That's something that stood out. While the men (except Gustav) were likeable for the most part. The women were all selfish adulterers or bland as a table lamp.
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You did just fine, Clarence. Now go git yo'self some hot cornbread!
What an ungrounded qualification. The women were great, I liked them all, except the cranky Mama. And what's there to dislike about Gusztav more than about the two authority-respecting characters Fiennes played?!
no i am db
Actually, I don't remember really liking any of the characters, except maybe Emmanuel Sonnenschein. It still was an interesting movie though.
Intelligence and purity.
Personally I liked Valerie the best, especially the younger Valerie played by Jennifer Ehle.
As far as the women in general being unlikable and the men not? What movie were you watching?
Ralph Fiennes is a fantastic actor...but every generation that that he played was never particularly likable. Kind of consistently overbearing. arrogant and hardheaded.
Myself I was infatuated by Rachel Weisz’s interpretation of Greta. Call me sicko, but her behavior was a turn on. Passion may be a good thing or one bad, but it is so human.
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Valerie was the heart of the film and Ehle and Harris were both wonderful. Genius casting to cast a real life mother and daughter to play the same role
I agree, genius casting. Mother and daughter look-alikes. Ralph Feinnes playing different men in successive generations of the same family.
I think this film should be required viewing for high school seniors. I never understood how teachers could make history boring.
I agree. Hannah and the elderly Valerie were the only women I could stand. Old Mama was mean as a snake, young Valerie used every trick in the book to trap Istvan into marriage, Greta had the actions of a stalker and Carole used Ivan for her own sexual gratification with no regard for his feeling of love for her. The men, save for Gustav, came off much better in the film.
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