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THE LETTER (1940) is my favourite of the four and it tells the story of a woman who murders a man who she claims tried to rape her. However, a letter surfaces claiming something else. The extras are the trailer and an alternative ending, but as my personal favourite I wish that there were far more (a commentary and a featurette would be so nice).
NOW, VOYAGER (1942) is one of the great melodramas of the 1940s, about a woman who learns how to face her mother and the world with the help of psychiatrist (Claude Rains) and a platonic love affair with a married man (Paul Henreid).Among other things is now famous for the cigarette trick that Henreid performs and the film last line. Sadly, the only extra is the trailer. Again, they could have put something else here. This is one of her best-loved films and won't disappoint.
DARK VOYAGER (1939) is one of her most famous and well-liked of her films. It's my least favourite of the five. It's the story of an heiress with the terminal disease - and death never looked this good. But it's implausible and the symptoms were created to give Bette Davis a wonderful acting opportunity. Extras include a commentary and a featurette. Not really a favourite, although it has good moments.
MR SKEFFINGTON (1944) pairs her again with Claude Rains. I had never seen this one before and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. It's a very good film, full of wonderful one-liners, telling the story of Fanny Skeffington the most beautiful woman in New York. The DVD includes an audio commentary by the director (who recently passed away) and a nice featurette.
It's just a pity that one of the films is lost from the Region 1 release...
It's a pity though that the first three were already available on DVD. For hardcore fans of Miss Davis this is a bit of a lost opportunity, but DARK VICTORY has been restored and is presented in a new edition and with some extras this time around.
THE LETTER (1940) is my favourite of the five and it tells the story of a woman who murders a man who she claims tried to rape her. However, a letter surfaces claiming something else. The extras include the trailer and an alternative ending, but as my personal favourite I wish that there were far more (a commentary and a featurette would be so nice).
NOW, VOYAGER (1942) is one of the great melodramas of the 1940s, about a woman who learns how to face her mother and the world with the help of psychiatrist (Claude Rains) and a platonic love affair with a married man (Paul Henreid).Among other things is now famous for the cigarette trick that Henreid performs and the film last line. The extras are a trailer and some music cues. Again, they could have put something else here. This is one of her best-loved films and won't disappoint.
DARK VOYAGER (1939) is one of her most famous and well-liked of her films. It's my least favourite of the five. It's the story of an heiress with the terminal disease - and death never looked this good. But it's implausible and the symptoms were created to give Bette Davis a wonderful acting opportunity. Extras include a commentary and a featurette. Not really a favourite, although it has good moments.
MR SKEFFINGTON (1944) pairs her again with Claude Rains. I had never seen this one before and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. It's a very good film, full of wonderful one-liners, telling the story of Fanny Skeffington the most beautiful woman in New York. The DVD includes an audio commentary by the director (who's approaching 100 years) and a nice featurette.
THE STAR (1952) is perhaps the odd one out. While all the previous four films were made during Davis years at Warners, this one is the beginning of her camp phase, where Baby Jane is queen. It's a fun film to watch, entertaining, but not as great or as inspired as most of the others. The highlight has to be the drunken ride with an Oscar.
Although this is a Region 1 release, I was please to find out that four of the five discs are also Region 2 (NOW, VOYAGER is the exception) and would give me no problem if I ever change my DVD player.
including my favourite 'Now Voyager'
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