{"id":16583,"date":"2011-04-18T13:49:34","date_gmt":"2011-04-18T20:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=16583"},"modified":"2021-01-30T22:43:11","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T05:43:11","slug":"that-hamilton-woman-lady-hamilton-1941","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=16583","title":{"rendered":"That Hamilton Woman \/ Lady Hamilton (1941)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Lady Hamilton is one of the very best women in the world, and an honor to her sex.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Poster-185x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Poster-185x300.jpg 185w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Poster-79x128.jpg 79w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Poster-633x1024.jpg 633w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Poster.jpg 742w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe young new wife (Vivien Leigh) of a middle-aged widower (Alan Mowbray) falls in love with Lord Nelson (Laurence Olivier), a gallant married officer fighting in the Napoleonic Wars.\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>Biopics<\/li>\n<li>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>Historical Dramas<\/li>\n<li>Infidelity<\/li>\n<li>Laurence Olivier Films<\/li>\n<li>Romance<\/li>\n<li>Royalty and Nobility<\/li>\n<li>Star-Crossed Lovers<\/li>\n<li>Vivien Leigh Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPerhaps best known as Winston Churchill&#8217;s favorite film (he purportedly saw it over 80 times), <em>That Hamilton Woman<\/em> is, as Peary notes, a &#8220;combination of great romance&#8230; and pro-British wartime propaganda&#8221;, and arguably &#8220;features Vivien Leigh&#8217;s finest performance&#8221;. He notes that it&#8217;s &#8220;a tribute to the bravery, intelligence, and resourcefulness of women&#8221;, and lauds Leigh&#8217;s Lady Hamilton &#8212; one of cinema&#8217;s &#8220;most impressive woman characters&#8221; &#8212; as &#8220;brainy, witty, flirtatious when need be, serious when she wants to be, able to handle any situation or impress any person, beautiful, optimistic, helpful, caring [and] passionate&#8221;. He calls the film &#8220;lavishly produced, maturely scripted, [and] beautifully acted and directed&#8221;, and concludes that Churchill &#8220;had good taste&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>While not all critics feel the same way, I am largely in agreement with Peary&#8217;s generous assessment here. Alexander Korda&#8217;s production is superbly mounted on all counts, from its sumptuous sets and costumes to the finely nuanced performances by all involved. Leigh and Olivier &#8212; whose real-life adulterous relationship notoriously mirrored their characters&#8217; on-screen affair &#8212; make for an undeniably romantic star-crossed couple, one which &#8220;has few equals in romantic annals&#8221;, given that Olivier (in superbly done make-up) &#8220;is rigid but dashing&#8221; while Leigh &#8220;is radiant, alive, aware, [and] available&#8221;. Meanwhile, Alan Mowbray and Gladys Cooper are surprisingly convincing and sympathetic in what could have been merely thankless roles, playing cuckolded spouses who are helpless in the face of a love which clearly transcends marriage vows. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vivien Leigh as Lady Hamilton (nominated by Peary as one of the best actresses of the year in his <em>Alternate Oscars<\/em>)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Leigh.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Leigh.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Leigh.png 496w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Leigh-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Leigh-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Laurence Olivier as Lord Nelson<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Olivier.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Olivier.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Olivier.png 496w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Olivier-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Olivier-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Alan Mowbray as Lord Hamilton<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Mowbray.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Mowbray.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Mowbray.png 496w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Mowbray-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Mowbray-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gladys Cooper as Lady Nelson<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Cooper.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Cooper.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Cooper.png 496w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Cooper-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Cooper-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Rudolph Mate&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Cinematography.png 496w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Cinematography-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/That-Hamilton-Woman-Cinematography-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for Leigh&#8217;s performance, and as an overall good show. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0034272\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2994hami.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qnetwork.com\/index.php?page=review&#038;id=2276\">Q Network Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/92696\/that-hamilton-woman#articles-reviews?articleId=183288\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/that-hamilton-woman\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Lady Hamilton is one of the very best women in the world, and an honor to her sex.&#8221; Synopsis: The young new wife (Vivien Leigh) of a middle-aged widower (Alan Mowbray) falls in love with Lord Nelson (Laurence Olivier), a gallant married officer fighting in the Napoleonic Wars. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Biopics Flashback Films Historical Dramas Infidelity Laurence Olivier Films Romance Royalty and Nobility Star-Crossed Lovers Vivien Leigh Films Response to Peary\u2019s Review: Perhaps best known as Winston&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=16583\"> 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-16583","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\/16583","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=16583"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67264,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16583\/revisions\/67264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}