tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22615056.post4896577004712910858..comments2024-03-16T05:27:55.183-04:00Comments on Java's Journey: Lydia (1941) - Costume Drama with Merle Oberon and Joseph CottenJavaBeanRushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653117187583244224noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22615056.post-40913864329477309002013-10-15T21:11:30.242-04:002013-10-15T21:11:30.242-04:00Wow! She does a great job hiding the idea that she...Wow! She does a great job hiding the idea that she thinks her beauty is fading. I must read that Higham biography. Thanks for mentioning it.JavaBeanRushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05653117187583244224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22615056.post-21651845379367171902013-10-13T11:12:43.936-04:002013-10-13T11:12:43.936-04:00I read Charles Higham's bio of Merle - this wa...I read Charles Higham's bio of Merle - this was one of the first films Merle made after her bout with her reaction to sulfa drugs, which caused her face to break out in an awful rash that left scars. She was feeling insecure during the filming of this picture. Her career was primarily based on her beauty and now she felt her beauty was gone, and was very difficult to get along with on the set of this movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22615056.post-45045381018411024482013-02-06T18:03:47.881-05:002013-02-06T18:03:47.881-05:00TCM is offering LYDIA on the 27th of this month in...TCM is offering LYDIA on the 27th of this month in the afternoon.<br /><br />You can go to the following TCM link and click on "Reminder" to have an email sent to you a day ahead of time announcing it.<br />http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/82210/Lydia/JavaBeanRushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05653117187583244224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22615056.post-23728418759872927952013-02-06T14:45:04.909-05:002013-02-06T14:45:04.909-05:00I will check this out, if it comes to TCM, just fo...I will check this out, if it comes to TCM, just for the reasons you listed.Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22615056.post-15040013763583047232013-02-05T19:43:39.771-05:002013-02-05T19:43:39.771-05:00I might have been a bit rough on them.Perhaps the ...I might have been a bit rough on them.Perhaps the performer simply has trouble acting beyond the heavy makeup to connect with the audience. <br /><br />I used to think older movies simply did not have the benefit of better technology to make convincing aging prosthetics and makeup. In the classics, younger people playing older people look like they are wearing masks (which they are).<br /><br />But even films as recent as Becoming Jane (2007) mummify the actor with obviously fake jowls and wigs. <br /><br />Perhaps one day the makeup will catch up.<br /><br />Thanks for your input, Jacqueline.JavaBeanRushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05653117187583244224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22615056.post-26319214372588726282013-02-05T17:49:15.935-05:002013-02-05T17:49:15.935-05:00Interesting comment: "When playing the older ...Interesting comment: "When playing the older version of their roles, the actors seem generic, as if sitting down in a white wig imbues you with forty extra years of experience on this planet. It doesn’t. The men -who earlier had distinct personalities - are now almost indistinguishable from one another. Their performances in the later scenes are almost patronizing."<br /><br />I haven't seen this film, but I've seen a similar playing of aging in other films. <br /><br />I enjoyed your post very much.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.com