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The Women, 1939

Starring: Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell

Directed by: George Cukor

Written by: Anita Loos

Language: English, Italian

Country: USA

Runtime: 133 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:7.9

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The Women can be described as clever, witty, and biting. The plot revolves around looking for love, infidelity, and falling in love. The main genres are comedy and drama. In terms of style, The Women stars an ensemble cast, is talky, and stars a strong female character. In approach, it is realistic. It is located in New York. The Women takes place in the 1930s. It is adapted from a play. The movie has received attention for being critically acclaimed. The Women is well suited for a girls' night and a date night.

Summary of The Women

Set in a 1930s Manhattan milieu of idle socialites and gossip, George Cukor's The Women is an opulent rendition of the Clare Boothe Luce play. While no men appear in the film, they are grist for the mill in the social circle of Mary Haines (Norma Shearer) and her catty clique of high-society wives. However, Mary's tidy world is turned upside down when she accidentally learns of her husband's philandering. Crystal Allen (Joan Crawford), a vicious vixen and ruthless gold digger, has set her sights on Mary's husband; Mary initially plays right into her hands, but soon, with the advice and support of comrades experienced in the art of woman-to-woman combat, Mary decides she won't give up without a fight. The tale's semiregressive premise has been criticized for this reason, yet this does not overshadow the host of exceptional performances and the range of complex relationships the film presents. As a fantasy of a women-only world of glamour, idle pleasures, and raw sexual competition, the film has enjoyed a cult following--owing, no doubt, in part to a hard-as-nails performance by Crawford that was credited with reviving her career.