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<blockquote data-quote="Toni" data-source="post: 158301" data-attributes="member: 82"><p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR04EUuZSoOYhlyqYuuSgg-kzJC-2JBz19aa5M-1f_GOUyNAS-6fg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p>I recently watched this, one of the few Bette Davis movies I hadn´t watched yet. It´s about a cellist (Bette) who lives in a boarding-house in London run by an obnoxious beech. Bette has a 20-something "protegé" she ends up falling for (and sleeping with) despite her being old enough to be her grandmother...</p><p></p><p>There´s a new tenant, played by Michael Redgrave, a professor who seems to be responsible for the suicide of a young disciple. Due to the door connecting both rooms, the relationship between Bette and Redgrave blossoms up and becomes the most memorable thing in this movie, which is perfectly played by both leads.</p><p></p><p>I say this because there is another subplot with the guy Bette has the hots for, an artistic agent-wannabe, that serves just for a few "swinging" scenes and some tit exposure. You cut all of this and have a really nice movie. Bette plays the lady with gusto and her usual perfectionism (and none of her mannerisms), which is a gift for this British movie.</p><p></p><p>PS: In the last scene, there is a theater marquee that reads: "Margot (sic) Channing in Remembrance". A nice homage to the lady who gave us so many great performances...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Toni, post: 158301, member: 82"] [CENTER][IMG]https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR04EUuZSoOYhlyqYuuSgg-kzJC-2JBz19aa5M-1f_GOUyNAS-6fg[/IMG] [/CENTER] I recently watched this, one of the few Bette Davis movies I hadn´t watched yet. It´s about a cellist (Bette) who lives in a boarding-house in London run by an obnoxious beech. Bette has a 20-something "protegé" she ends up falling for (and sleeping with) despite her being old enough to be her grandmother... There´s a new tenant, played by Michael Redgrave, a professor who seems to be responsible for the suicide of a young disciple. Due to the door connecting both rooms, the relationship between Bette and Redgrave blossoms up and becomes the most memorable thing in this movie, which is perfectly played by both leads. I say this because there is another subplot with the guy Bette has the hots for, an artistic agent-wannabe, that serves just for a few "swinging" scenes and some tit exposure. You cut all of this and have a really nice movie. Bette plays the lady with gusto and her usual perfectionism (and none of her mannerisms), which is a gift for this British movie. PS: In the last scene, there is a theater marquee that reads: "Margot (sic) Channing in Remembrance". A nice homage to the lady who gave us so many great performances... [/QUOTE]
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