tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post7923160844515343914..comments2024-03-24T21:42:48.278-04:00Comments on Another Old Movie Blog: Claudia - 1943Jacqueline T. Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-26314907774547246742017-02-22T06:43:18.515-05:002017-02-22T06:43:18.515-05:00Welcome to the blog, autolycos, and thank you for ...Welcome to the blog, autolycos, and thank you for your kind comments. You've made a good point about the war actually being represented in the mother's mortality and the nationalities present in the film. I hadn't thought of that, but it's there. I agree that Robert Young is terrific in this movie.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-30167927294231975872017-02-21T23:15:54.416-05:002017-02-21T23:15:54.416-05:00Just came across your excellent piece. Very eloqu...Just came across your excellent piece. Very eloquent. I was thinking about the "no war mention" in the film, and thought that maybe the mother's mortality and the turmoil around it can be seen as a reference to all of the death of the war. The line .."hold close with open hands" must have struck a chord. Also, there are several other nationalities represented: British, Russian, and (good) German.<br />Robert Young is wonderfully nuanced in this.autolycoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584646178086665858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-36307051929279388952012-08-28T09:22:44.783-04:002012-08-28T09:22:44.783-04:00Thanks, CW. "Claudia" doesn't seem ...Thanks, CW. "Claudia" doesn't seem to get shown much, but then neither does "The Enchanted Cottage". Makes it all the more special when they come our way.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-47918107403691730272012-08-28T07:36:01.561-04:002012-08-28T07:36:01.561-04:00"Claudia" is a film that I last saw so l..."Claudia" is a film that I last saw so long ago that a new viewing will seem like the first. Your description of the movie brought it all back - beautifully. I'll certainly appreciate it more than ever the next time.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-22744932942368577512012-08-27T19:29:36.285-04:002012-08-27T19:29:36.285-04:00Laura, thanks so much for coming back to fill us i...Laura, thanks so much for coming back to fill us in on where to obtain "Claudia".<br /><br />Moira, you are too, too kind. I agree that Robert Young's performances are often overlooked, but I can't think for the life of me why. Here he's the glue that holds it all together.<br /><br />If you have a farmhouse where we can put on shows, then I only want to work on holidays, like Bing Crosby and the gang in "Holiday Inn". We won't need batteries for the radio, we'll just get a wind-up Victrola.<br /><br />So glad you mentioned the NO mention of the war. That is one of the things that interests me about this movie. In a way I can understand, because the stage hit had no mention of the war, but even more so with "Claudia and David" you'd think there'd be some reference to wartime sacrifices being over or something. At the very end credits of "Claudia" we get the logo to BUY WAR BONDS, but if it weren't for that, you'd never know there was a war on.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-79463102204280593512012-08-27T18:08:45.869-04:002012-08-27T18:08:45.869-04:00I felt the same way about this post as I did the m...I felt the same way about this post as I did the movie "Claudia." Why did it have to end? <br /><br />Many thanks for sharing the beauty of this movie and the performances (especially the often overlooked Robert Young) in your nimble prose. <br /><br />You can stop by my farm house anytime--we'll flood the floor in the living room and put on our own version of the ice follies, but we don't have electricity, so be sure to bring the batteries for the radio (I believe that many "city" people lived that way in the country then).<br /><br />One other thing about this movie that fascinates me: no mention of the war! <br /><br />Great stuff. Please keep it up.Moira Finniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12626493736940699514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-19379345430935804632012-08-27T17:36:28.820-04:002012-08-27T17:36:28.820-04:00Grand Old Movies: CLAUDIA is just out on DVD-R thi...Grand Old Movies: CLAUDIA is just out on DVD-R this month in the new Fox Cinema Archives line: <br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0089BSMX4/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER <br /><br />CLAUDIA AND DAVID is also available:<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Claudia-David-Dorothy-McGuire/dp/B008SAPCHA/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1346103251&sr=1-1&keywords=claudia+and+david<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />LauraLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626109831176745957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-43581476294697728862012-08-27T17:28:49.471-04:002012-08-27T17:28:49.471-04:00Thanks, knitwit. "The Enchanted Cottage"...Thanks, knitwit. "The Enchanted Cottage" is one of my all-time favorites, too. Both roles are really complex, and McGuire had the ability to play these very different women with terrific skill and sensitivity.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-19205000031696212962012-08-27T17:07:28.187-04:002012-08-27T17:07:28.187-04:00This was one of my mother's favorite films, an...This was one of my mother's favorite films, and she passed that love to me. McGuire and Young are such a believable pair. This movie and "The Enchanted Cottage" are 2 of my 'seriously favorite' movies. Thanks for the great post!knitwithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09871385742179057709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-87661649202721499372012-08-27T14:33:58.134-04:002012-08-27T14:33:58.134-04:00Thanks for mentioning about this being Baclanova&#...Thanks for mentioning about this being Baclanova's last film; I had mistakenly wrote "first", but of course she had a handful of small roles before this, including the infamous "Freaks".Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-33769804429590655232012-08-27T14:19:11.556-04:002012-08-27T14:19:11.556-04:00A lovely post on what sounds like a wonderful film...A lovely post on what sounds like a wonderful film, and also a rare blending of comedy and poignant drama. I haven't seen Claudia or its sequel, but, after reading your article, I hope they're on DVD or soon to be. Looking forward to reading your follow-up!<br /><br />I think this must have been Olga Baclanova's final film role; she was most famously in Freaks, as the woman turned into a freak at film's end. grandoldmovieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773085288675763855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-25771436436865189462012-08-27T13:47:21.259-04:002012-08-27T13:47:21.259-04:00Readerman, I think Dorothy McGuire is tops, too.Readerman, I think Dorothy McGuire is tops, too.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-86202246275152765612012-08-27T12:52:59.639-04:002012-08-27T12:52:59.639-04:00Thanks, Laura. I agree Robert Young was a very, v...Thanks, Laura. I agree Robert Young was a very, very fine actor and whenever a scene of real substance came his way, he knocked it out of the park. Unfortunately, the studio always relegated him to second string, but he deserved better.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-81222469942056574092012-08-27T12:52:10.503-04:002012-08-27T12:52:10.503-04:00Any film with the lovely Dorothy McGuire will get ...Any film with the lovely Dorothy McGuire will get my attention. Your interesting post does too. I'll have to check this out. Thanks.readermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14487543323041619050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-7202596607168701012012-08-27T11:24:29.948-04:002012-08-27T11:24:29.948-04:00A lovely post on a wonderful film. It impressed m...A lovely post on a wonderful film. It impressed me very much when I saw it a few years ago. Two of the things which really caught my attention you highlight here: the couple's romantic relationship is wonderfully conveyed, and then that scene where Robert Young gets the bad news. That sequence was an eye-opener for me as to just how good an actor he could be.<br /><br />Looking forward to your post on CLAUDIA AND DAVID! Haven't seen it for years and need to revisit that one.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />LauraLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626109831176745957noreply@blogger.com