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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9781419804939
Feature: Whose face ravaged, grotesque is in the mirror? Surely it's not that of Fanny Skeffington, the prettiest woman in New York. Fanny always used her beauty to manipulate her way through life. She's encouraged dozens of suitors, even after her marriage. But now diphtheria has robbed her of her only attribute. And without her looks, she's lost. Bette Davis earned her eighth Best Actress Oscar nominatio
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 1419804936
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Warner Home Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 MonoEnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchSubtitled
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
MPN: 67305
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 14, 2005
Running Time: 145 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: May 25, 1944
Features:- Whose face ravaged, grotesque is in the mirror? Surely it's not that of Fanny Skeffington, the prettiest woman in New York. Fanny always used her beauty to manipulate her way through life. She's encouraged dozens of suitors, even after her marriage. But now diphtheria has robbed her of her only attribute. And without her looks, she's lost. Bette Davis earned her eighth Best Actress Oscar nominatio
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Whose face ravaged grotesque is in the mirror? Surely it's not that of Fanny Skeffington the prettiest woman in New York. Fanny always used her beauty to manipulate her way through life. She's encouraged dozens of suitors even after her marriage. But now diphtheria has robbed her of her only attribute. And without her looks she's lost. Bette Davis earned her eighth Best Actress Oscar nomination portraying Fanny.Running Time: 146 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 012569673052
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Fanny Skeffington, an incorrigible society flirt of the WWI era, was one of the meatiest roles and most exasperating women Bette Davis ever played. Flighty Fanny loves the attention of her male suitors, but marries the steadfast Jewish financier Job Skeffington (Claude Rains) for security; long after their wedding day, she still enjoys receiving gentlemen callers. Time catches up with Fanny, of course, and the bills are due by the time World War II rolls around.
Mr. Skeffington is a vintage Warner Bros. workout for Davis, who never shied away from playing unsympathetic or physically unappealing roles. (Her main worry here was looking pretty enough in the early reels to justify Fanny's reputation.) Her theatrical performance and Rains's impeccable work carry the handsomely dressed story through its many melodramatic shifts. The dialogue by Julius and Philip Epstein (who were doing Casablanca around this time) has the sprung rhythm of screwball comedy, although director Vincent Sherman and the cast don't always seem to have noticed this. There's also the growing issue of anti-Semitism--a subject rare in Hollywood prior to this--especially as it concerns Fanny and Job's daughter. But mostly the film has Bette Davis, who strides headfirst into the gray areas (her indifferent treatment of her daughter is especially unappetizing), a fearless attitude that looks like the polar opposite of Fanny Skeffington's vanity. --Robert Horton
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Rating:  -
Normally I don't review a lot of movies but this one I couldn't resist. Mr. Skeffington stars none other then the great Bette Davis in one her finest performances (she had many many more). The subject matter is also important because of it's important message,which still holds up strong in todays world where looks and youth often seem to matter more then even morality. Davis is Fanny Trellis,a tragic character if I ever saw one. This epic drama begins in 1914 just before the start ... Read More
Rating: -
You can't get better than Bette Davis in my opinion. Claude Rains is a wonderful male lead, portraying a calm, long-suffering Mr. Skeffington to Bette's selfish, manic Mrs. Skeffington. You won't want to miss a minute.
Rating:  -
If you like old classic movies...
I love it when the ending is unpredictable. The acting was great, the movie kept my attention and it had some good life lessons illustrated.
The only thing was...one has to suspend disbelief to accept that Bette Davis was the most beautiful woman in New York. She did such a great job of acting - as always - that one may not mind that. I didn't.
Rating: -
Earning an eighth Oscar nomination, Bette Davis boldly owns this captivating "women's picture". Playing a vain and self-centered beauty, Davis commands the screen in every possible way.
Fanny Trellis (Bette Davis), the darling of New York society, is penniless thanks to her weak-willed brother but enjoys a neverending string of male admirers traipsing through her Gramercy Park mansion. When marriage finally comes, it's more of a business arrangement. Although she's very fond of Job ... Read More
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A vivid, sprawling, involving story about a woman who takes her beauty and charm for granted, reveling in the superficial benefits they attract while letting genuine opportunities for love and meaning pass her by. I think we all have met people like this, sharp and attractive and clever in their teens, twenties, and thirties, but then lonely and a bit paunchy as they enter their forties, because- way back when- they couldn't bring themselves to settle down with just one of the cute and charming people ... Read More
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