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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 378240" data-attributes="member: 5079">I watched DAISY KENYON again last night; my reaction to it continues to be mixed.&nbsp; I agree with all of your points.&nbsp; The film is unusually un-melodramatic for its era.&nbsp; It&#039;s neither a grand romance nor a noir tinged soap.&nbsp; Rather, it&#039;s a fairly grounded drama about a woman choosing between two men.&nbsp; &nbsp; The leading men are the problem for me.&nbsp; Joan had no chemistry with either Henry Fonda or Dana Andrews.&nbsp; It probably didn&#039;t help that neither wanted to make the film.&nbsp; Even the director, Preminger, later claimed to barely remember making it.&nbsp;&nbsp; Joan carried the whole thing on her shoulders.She&#039;s very good in the film.&nbsp; I reject the notion that she was no actress.&nbsp; Her performance here is nothing like those in her noir dramas of the time.&nbsp; None of the flintiness of Warners-era Joan is on screen; this is a callback to her 30s heroines and the last time she&#039;d play such a role.&nbsp;&nbsp; I don&#039;t often like Joan in &quot;heroine&quot; mode, but she pulled it off here.&nbsp; Her performance is understated but effective; she&#039;s likeable and relatable.&nbsp; It&#039;s also, perhaps, the last time she was&nbsp; softly beautiful and youthful on screen.&nbsp;&nbsp; 42 (ish) at the time, with good makeup and lighting, she could still pass for early-30s.&nbsp; After this, her looks got harder.I prefer flinty, noir Join, but this is an effective, if uneven, interlude to that era.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 378240, member: 5079"] I watched DAISY KENYON again last night; my reaction to it continues to be mixed. I agree with all of your points. The film is unusually un-[I]melo[/I]dramatic for its era. It's neither a grand romance nor a noir tinged soap. Rather, it's a fairly grounded drama about a woman choosing between two men. The leading men are the problem for me. Joan had no chemistry with either Henry Fonda or Dana Andrews. It probably didn't help that neither wanted to make the film. Even the director, Preminger, later claimed to barely remember making it. Joan carried the whole thing on her shoulders. She's very good in the film. I reject the notion that she was no actress. Her performance here is nothing like those in her noir dramas of the time. None of the flintiness of Warners-era Joan is on screen; this is a callback to her 30s heroines and the last time she'd play such a role. I don't often like Joan in "heroine" mode, but she pulled it off here. Her performance is understated but effective; she's likeable and relatable. It's also, perhaps, the last time she was softly beautiful and youthful on screen. 42 (ish) at the time, with good makeup and lighting, she could still pass for early-30s. After this, her looks got harder. I prefer flinty, noir Join, but this is an effective, if uneven, interlude to that era. [/QUOTE]

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