{"id":1314,"date":"2006-08-28T20:10:05","date_gmt":"2006-08-29T03:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1314"},"modified":"2020-11-25T15:44:31","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T22:44:31","slug":"lovin-molly-1974","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1314","title":{"rendered":"Lovin&#8217; Molly (1974)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Molly always stood where you left her &#8212; as long as she could see you.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Lovin-Molly-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Lovin-Molly-Poster-182x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"182\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Lovin-Molly-Poster-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Lovin-Molly-Poster-77x128.jpg 77w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Lovin-Molly-Poster.jpg 334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nTwo buddies (Anthony Perkins and Beau Bridges) love the same woman (Blythe Danner) their entire lives, but she refuses to marry either one.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anthony Perkins Films<\/li>\n<li>Beau Bridges Films<\/li>\n<li>Blythe Danner Films<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Romance<\/li>\n<li>Sidney Lumet Films<\/li>\n<li>Strong Females<\/li>\n<li>Susan Sarandon Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary notes, there are &#8220;some fine, touching moments&#8221; in this <em>menage-a-trois<\/em> romance (based on a novel by Larry McMurtry), but it&#8217;s difficult to stay invested, given &#8220;that so many feelings go unstated&#8221;, thus making &#8220;it difficult for us to know how we&#8217;re supposed to respond to the characters&#8221;. While Molly&#8217;s refusal to back down from her free-spirited beliefs is admirable, we never learn <em>why <\/em>she feels so strongly against marrying either Gid or Johnny. Equally distracting is the split narration over several decades between the three characters, which prevents us from fully empathizing with any one of them. Finally, the make-up used for aging the three actors is atrocious. (According to a biography of Anthony Perkins, the make-up artist was a last-minute replacement who <em>nobody <\/em>was particularly impressed with.) The primary reason to see <em>Lovin&#8217; Molly<\/em> is the powerful performance by Blythe Danner (who looks distractingly like her daughter, Gwyneth Paltrow). As Peary notes, this is the film &#8220;that proves [Danner] had the beauty and talent to have been a star.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blythe Danner&#8217;s affecting performance as Molly<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Lovin-Molly-Danner5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Lovin-Molly-Danner5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Lovin-Molly-Danner5.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Lovin-Molly-Danner5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Lovin-Molly-Danner5-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Lovin-Molly-Danner5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Lovin-Molly-Danner5-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An unusual portrayal of a female who refuses to settle down with just one man<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Lovin-Molly-Couple.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Lovin-Molly-Couple.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Lovin-Molly-Couple.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Lovin-Molly-Couple-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Lovin-Molly-Couple-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Lovin-Molly-Couple-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Lovin-Molly-Couple-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Anthony Perkins and Beau Bridges as Molly&#8217;s two lifelong lovers<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Lovin-Molly-Boys.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Lovin-Molly-Boys.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Lovin-Molly-Boys.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Lovin-Molly-Boys-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Lovin-Molly-Boys-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Lovin-Molly-Boys-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Lovin-Molly-Boys-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, unless you&#8217;re a Blythe Danner fan. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0071780\/\">IMDB entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1974\/04\/15\/archives\/screen-lovin-mollytexas-farm-woman-not-true-to-type.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoopy.com\/lovinmolly.htm\">Movie House Commentary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/80870.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Molly always stood where you left her &#8212; as long as she could see you.&#8221; Synopsis: Two buddies (Anthony Perkins and Beau Bridges) love the same woman (Blythe Danner) their entire lives, but she refuses to marry either one. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Anthony Perkins Films Beau Bridges Films Blythe Danner Films Love Triangle Romance Sidney Lumet Films Strong Females Susan Sarandon Films Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: As Peary notes, there are &#8220;some fine, touching moments&#8221; in this menage-a-trois&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1314\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1314"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54707,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1314\/revisions\/54707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}