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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Image Entertainment
EAN: 9781559409148
Format: Black & White, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 1559409142
Label: Criterion
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 MonoEnglishSubtitled
Manufacturer: Criterion
MPN: PMIDCC1567D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Criterion
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 16, 2001
Running Time: 94 minutes
Studio: Criterion
Theatrical Release Date: February 25, 1941
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 10/16/2001 Run time: 93 minutes
Amazon.com essential video:
In 1941, Barbara Stanwyck was offered two screwball roles equally suited to her tart intelligence, deft comic timing, and undeniable sex appeal, and it's a photo finish as to which was funnier--showgirl-on-the-lam Sugarpuss O'Shea, the title character in Howard Hawks's Ball of Fire, or con artist Jean Harrington a.k.a. Lady Eve Sidwich, the delirious fulcrum for this classic Preston Sturges comedy. Under Sturges's typically antic microscope, the collision between the gold-digging Harrington and the very rich, very hapless brewery-heir-turned-herpetologist Charles Pike (a wonderfully callow, guileless Henry Fonda) yields ample opportunity for the writer-director to skewer issues of class and sex; as always, Sturges is bold in pushing the censors' envelope, capturing a palpable erotic heat between the canny Jean and the literally feverish Charlie, who, after a year up the Amazon, is instantly smitten by the mere sight of her shapely ankles (in hindsight, a precursor to her subsequent effect in Double Indemnity). To give away the plot machinations driving the farce would spoil the fun, beyond confirming impersonations, mixed signals, and misunderstandings as the turns in a consistently rollicking ride that makes good use of Charles Coburn and screwball character veterans Eugene Pallette, William Demarest, and Eric Blore. --Sam Sutherland
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Rating:  -
Preston Sturges dominated cinema comedy in the early 1940s and finished off the competition with several films that took the genre to a new place others have tried to reach, rarely successfully, ever since. His ability to combine slapstick with some of the subtlest eye gags and dialogue wit is breathtaking in this example of his work. He leads and deceives the audience with such a sure touch - only the director is more conniving than the con-men and con-women who dominate the story. Stanwyck is ... Read More
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The film which convinced me that screwball comedies could create actual characters, movies from the 40s could make me laugh out loud, and Barbara Stanwyck was someone I would have wanted to go on a date with, The Lady Eve is nothing but fun through and through while still managing to make you care for the characters and hope they find happiness together at the end; a delightful picture, it has lost nothing of its charm since its release.
3.5/4
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This is a romantic comedy that actually if one reads through the lines is quite risque. But it is classily done, so it makes for a nice film. Barbara Stanwyck plays a clever and classy sidekick to her father's gambling entourage. They target the wealthy travelers and Henry Fonda plays the naive fellow who falls hook line and sinker for her. Well, of course, he gets wind of what is really going on and both of their feelings get extremely hurt. Fortunately, for everybody, Barbara Stanwyck's character ... Read More
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Awesome classic comedy from the Golden Era of Hollywood. The humor, dialogue and acting in this film is uncomparable. The chemistry between Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda is magnificent. This movie is hilarious from start to finish. It never ceases to amuse me. Guaranteed delight!
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Eve (Stanwyck) and her father (Coburn) are two con artists who meet the wealthy son of a beer brewer (Fonda) on a boat and decide to con him out of money. In the process of seducing him Eve ends up falling for him. However, when Fonda's character discovers her criminal ways, Eve must use her con artist talents to get him back.
Stanwyck and Coburn are great, and I loved watching them interact, especially when Stanwyck's character was trying to foil Corburn's attempt to cheat at cards. If the ... Read More
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