saw Stella Dallas when it streamed recently through Martin Scorsese’s ongoing series (the actual name of which escapes me entirely). Could not agree with you more regarding Belle Bennett’s stunning performance. As much as I loved Stanwyck in the role, I must concede that the 1925 version is the superior take on the story.
Something that infuriates me -- yes, infuriates -- about MOMA is that those of us who are members, but who live on the other coast get shut out of this stuff. I wish it could be viewed online, or even live-streamed. The two I would dearly love to see are "Stella" and the Reginald Denny. (I can take Chaplin or leave him -- though I can't stand the Little Fellow.) The Stanford Theatre here in Palo Alto showed Denny's "I'll Show You the Town" to celebrate its 75th anniversary (it's the picture that opened the place), and I always relate how, even though I've seen Keaton, Lloyd, Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, and everyone in between with big houses, nothing -- Nothing -- has ever matched the consistent roof-shaking deep laughter that that picture got. He's not unknown, but, like Edward Everett Horton's silents, in need of reconsideration.
Wow, I would love to see this 1925 version of Stella Dallas. What a cast! Dying to see Belle Bennett. Hoping it will be available somehow. The others look interesting too. I had to laugh at the “Pad-locked” ad. Looks like some weird, repressed orgy?! I am looking forward to the esteemed Siren’s further commentary and glad she’s back! 😉💖
First, I am completely with you re: STELLA DALLAS. One of the most memorable moviegoing experiences of my life was seeing (what I suppose was the unrestored version of) that film on a random weekday afternoon at MoMA. (And confession to my ex-employer, I snuck out of work mid-day for it. Sorry not sorry.) I wept like I've never done before or since at a film. It is a special, special film.
Very excited to catch the Gance film and THREE WEEKS this weekend. On Sunday, Metrograph has two Jean Gremillon 30s films that (at least to me) seem relatively rare, so planning to catch those and then haul a** to MoMA in time to sin with Glyn.
Forgot to add I LOVED the Gance film in Italy last year. Even more due to John Sweeney filling in for the great Donald Sosin who could not make it. Sweeney played off the cuff and during the symphonie scene at the conclusion the entire theater exploded in applause and cheers. Super melodramatic, would kill to have it on dvd.
Farran knows exactly how I feel about Stella Dallas. I have to add my comment here that don't miss Padlocked. It was in enormous fun when I saw it here in San Francisco in July. It has a little bit of everything comedy, drama romance, etc. It also has an adorably bad boy played by Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and a wonderful performance by Louise Dresser, as always. Not a typical role for Noah Beery but it's fun to see him get his comeuppance and I think he has a happy ending. Finally not enough Florence Turner, but what can you do? She was wonderful in the short sequence that she was in. Highly recommended I loved it . Three Weeks was gorgeous to look at, but I found it kind of a stiff when I saw it in Italy last year. That said, I wouldn't mind seeing it again, I really liked Aileen Pringle. Jay Weissberg's intro for Three Weeks set up a seriously high bar that seemed impossible to clear.
As always with the posts i see about MOMA films, 😔. This whole set sounds amazing (I so need to see the silent Stella Dallas!). Can I also say, the Criterion Browning set news is wonderful!
I saw Stella Dallas when it streamed recently through Martin Scorsese’s ongoing series (the actual name of which escapes me entirely). Could not agree with you more regarding Belle Bennett’s stunning performance. As much as I loved Stanwyck in the role, I must concede that the 1925 version is the superior take on the story.
Something that infuriates me -- yes, infuriates -- about MOMA is that those of us who are members, but who live on the other coast get shut out of this stuff. I wish it could be viewed online, or even live-streamed. The two I would dearly love to see are "Stella" and the Reginald Denny. (I can take Chaplin or leave him -- though I can't stand the Little Fellow.) The Stanford Theatre here in Palo Alto showed Denny's "I'll Show You the Town" to celebrate its 75th anniversary (it's the picture that opened the place), and I always relate how, even though I've seen Keaton, Lloyd, Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, and everyone in between with big houses, nothing -- Nothing -- has ever matched the consistent roof-shaking deep laughter that that picture got. He's not unknown, but, like Edward Everett Horton's silents, in need of reconsideration.