{"id":3663,"date":"2007-07-13T18:52:59","date_gmt":"2007-07-14T01:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3663"},"modified":"2021-11-16T21:24:50","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T04:24:50","slug":"sanctuary-1961","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3663","title":{"rendered":"Sanctuary (1961)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Listen, little girl, you don&#8217;t know nothing &#8217;bout the Candy Man &#8212; he&#8217;ll have you crawling on all fours and howling like a dog!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Poster-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Poster-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Poster.jpg 358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen her child&#8217;s nanny (Odetta) is put on trial for murder, the daughter (Lee Remick) of a southern governor (Howard St. John) decides to tell her father why she&#8217;s really the one to blame.\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>Bootlegging<\/li>\n<li>Deep South<\/li>\n<li>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>Lee Remick Films<\/li>\n<li>Tony Richardson Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nIn 1931, William Faulkner decided to write a potboiler that would actually sell copies in the bookstore; the result was this tale of a privileged southern girl named Temple Drake who is raped by a ruthless bootlegger named Popeye, becomes smitten with him, and lives a life of wild gaiety until the day he dies in a car chase, when she returns home with her tail between her legs. The novel was first filmed the year it came out (in 1931), as <em>The Story of Temple Drake<\/em>, then remade under its original title by British director Tony Richardson in 1961. <\/p>\n<p>Since I&#8217;ve neither read the novel nor seen the previous film, I can&#8217;t make any comparisons; on its own, however, Richardson&#8217;s version (scripted by Ruth Ford and James Poe) seems to suffer from the same fate befalling so many cinematic translations of literary works &#8212; namely, an egregious lapse in motivational logic. The crux of the narrative &#8212; Temple&#8217;s radical change of heart, post-rape &#8212; simply doesn&#8217;t ring true, and no time is spent trying to explain it. As noted in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1961\/02\/22\/archives\/the-screen-sanctuaryadaptation-of-faulkner-novels-has-premiere.html\"><em>New York Times<\/em> original review<\/a>, this transformation &#8220;makes for purple melodrama but not much psychological sense&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>This is too bad, given that beautiful Lee Remick turns in a sympathetic performance in the lead role &#8212; it&#8217;s not her fault that her character is so poorly written. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1241\" height=\"921\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Cinematography.png 1241w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Cinematography-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Cinematography-1024x760.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Cinematography-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Cinematography-768x570.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Cinematography-364x270.png 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1241px) 100vw, 1241px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also effective is blues singer Odetta in a pivotal role as the woman who first tries to warn Temple against the bootlegger (renamed Candy); one wishes she&#8217;d been given more screen time. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Odetta3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Odetta3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1225\" height=\"915\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Odetta3.png 1225w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Odetta3-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Odetta3-1024x765.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Odetta3-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Odetta3-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Odetta3-361x270.png 361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1225px) 100vw, 1225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yves Montand as Candy gives the worst performance in the film &#8212; he seems to be walking through his scenes, and is badly cast. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Montand.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Montand.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1235\" height=\"927\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Montand.png 1235w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Montand-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Montand-1024x769.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Montand-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Montand-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Montand-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1235px) 100vw, 1235px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once again, however, we know so little about his character that it&#8217;s hard to get a sense of what makes him tick. By the end of the film, we feel like we&#8217;ve only been given a glimpse of a much bigger, potentially intriguing world. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lee Remick as Temple Drake<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Remick4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Remick4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1235\" height=\"917\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Remick4.png 1235w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Remick4-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Remick4-1024x760.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Remick4-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Remick4-768x570.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Remick4-364x270.png 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1235px) 100vw, 1235px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Odetta as Nancy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Odetta.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Odetta.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1223\" height=\"919\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Odetta.png 1223w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Odetta-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Odetta-1024x769.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Odetta-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Odetta-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Sanctuary-Odetta-359x270.png 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1223px) 100vw, 1223px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though Remick makes it worth watching once. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0055402\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1961\/02\/22\/archives\/the-screen-sanctuaryadaptation-of-faulkner-novels-has-premiere.html\">NY Times Original Review (spoilers alert)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/sanctuary\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Listen, little girl, you don&#8217;t know nothing &#8217;bout the Candy Man &#8212; he&#8217;ll have you crawling on all fours and howling like a dog!&#8221; Synopsis: When her child&#8217;s nanny (Odetta) is put on trial for murder, the daughter (Lee Remick) of a southern governor (Howard St. John) decides to tell her father why she&#8217;s really the one to blame. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Bootlegging Deep South Flashback Films Lee Remick Films Tony Richardson Films Review: In 1931, William Faulkner&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3663\"> 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-3663","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\/3663","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=3663"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78482,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3663\/revisions\/78482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}