{"id":2879,"date":"2007-03-30T17:36:27","date_gmt":"2007-03-31T00:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2879"},"modified":"2021-07-27T10:49:19","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T17:49:19","slug":"two-mules-for-sister-sara-1970","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2879","title":{"rendered":"Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;What the hell is a nun doing out here?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-for-Sister-Sara-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-for-Sister-Sara-Poster-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-for-Sister-Sara-Poster-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-for-Sister-Sara-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-for-Sister-Sara-Poster.jpg 493w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA mercenary gunfighter (Clint Eastwood) rescues a feisty nun (Shirley MacLaine) in the desert, and tries to  bring her to safety. When he discovers that she&#8217;s on her way to help Mexican revolutionaries blow up a French fort, they find that their interests are aligned.\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>Battle of the Sexes<\/li>\n<li>Clint Eastwood Films<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Deserts<\/li>\n<li>Don Siegel Films<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken or Hidden Identities<\/li>\n<li>Nuns<\/li>\n<li>Revolutionaries<\/li>\n<li>Shirley MacLaine Films<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nDon Siegel&#8217;s comedic western &#8212; based on a story by Budd Boetticher &#8212; has received mixed reviews over the years (see links below). For my part, I enjoyed the inspired pairing of MacLaine (one of my favorite actresses) and Eastwood, who has fun with his Spaghetti-western fame as &#8220;The Man With No Name&#8221;. In his review, Peary focuses primarily on Eastwood&#8217;s characterization, noting that this was the first time Eastwood played a tough guy who &#8220;intimidates men but has no idea how to handle women&#8221; &#8212; indeed, it&#8217;s the interplay between these two forces of nature (MacLaine is no passive nun!) which provides most of the fun. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> If you&#8217;ve never seen this film and don&#8217;t want its primary mystery given away, make sure not to read any online reviews; half of them shamelessly reveal spoilers. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shirley MacLaine&#8217;s wonderfully comedic performance as &#8220;Sister Sara&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-Sister-Sara-Maclaine.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-Sister-Sara-Maclaine-1024x511.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"319\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-Sister-Sara-Maclaine-1024x511.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-Sister-Sara-Maclaine-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-Sister-Sara-Maclaine-128x64.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-Sister-Sara-Maclaine-768x383.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-Sister-Sara-Maclaine-1536x767.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-Sister-Sara-Maclaine.png 1701w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Beautiful cinematography by D.P. Gabriel Figueroa<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-Sister-Sara-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-Sister-Sara-Cinematography2-1024x505.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"316\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-Sister-Sara-Cinematography2-1024x505.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-Sister-Sara-Cinematography2-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-Sister-Sara-Cinematography2-128x63.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-Sister-Sara-Cinematography2-768x379.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-Sister-Sara-Cinematography2-1536x758.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-Sister-Sara-Cinematography2.png 1709w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-Sister-Sara-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-Sister-Sara-Cinematography3-1024x503.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"314\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-Sister-Sara-Cinematography3-1024x503.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-Sister-Sara-Cinematography3-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-Sister-Sara-Cinematography3-128x63.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-Sister-Sara-Cinematography3-768x377.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-Sister-Sara-Cinematography3-1536x754.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Two-Mules-Sister-Sara-Cinematography3.png 1697w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Clever dialogue:<br \/>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;All the women I&#8217;ve ever known were natural-born liars, but I never knew about nuns until now.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>Ennio Morricone&#8217;s film score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s highly recommended. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0065134\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1970\/06\/25\/archives\/screen-two-mules-for-sister-sara.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/22371\/two-mules-for-sister-sara\/#articles-reviews?articleId=60017\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s805mules.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/22371\/two-mules-for-sister-sara\/#articles-reviews?articleId=60017\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/79958.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;What the hell is a nun doing out here?&#8221; Synopsis: A mercenary gunfighter (Clint Eastwood) rescues a feisty nun (Shirley MacLaine) in the desert, and tries to bring her to safety. When he discovers that she&#8217;s on her way to help Mexican revolutionaries blow up a French fort, they find that their interests are aligned. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Battle of the Sexes Clint Eastwood Films Comedy Deserts Don Siegel Films Mistaken or Hidden Identities Nuns Revolutionaries Shirley MacLaine&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2879\"> 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-2879","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\/2879","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=2879"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74461,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2879\/revisions\/74461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}