tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22615056.post3240273380344923380..comments2024-03-16T05:27:55.183-04:00Comments on Java's Journey: House of Strangers (1949)JavaBeanRushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653117187583244224noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22615056.post-88050138358585424672011-11-13T07:37:31.696-05:002011-11-13T07:37:31.696-05:00Laura,
Indeed! This movie has plenty of food for ...Laura, <br />Indeed! This movie has plenty of food for thought. You can review it from many different ways - the father enjoying the new country and taking full advantage of it versus the sons feeling a little less appreciative and more entitled; Fiance versus "Other Woman"; New York vs California (the Promised Land for them by the end). <br /><br /><br />I think I mentioned to you on twitter that this is the film which completely changed my mind about Susan Hayward's choice of roles. I thought she'd only played in prison films. :)<br /><br />Why wasn't House of Strangers a big hit? It's a great film to me with timeless subject matter.<br /><br />Grand Old Movies,<br />Thank you. Those titles leave you with no doubt that this isn't a Disney film. Get ready for grit. :)JavaBeanRushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05653117187583244224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22615056.post-73019868701832707322011-11-01T21:22:12.182-04:002011-11-01T21:22:12.182-04:00Really liked your review. The film, as you imply, ...Really liked your review. The film, as you imply, really does have a kind of Biblical aura in its intense family dynamics - and that's some title the film went under in Sweden!Grand Old Movieshttp://grandoldmovies.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22615056.post-45549575761574365792011-11-01T12:39:27.698-04:002011-11-01T12:39:27.698-04:00I really enjoyed this one too. (Thank you so much...I really enjoyed this one too. (Thank you so much for the link!) Conte's character had an envious problem, choosing between two women who both clearly want him; I also enjoyed Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and his crush on Paget. This is a film which provides a lot of food for thought -- it stuck with me long after "The End" came on the screen. <br /><br />Best wishes,<br />LauraLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626109831176745957noreply@blogger.com