Heartbreaking scenes...
Which were your favorites?
"What difference does it make when one's heart is breaking?" - Carole Lombard [My Man Godfrey]
Thought I'd bump this, as this was a very good, thoughtful thread.
shareI got a lump in my throat during the scene where Gould leaves Big Edie. After he leaves, she stands in the foyer looking a little lost and then starts to make her way up the stairs. She doesn't make it to the top, instead she breaks down crying. It showed her in a dark light, as if she were lost in the shadows which I found interesting.
The scene where the Maysles are filming Big Edie in the bedroom, she is talking and Little Edie is sitting at the top of the stairs on her own in the dark.
The sight of the house before the raid. One poster mentioned the decaying piano which I thought was good. The sight of the car was also sad.
Another sad moment is that Little Edie really did impress Max Gordon without even trying, just by being herself. I started to think what if Edie had had Judy Holiday's career. What if she had beaten Bette Davis and Gloria Swanson for the oscar in 1951. Its sad because its believable. She definitely was damaged goods.
"What difference does it make when one's heart is breaking?" - Carole Lombard [My Man Godfrey]
"Another sad moment is that Little Edie really did impress Max Gordon without even trying, just by being herself. I started to think what if Edie had had Judy Holiday's career. What if she had beaten Bette Davis and Gloria Swanson for the oscar in 1951. Its sad because its believable."
I also thought it was very sad that she never got to find out what would have happened had she attended the audition. She was a gorgeous woman, full of charm, and with an extraordinary personality. She very well could have been the movie star she dreamed of becoming, but instead had to wonder "What if?" for the rest of her life.
yes, that was such a turning point. I kept wishing she had just come to New York on the day of the audition (not the day before) and then gone to see Krug afterwards, as he had planned. The thing with Krug would have run its course eventually, but if she had gone to the audition....who knows. Things might have been quite different.
shareWhen she was at the junction looking at the road signs, my friend and I were shouting "Go to New York! Go! Go! Go!".
"What difference does it make when one's heart is breaking?" - Carole Lombard [My Man Godfrey]
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The scene where Little Edie is ripping and cutting out her hair while screaming and sobbing really got me.
Also, the scene where Little Edie surprises Julius at the hotel not knowing his wife was there and says to him "What we had was special." To which he dryly and flatly responds, "What we had.......was sex." The look on Drew's face really gets me. Utterly devastated and crushed.
The ending scene at the screening of the documentary when Little Edie is applauded by the crowd and tosses the flowers into the audience really gets me as well. She truly felt she had made it, she was finally a star.
Such a powerful, beautifully acted film. All I can say is....
"If this film doesn't get 90 awards....." !
The whole movie was full of heartbreak but you couldn't help but admire the two women....okay, like the two women. I love eccentric personalities. Their lives were one great big heartbreak but, even at the end, they were upbeat and hopeful.
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"I also thought it was very sad that she never got to find out what would have happened had she attended the audition. She was a gorgeous woman, full of charm, and with an extraordinary personality. She very well could have been the movie star she dreamed of becoming, but instead had to wonder "What if?" for the rest of her life."
green laundry,
as much as i like little edie, i don't think she had any talent. she also claimed she could sing and dance, oh sure! the little we saw of her singing and dancing was atrocious.
i have to wonder if the max gordon thing was the same as her being engaged to joseph kennedy jr and j. paul getty jr. how would she have met all those people who were so incredibly attracted to her?
i think both ladies had incredible imaginations especially on cue for the cameras. they loved being filmed and i think they played it up with all they could muster. i honestly doubt there was any truth to their claims.
When Gould leaves Big Edie; when she dances and sings Can't Help Lovin' That Man with him; and when, many years later, she describes him and her happiness singing with him in her wonderful house. Incredibly poignant. Breathtaking acting by Lange. Pretty good singing and dancing too.
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