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A dishonest biography full of feminist claptrap

posted 17 years ago by doug7347
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It seems that Frances Marion ( nee Marion Owens ) was a very talented woman, but this dishonest biography omits all the negatives from her life ( like 3 extra marriages ! ), and is full of annoying feminist oratory by women unrelated to Marion.

[–] broadway309 15 years ago

Dishonest, really? I think not. Just because they decided to stay on the positive side of Marion's life doesn't mean they lied.

And I am far from feminist, and I didn't feel that this film had a feminist edge to it at all. Just because it is about a woman and supports women in film doesn't make it feminist garbage.

It's a great story and it needed to be told. It's especially relevant to modern times.

[–] vermontfudge 15 years ago

and is full of annoying feminist oratory by women unrelated to Marion.

She was born in 1888, this was made in 2000. Kind of hard to get a comment from a contemporary don't you think?
Guess we all have our opinions on what's annoying and claptrap.