{"id":15559,"date":"2011-01-21T14:01:03","date_gmt":"2011-01-21T21:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=15559"},"modified":"2020-12-30T23:24:48","modified_gmt":"2020-12-31T06:24:48","slug":"forever-amber-1947","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=15559","title":{"rendered":"Forever Amber (1947)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;She&#8217;s in love with her own ambitions; I&#8217;m only part of them.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Poster-131x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"131\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Poster-131x300.jpg 131w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Poster-56x128.jpg 56w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 131px) 100vw, 131px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn ambitious orphan (Linda Darnell) falls in love with a nobleman (Cornel Wilde) during the Stuart Restoration, but her desire for social advancement at any cost compromises their relationship.\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>Cornel Wilde Films<\/li>\n<li>George Sanders Films<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Jessica Tandy Films<\/li>\n<li>Linda Darnell Films<\/li>\n<li>Obsessive Love<\/li>\n<li>Otto Preminger Films<\/li>\n<li>Richard Haydn Films<\/li>\n<li>Royalty and Nobility<\/li>\n<li>Social Climbers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nLinda Darnell replaced Peggy Cummins at the last minute as the title character in this big-budget historical epic, directed by Otto Preminger and based on Kathleen Winsor&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Forever_Amber_%28novel%29\">notoriously scandalous bestseller<\/a> about a &#8220;wench&#8221; in 17th century England, a &#8220;loose&#8221; woman who bears a child out of wedlock and sleeps with various men as needed to achieve her goals. Darnell is surprisingly effective as Amber, a willful, self-reliant woman with one fatal flaw: an undying love for a man (Wilde) who simply doesn&#8217;t love her as much in return. But because Wilde&#8217;s character is a bit of a wet blanket &#8212; and because we don&#8217;t sense much chemistry between these two nominal romantic leads &#8212; Amber&#8217;s obsession with him never quite rings as true as it should. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Darnell-Wilde.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Darnell-Wilde-1024x676.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"423\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-60628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Darnell-Wilde-1024x676.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Darnell-Wilde-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Darnell-Wilde-128x84.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Darnell-Wilde-768x507.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Darnell-Wilde-1536x1014.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Darnell-Wilde-409x270.png 409w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Darnell-Wilde.png 1547w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the lengthy, overblown script &#8212; which attempts to cover the novel&#8217;s 900+ pages in 138 minutes &#8212; often drags, leading one to concede that Amber DOES last &#8220;forever&#8221;. Yet I&#8217;ll admit that eventually (in classic &#8220;page-turner&#8221; fashion) I found myself caught up in Amber&#8217;s fate, and curious to see what situation she would get herself into (and out of) next. <\/p>\n<p>Watch for a couple of noteworthy supporting performances: George Sanders is perfectly cast as hedonistic <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_II_of_England\">King Charles II<\/a>; while his screentime is limited, he&#8217;s given some pithy zingers, and pulls off a couple of memorable later scenes with typically droll panache. Richard Haydn is equally effective in a small role as the older titled man Amber ends up marrying, for better or for worse. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Jessica Tandy appears in a small role as Amber&#8217;s prisonmate-turned-servant. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Tandy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Tandy-1024x672.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"420\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-60630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Tandy-1024x672.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Tandy-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Tandy-128x84.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Tandy-768x504.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Tandy-1536x1008.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Tandy-411x270.png 411w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Tandy.png 1549w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Linda Darnell as Amber<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Darnell.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Darnell.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Darnell.png 660w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Darnell-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Darnell-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>George Sanders as King Charles II<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Sanders.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Sanders.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Sanders.png 660w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Sanders-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Sanders-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Richard Haydn as the Earl of Radcliffe<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Haydn.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Haydn.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Haydn.png 660w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Haydn-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Forever-Amber-Haydn-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; this one is only must-see for Preminger completists or fans of period epics. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0039391\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1947\/10\/23\/archives\/amber-minus-a-few-husbands-but-flashing-her-old-charm-relives-on.html\">NY Times Original Review (spoiler alert!)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/allmovie.com\/work\/forever-amber-92092\">All Movie Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/forever-amber\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;She&#8217;s in love with her own ambitions; I&#8217;m only part of them.&#8221; Synopsis: An ambitious orphan (Linda Darnell) falls in love with a nobleman (Cornel Wilde) during the Stuart Restoration, but her desire for social advancement at any cost compromises their relationship. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cornel Wilde Films George Sanders Films Historical Drama Jessica Tandy Films Linda Darnell Films Obsessive Love Otto Preminger Films Richard Haydn Films Royalty and Nobility Social Climbers Review: Linda Darnell replaced Peggy Cummins&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=15559\"> 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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15559","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=15559"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60631,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15559\/revisions\/60631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}