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4.0 out of 5 stars
A very good performance from Olivia de Havilland,
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This review is from: The Snake Pit [DVD] [1948] (DVD)
Although Olivia de Havilland is probably best known as Melanie from Gone with the Wind and as the love interest of Errol Flynn in many of his films, she was a quite capable actress as this film shows. Virginia Cunningham (de Havilland) suddenly realises that she is a psychiatric ward of a hospital with no recollection of how or why she got there. We join her as she has her ups and downs in her recovery, trying to figure out why she's there. The film is a good one but is not perfect. It really lives out the performance of its leading lady and a good script - and there are some hidden gems in the dialogue which you can't help laugh at. The DVD shows an impressive copy for a 1948 film, but the sound although ok didn't impress me that much. Still is worth your money if you like classic films, Olivia de Havilland or simply want to enjoy a good film.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The snake pit,
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This review is from: The Snake Pit [DVD] [1948] (DVD)
I never thought I would be able to get hold of this DVD, fantastic! Early psychiatric film really interesting to those interested in the history of mental illness.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
No forked tongue,
By Shmorganzola (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Snake Pit [DVD] [1948] (DVD)
De Havilland famously remarked that it was harder to play 'nice' girls and is most often associated with the Melanies and Maid Marians. Snake Pit proves she also could carry off the darker side of humanity with great aplomb. Single handedly, she drags you through the ups and downs of the various emotions of her changing illness - bemused, frightened, generous - without effort and always believably. Despite a few caricatures of the 'insane', and a slightly underwhelming (indifferent?) Leo Genn as her doctor, Snake Pit is one of the great mental illness films.
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