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For this Sunday Kino Night, we’re starting with The Heiress (1949), a highly-acclaimed melodrama set in 1840s New York about a lonely, unmarried woman (played by Olivia de Havilland) who stands to inherit a fortune from her stern father. Queue the entrance of a dashing young man (played by Montgomery Clift) who woos her in an attempt to get his hands on the estate. Scheming and manipulation ensue. This is considered one of the best Hollywood studio films of the 1940s, and it was nominated for several Oscars, including Best Picture. Director is William Wyler, the only person to make three Best Picture winners (Mrs. Miniver [1942], The Best Years of Our Lives [1946], and Ben-Hur [1959].) We previously watched his lesbian drama The Children’s Hour (1961), which was good, so let’s check this one out.
After that is They Don’t Wear Black Tie (1981), a Brazilian labor drama about a union leader trying to organize a factory strike. That would be all good and well, except that his most prominent opponent, aside from the factory owners, is his own adult son, who does not want to risk his job now that his wife is pregnant. Will they resolve their differences? I guess we’ll find out. We haven’t seen that many Brazilian films, and this is supposed to be one of the best, and labor-strike movies are cool, so we’re giving it a whirl. This is the best-known film of director Leon Hirszman, who made a whole career out of working-class dramas. We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:
https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies
Be there, comrades!
Letterboxd:
- The Heiress: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-heiress/
- They Don’t Wear Black Tie: https://letterboxd.com/film/they-dont-wear-black-tie/
Doesthedogdie.com links:
- The Heiress: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041452/parentalguide?ref_=tt_stry_pg
- They Don’t Wear Black Tie: Sorry, nothing on DTDD or IMDB.
CWs for The Heiress:
- Kissing.
- Alcohol.
- Misogyny.
- Drinking.
- Smoking.
CWs for They Don’t Wear Black Tie:
- Pregnancy.
- Police brutality.
- Capitalism.
- Family members arguing.
Links to movies:
- The Heiress: https://tankie.tube/w/sufTjCuqqJxjpW18suhQ8h
- They Don't Wear Black Tie: https://tankie.tube/w/8YvwjXANMaLUby1JQDnyg1
