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Year
1936
Runtime
101 min.
Director
William Wyler
Genres
Drama, Romance
Rating *
8.1
Votes *
6,101
Checks
2,053
Favs
172
Dislikes
14
Favs/checks
8.4% (1:12)
Favs/dislikes
12:1
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  1. acoltismypassport's avatar

    acoltismypassport

    A great tale of a hypergamous trollop. Fantastically well done, and highly enjoyable. 9 years 3 months ago
  2. dpka's avatar

    dpka

    Good job Sam, it took a long time but you find your way out. 7 years 1 month ago
  3. Siskoid's avatar

    Siskoid

    William Wyler's 1936 adaptation of Sinclair Lewis' Dodsworth is a rather adult story of what happens when a married couple reaches the point where they are retired and their kids are all grown up, but I'm not sure it's an entirely balanced one. The author seems to side with Mr. Dodsworth, painting the Mrs. as a vain society snob, selfishly cruel in a way that makes it hard for me to fathom why all the men fall at her feet. Mr. Dodsworth's faults contribute to the marriage's decay, but seem benign in comparison. Or at least, more subtle. He's a bit dull, entirely unafraid of domesticity, all of which is a turn-off for a wife afraid to grow older. Had Mrs. Dodsworth been less of a jerk, Wyler might have gotten away with making her a tragic figure, and I think the audience might have come out of it more fairly divided (according to each person's experience). But she's clearly the villain, and deserves her lumps, and that perhaps robs the piece of that extra layer of emotional complexity it otherwise seems to be driving at. 5 years ago
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  2. This movie ranks #32 in Library of Congress's National Film Registry
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  3. This movie ranks #55 in iCheckMovies's 1930s Top 100
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  5. This movie ranks #96 in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
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  7. This movie ranks #226 in The New York Times's Book of Movies
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