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Carrie [DVD] [1952]

DVD ~ Laurence Olivier
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  • Actors: Laurence Olivier, Jennifer Jones, Miriam Hopkins
  • Directors: William Wyler
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 14 Mar 2005
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00070HKCY
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 34,406 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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George Hurstwood is a respectable family man of comfortable means, but he throws it all away for the love of Carrie. Carrie is the story of the profound, even life-threatening price, one pays for being in love.

Based on the Theodore Dreiser novel and directed by William Wyler, Carrie is a power of human passion transformed into soul withering frailties.

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A sterling performance by Olivier is the centrepiece of this drama based on the novel by Sister Carrie by Dreiser. When a farm girl follows her dreams to turn-of-the-century Chicago, she enters a bleak world of gruelling, poorly-paid factory work. Determined to better her condition, she attaches herself to a salesman and then to a married restaurant manager who loses everything in order to keep her. As she ascends to success in the footlights, she leaves behind the man who rescued her.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Deeply Moving Film, 7 Sep 2006
This surely is William Wyler's finest film and Hurstwood provides Laurence Olivier with one of his truly great film roles. Oddly, the film was a commercial failure when it came out in 1951. Apparently the public did not want to watch such realistic tragedy so soon after WW2. I found Hurstwood's decline from debonair 'maître d'hôtel' to a homeless tramp through his obsessive love for Carrie (Jennifer Jones excellent) truly moving.He has completely mastered the art of understatement and the use of minute expression necessary for film acting. The black and white filming is perfectly suited to the subject and atmospheric. The DVD restitution is first-rate.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Carrie DVD 1952, 23 Mar 2009
By Mrs. V. A. Robertson "Sid" (Blackdog, Scotland) - See all my reviews
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Absolutely wonderful film, much sought after and delighted to find a copy on Amazon at a really competitive price.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Drama, 18 Oct 2008
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Mr. Harris is perfectly correct when he writes that this film provides Olivier with one of his finest acting roles. The movie is unique for the subtle way the disintegration of George Hurstwood is illustrated, aurally & visually. When he receives a visit from Mr. Allen of the Western Bonding Co., a waiter passes with a room-service trolley; during which he mutters: "Good afternoon, sir" & Hurstwood watches as symbolically, the world of luxury draws away from him. The sequence is also helped by the plaintive bassoon music.
Another notable moment occurs when George, having obtained the "dishwasher" workslip, pauses as a train passes by overhead. Notice how the noise underlines his descent into misery. Also, as he moves into a rougher neighbourhood, the streets become noisier, & voices more raucous & harsh.
After George returns to Chicago after a "non-meeting" with his son, the fact that Carrie has left is underlined by the way the flat "sounds" empty.
What of the visual representation? While at Fitzgerald`s George looks very elegant. Then, as head-waiter he is smart, but not so spruce. Later, he does not wear a collar & begins to neglect shaving, until finally we see his complete degeneration in the doss-house.
One strange aspect of his character is shown when he has three opportunities to improve his situation: one, with the proposed financial settlement-however,as this would have meant he & Carrie continuing to "live in sin" & given the social atmosphere of the early 1900`s this would not have been fair on the girl- secondly, when he goes to visit his son, but turns away, and finally when Carrie offers help; instead he refuses & the picture comes to its tragic conclusion. The actors play their roles wonderfully, although Miriam Hopkins is inclined to overdo the "hard lady" act. Altogether a great film, wonderfully directed by William Wyler. Certainly it has an interesting parallel with "Camille", referred to in the movie.

John Harman
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