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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 437975" data-attributes="member: 5079">I pondered this a bit.&nbsp; As much as I wish Crawford and Stanwyck had grander opportunities in the 60s, I can&#039;t see either of them in LION.&nbsp; Too American, too contemporary; I don&#039;t think either made many period films other than Westerns. Davis in LION is more interesting.&nbsp;&nbsp; Her New England background got her closer to the Transatlantic vibe that, for Americans at least, could pass as British.&nbsp; Ultimately though, I just can&#039;t see anyone else other than Kate as Eleanor of Aquitaine.&nbsp; It&#039;s not her best movie, but it&#039;s the movie that made best use of her: fast paced repartee and patrician snootiness. I do wonder, though, how Davis would have fared in some of the heavier dramas Hepburn tackled: A LONG DAY&#039;S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT or SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER. I personally don&#039;t think Hepburn was well suited to heavy drama, but I also think Davis&#039; reputation was a versatile, serious actress is overstated.&nbsp; She was as much a personality as Hepburn even if she superficially changed a bit.&nbsp; Hepburn herself commented on such vis a vis Davis, &quot;Show me a woman who isn&#039;t a personality and I&#039;ll show you a woman who isn&#039;t a star.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 437975, member: 5079"] I pondered this a bit. As much as I wish Crawford and Stanwyck had grander opportunities in the 60s, I can't see either of them in LION. Too American, too contemporary; I don't think either made many period films other than Westerns. Davis in LION is more interesting. Her New England background got her closer to the Transatlantic vibe that, for Americans at least, could pass as British. Ultimately though, I just can't see anyone else other than Kate as Eleanor of Aquitaine. It's not her best movie, but it's the movie that made best use of her: fast paced repartee and patrician snootiness. I do wonder, though, how Davis would have fared in some of the heavier dramas Hepburn tackled: A LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT or SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER. I personally don't think Hepburn was well suited to heavy drama, but I also think Davis' reputation was a versatile, serious actress is overstated. She was as much a personality as Hepburn even if she superficially changed a bit. Hepburn herself commented on such [I]vis a vis [/I]Davis, "Show me a woman who isn't a personality and I'll show you a woman who isn't a star." [/QUOTE]

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