Weird, funny, quirky little moments of 'The Women'

1. At the beginning when we're introduced to Mary and little Mary, and the girl jumps on her mother's butt. It wasn't my favourite part of the movie, but it seemed very human and familial. Anyone could have picked up on it, but I found it quirky.

2. Sylvia's eye shirt.

That's it for now, but I'm sure there's more.

I put this on another post, but everyone ignored it. As it fits in here, I'll include it. I think your idea for this post is brilliant, by the way.

These are real random, and real unimportant. (Which is why we'll both watch this movie 921,740 times!)

1) Right before the catfight, when Sylvia is opening the letter from Carol Hammond, a little clipping falls out that the Countess DeLave picks up. Well, having watched this movie a bazillion times, I tired of reading the part you're supposed to read, and decided to read the item underneath it. It's a scream. So politically incorrect. So 1939.

2) In the luncheon scene at Mary's, when Sylvia picks up the magazine and snottily says "Leave it to Mary to get her best angle," you can see a man on the back cover of the magazine. I think this is the only place there is a man in the whole movie, but I keep watching for another one.

3) This is truly ridiculous, but if you're a fan, you'll understand. Mary, Little Mary, and Mary's mother are watching the home movie from Bermuda. The mother is going on about dropping the camera. After she says "...I think I saw whales on the way up" she makes this RIDICULOUS little laugh. I keep rewinding it to hear it again. Such a ridiculous sound. I'm practicing it myself so I can use it sometime.

4) This is sort of a quote, but it may fit in. After all that fast-talking repartee in the first Sydney's scene (the one where they say "That old gasoline truck, she's sixty if she's a minute). Well, after the discussion about the arm hair, the black girl pops her head in the door and says: "She sure do shed, don't she?"



"Mrs. Bates! If my sister wanted flowers I think we could afford to buy them!"

While at lunch waiting for Mary, Sylvia is talking to Nancy, Peggy and Edith she says "I think Mary is being very wise snatching Stephen Haines off to Canada." It always struck me as odd she'd use his first and last name when talking to close friends.


"You're too short for that gesture."
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More:

1. At the beginning of the scene where Mary's mother comes in to talk her out of confronting Stephen, Mary is sticking something in her eyes. Anyone know what it is?

2. When Sylvia is being exercised, the exercise lady pushes down her leg, and Sylvia shouts "my scars!" I was wondering what she meant (I thought maybe Cesarian scars but I thought she didn't have kids).

3. When Mary is talking to Little Mary about divorce, Little Mary steals her pin. I just thought it was funny.

The part where Miriam is telling Mary to "Buck up", and Mary collapses onto the couch. I always thought it was funny that Mary's plaid outfit matched the plaid couch.

In the scene after Mary confronts Crystal in the dressing room, there is one saleswomen who doesn’t have a line and just stands in the grouping. She is then escorted out by the elbow by another saleswoman. I always thought this was very odd.

Who is she and why is she there? She has a dazed look on her face, with a "what am I doing here expression"!

I've seen this film a bazillion times, but now I just caught a continuity error in the dressing room scene where Crystal Allen is about to try on a dress. The saleswoman says, "Of course not, Miss Allen. We understand." while Crystal is taking off her jacket towards the back of the room. Then the camera switches to a medium shot of Crystal quickly turning around saying, "Whaddya mean you understand?!" and she is still wearing the jacket.

I'm watching this for the first time right now and had to pause and back it up twice toward the end. When Crystal (Joan Crawford) is in the tub and little Mary is leaving, little Mary says "Good night" and Crystal says "Good night, who?"...I was waiting for her to make her say "Good night, Mommy Dearest"!! LOL! Too funny!