{"id":29404,"date":"2013-01-29T14:36:12","date_gmt":"2013-01-29T21:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=29404"},"modified":"2020-12-22T20:29:41","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T03:29:41","slug":"chilly-scenes-of-winter-1982","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=29404","title":{"rendered":"Chilly Scenes of Winter (1982)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You have this exalted view of me, and I hate it.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-of-Winter-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-of-Winter-Poster-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-29405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-of-Winter-Poster-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-of-Winter-Poster-88x128.jpg 88w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-of-Winter-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn unhappy man (John Heard) with a mentally ill mother (Gloria Grahame) and a deadbeat roommate (Peter Riegert) reminisces obsessively about the love of his life (Mary Beth Hurt), who has left him to return to her A-frame selling husband (Mark Metcalf).\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>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>Gloria Grahame Films<\/li>\n<li>Obsessive Love<\/li>\n<li>Winning Him\/Her Back<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary notes that Joan Micklin Silver&#8217;s &#8220;offbeat&#8221; adaptation of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chilly_scenes_of_winter\">Ann Beattie&#8217;s novel<\/a> &#8212; about a man whose &#8220;obsessiveness, jealousy, and constant flattery drive [the married woman he loves] back to her husband&#8221; &#8212; has &#8220;many special, funny, charming moments&#8221;; but he complains that &#8220;Heard and Hurt [are] off putting&#8221; as &#8220;<em>screen<\/em> characters&#8221;. It&#8217;s true that Heard&#8217;s boring, whiny protagonist isn&#8217;t exactly likable (he edges dangerously close to stalker tendencies), while Hurt&#8217;s chronic indecisiveness about her romantic life eventually becomes simply tiresome. Then again, these characters &#8212; effectively played by Heard and Hurt &#8212; are both eminently realistic: who <em>hasn&#8217;t<\/em> known people struggling with similar concerns, if to a less extreme degree? <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Couple.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Couple-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Couple-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Couple-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Couple-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Couple-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Couple-1536x825.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Couple-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Couple.png 1725w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Indeed, it&#8217;s exactly such fidelity to real-life relationship woes that likely endears audiences to both the film and the book, which collectively possess a small cult following. <\/p>\n<p>In his review, Peary argues that while Heard and Hurt &#8220;may be real characters&#8221;, he &#8220;never believe[s] their responses to each other&#8221; &#8212; a complaint which seems to speak to the screenplay&#8217;s literary origins. While I don&#8217;t personally have any trouble believing in Heard and Hurt&#8217;s interactions, other elements of the screenplay &#8212; such as Heard&#8217;s repeated dealings with a frustrated blind vendor &#8212; come across as overly scripted. It&#8217;s also frustrating to see so little made of some of the most interesting supporting characters &#8212; i.e., Gloria Grahame as Heard&#8217;s loony mom (film fanatics will be thrilled to recognize her, and disappointed by how little screentime she&#8217;s given): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Grahame.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Grahame-1024x547.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"342\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Grahame-1024x547.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Grahame-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Grahame-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Grahame-768x410.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Grahame-1536x820.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Grahame-505x270.png 505w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Grahame.png 1743w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and Hurt&#8217;s put-upon husband &#8220;Ox&#8221; (with a name like that, wouldn&#8217;t you like to learn just a bit more about him?). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Ox2.bmp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Ox2-1024x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Ox2-1024x550.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Ox2-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Ox2-128x69.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Ox2-768x412.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Ox2-1536x824.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Ox2-503x270.jpg 503w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Ox2.bmp 1727w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, the film itself &#8212; expertly directed by Silver &#8212; is certainly worth a one-time look, especially given its minor cult status. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Peary concludes his review by noting that he finds &#8220;the original [upbeat] ending&#8221; from the film&#8217;s previous release (in 1979, under the alternate title <em>Head Over Heels<\/em>) to be &#8220;more logical&#8221; &#8212; but this will be a moot point for modern viewers, who unfortunately won&#8217;t have the opportunity to compare versions.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mary Beth Hurt as Laura<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Hurt2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Hurt2-1024x552.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"345\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Hurt2-1024x552.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Hurt2-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Hurt2-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Hurt2-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Hurt2-1536x829.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Hurt2-500x270.png 500w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Hurt2.png 1733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>John Heard as Charles<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Heard-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Heard-1-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Heard-1-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Heard-1-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Heard-1-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Heard-1-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Heard-1-1536x832.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Heard-1-499x270.png 499w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Heard-1.png 1719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine wintertime cinematography (appropriately enough!)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Winter.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Winter-1024x542.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"339\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Winter-1024x542.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Winter-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Winter-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Winter-768x407.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Winter-1536x814.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Winter-510x270.png 510w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Chilly-Scenes-Winter.png 1731w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, once &#8212; as a cult favorite. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0079278\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1979\/10\/19\/archives\/screen-head-over-heels-drama-opensbachelor-in-love.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=4520&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinematicthreads.com\/review.php?id=3375&#038;ltr=C\">Cinematic Threads Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/17149\/chilly-scenes-of-winter#articles-reviews?articleId=157042\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/film\/head-over-heels-1979\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You have this exalted view of me, and I hate it.&#8221; Synopsis: An unhappy man (John Heard) with a mentally ill mother (Gloria Grahame) and a deadbeat roommate (Peter Riegert) reminisces obsessively about the love of his life (Mary Beth Hurt), who has left him to return to her A-frame selling husband (Mark Metcalf). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Flashback Films Gloria Grahame Films Obsessive Love Winning Him\/Her Back Response to Peary\u2019s Review: Peary notes that Joan Micklin Silver&#8217;s &#8220;offbeat&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=29404\"> 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-29404","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\/29404","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=29404"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29404\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59136,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29404\/revisions\/59136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}