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List Price: $19.98 Our Price: $14.99 You Save: $4.99 Features • Black & White • Closed-captioned • DVD-Video • Full Screen • Subtitled • NTSC In Theaters : 22 November, 1940 DVD Release : 11 January, 2005 |
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The Letter description In the opening sequence of The Letter, director William Wyler delivers a primer on film directing: at a rubber plantation, in the tropical funk of a Malaysian night, the heavy stillness is suddenly broken by shots... and a woman with a gun, descending a staircase. She is the wife of the plantation owner, and the dead man is, ahem, not her husband. Holding the gun so securely is Bette Davis, in one of her greatest performances (her acting of a big revelation, late in the film, is still an astounding piece of emotional fluency). The story is taken from one of those sturdy Somerset Maugham tales that has proved itself in many versions, but this is the keeper; it was nominated for seven Oscars®, including best picture, director, and actress, winning none. Wyler's impeccable direction, and Davis's take-no-prisoners approach to an "unsympathetic" character, make for a completely satisfying picture. --Robert Horton |
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| ♥♥♥♥♥ | Bette Davis has the men eating out of her hand |
| Moody, atmospheric romantic drama and light mystery with a powerhouse performance by Bette Davis that runs the gamut from extremely subtle to explosive. The plot revelations are pretty modest, though, so it's best to go into this without reading a lot about the movie beforehand. Warner Home Video does its usual professional job with the DVD: you get a sharp print of the film and a nice selection of special features.
As a treat to my wife, we're watching everything available on DVD that features the great Bette Davis, and "The Letter" so far has been one of the better among Ms. Davis's early classics. Echoing Ms. Davis' performance in the film, William Wyler's expertly directed opening scene starts out moody and subtle and then explodes into what is probably the most memorable Bette Davis entrance among all her films. |
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