{"id":27065,"date":"2012-09-05T12:17:59","date_gmt":"2012-09-05T19:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=27065"},"modified":"2021-02-04T18:45:25","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T01:45:25","slug":"two-faced-woman-1941","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=27065","title":{"rendered":"Two-Faced Woman (1941)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s a wise man that knows his own wife.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Poster-153x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"153\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-27067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Poster-153x300.jpg 153w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Poster-65x128.jpg 65w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Poster-523x1024.jpg 523w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA hard-working editor (Melvyn Douglas) marries a ski instructor (Greta Garbo) he meets at a resort in Idaho, but their marriage is immediately compromised when she refuses to follow him back to New York. As Douglas makes repeated excuses for failing to visit her, Karin (Garbo) decides to surprise him with a visit &#8212; but when she spots him with a close female friend (Constance Bennett), she quickly changes her plan of action, presenting herself to Douglas as her worldly, vampish twin sister, Katherine, instead.\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>Constance Bennett Films<\/li>\n<li>George Cukor Films<\/li>\n<li>Greta Garbo Films<\/li>\n<li>Melvyn Douglas Films<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken Identities<\/li>\n<li>Roland Young Films<\/li>\n<li>Romantic Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Ruth Gordon Films<\/li>\n<li>Twins<\/li>\n<li>Winning Him\/Her Back<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Two-Faced Woman<\/em> is perhaps best known as the film that ended Greta Garbo&#8217;s career &#8212; or, more accurately, the final movie she made before retiring permanently from the screen. Directed by George Cukor, it&#8217;s a piffle of a romantic comedy, without much substance, yet not particularly offensive; indeed, Garbo appears to be having quite a bit of fun playing such radically different screen personae &#8212; one a down-to-earth, sporty, independent woman:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Garbo-Ski.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Garbo-Ski-1024x793.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"496\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Garbo-Ski-1024x793.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Garbo-Ski-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Garbo-Ski-128x99.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Garbo-Ski-768x594.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Garbo-Ski-349x270.png 349w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Garbo-Ski.png 1319w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; the other an unrepentantly vampish ladies&#8217; man. There are countless details of the screenplay to quibble with (Ruth Gordon&#8217;s role as Douglas&#8217;s secretary is sadly underdeveloped, for instance):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Gordon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Gordon-1024x797.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"498\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Gordon-1024x797.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Gordon-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Gordon-128x100.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Gordon-768x598.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Gordon-347x270.png 347w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Gordon.png 1317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; but there&#8217;s also surprising depth to be found when conducting a closer analysis of the film as a story of feminine &#8220;split personalities&#8221; &#8212; as elucidated in <a href=\"https:\/\/brightlightsfilm.com\/the-double-standard-the-twins-of-two-faced-woman-and-sylvia-scarlett\/\">this insightful Bright Lights Film Review essay<\/a>, which also discusses Cukor&#8217;s earlier <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=30083\"><em>Sylvia Scarlett<\/em> (1935)<\/a>. Ultimately, this one&#8217;s not at all a must-see title, but certainly worth a look by Garbo fans. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Greta Garbo as Katrin\/Katherine<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Garbo-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Garbo-1-1024x796.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"498\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Garbo-1-1024x796.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Garbo-1-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Garbo-1-128x99.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Garbo-1-768x597.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Garbo-1-347x270.png 347w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Garbo-1.png 1315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Garbo3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Garbo3-1024x792.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"495\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Garbo3-1024x792.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Garbo3-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Garbo3-128x99.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Garbo3-768x594.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Garbo3-349x270.png 349w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Garbo3.png 1317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The fun &#8220;Chica Choca&#8221; dance sequence<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Chica-Choca-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Chica-Choca-1-1024x785.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"491\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-68768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Chica-Choca-1-1024x785.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Chica-Choca-1-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Chica-Choca-1-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Chica-Choca-1-768x589.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Chica-Choca-1-352x270.png 352w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Two-Faced-Woman-Chica-Choca-1.png 1303w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though film fanatics will likely be curious to at least check out Garbo&#8217;s final film. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0034328\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.combustiblecelluloid.com\/classic\/twofaced.shtml\">Combustible Celluloid Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagoreader.com\/chicago\/two-faced-woman\/Film?oid=1061141\">Chicago Reader Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/two-faced-woman\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a wise man that knows his own wife.&#8221; Synopsis: A hard-working editor (Melvyn Douglas) marries a ski instructor (Greta Garbo) he meets at a resort in Idaho, but their marriage is immediately compromised when she refuses to follow him back to New York. As Douglas makes repeated excuses for failing to visit her, Karin (Garbo) decides to surprise him with a visit &#8212; but when she spots him with a close female friend (Constance Bennett), she quickly changes her&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=27065\"> 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-27065","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\/27065","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=27065"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68772,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27065\/revisions\/68772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}