{"id":40359,"date":"2018-04-30T14:28:54","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T21:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40359"},"modified":"2021-01-24T15:14:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-24T22:14:56","slug":"designing-woman-1957","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40359","title":{"rendered":"Designing Woman (1957)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;How is it you cannot stand the sight of blood on anyone except me?<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Poster-182x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"182\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-40360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Poster-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Poster-78x128.jpg 78w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Poster-768x1268.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Poster-620x1024.jpg 620w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Poster.jpg 842w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA sports writer (Gregory Peck) and a fashion designer (Lauren Bacall) fall in love and marry in a hurry, but soon find their social circles aren&#8217;t exactly compatible.\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>Gregory Peck Films<\/li>\n<li>Lauren Bacall Films<\/li>\n<li>Marital Problems<\/li>\n<li>Romantic Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Vincente Minnelli Films<\/li>\n<li>Writers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nVincente Minnelli directed this colorful but dull romantic comedy <em>a la<\/em> Tracy-and-Hepburn&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=29511\"><em>Woman of the Year<\/em> (1942)<\/a>. Perhaps not surprisingly, <em>Designing Woman<\/em> was conceived by fashion designer Helen Rose, whose marvelous costumes (a highlight) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/2105\/designing-woman#articles-reviews?articleId=62616\">&#8220;included 132 gowns, an average of more than a-gown-a-minute for the 118-minute film!&#8221;<\/a> Unfortunately, Peck and Bacall&#8217;s drunken meet-cute: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Bacall-Peck.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Bacall-Peck-1024x521.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"326\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Bacall-Peck-1024x521.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Bacall-Peck-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Bacall-Peck-128x65.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Bacall-Peck-768x391.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Bacall-Peck-530x270.png 530w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Bacall-Peck.png 1499w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and ensuing marital problems don&#8217;t elicit much sympathy or interest, and the subplots &#8212; including Peck being hounded by the corrupt promoter (Edward Platt) of a punch-drunk fighter (Mickey Shaughnessy), and Bacall&#8217;s jealousy of Peck&#8217;s former curvy fling (Dolores Gray):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Jealousy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Jealousy-1024x429.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"268\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Jealousy-1024x429.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Jealousy-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Jealousy-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Jealousy-768x322.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Jealousy-1536x644.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Jealousy-604x253.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Jealousy.png 1853w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; are simply insipid. Worst of all are the film&#8217;s dated notions of what a woman (even one as successful, independent, beautiful, and popular as Bacall) will do to snag and keep a man; the title is a not-too-subtle play on words (get it? <em>designing<\/em> woman?). It&#8217;s baffling that this screenplay won an Oscar.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Still-1024x468.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"293\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Still-1024x468.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Still-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Still-128x58.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Still-768x351.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Still-1536x702.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Still-2048x935.png 2048w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Still-591x270.png 591w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Still4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Still4-1024x460.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"288\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Still4-1024x460.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Still4-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Still4-128x58.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Still4-768x345.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Still4-1536x690.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Still4-2048x920.png 2048w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Still4-601x270.png 601w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Helen Rose&#8217;s costumes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Gown.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Gown-1024x427.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"267\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Gown-1024x427.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Gown-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Gown-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Gown-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Gown-1536x640.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Gown-604x252.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Gown.png 1849w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Still2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Still2-1024x461.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"288\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Still2-1024x461.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Still2-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Still2-128x58.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Still2-768x346.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Still2-1536x692.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Still2-2048x923.png 2048w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Designing-Woman-Still2-599x270.png 599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNope; feel free to skip this one. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0050306\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s429design.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/2105\/designing-woman#articles-reviews?articleId=62616\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;How is it you cannot stand the sight of blood on anyone except me? Synopsis: A sports writer (Gregory Peck) and a fashion designer (Lauren Bacall) fall in love and marry in a hurry, but soon find their social circles aren&#8217;t exactly compatible. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Gregory Peck Films Lauren Bacall Films Marital Problems Romantic Comedy Vincente Minnelli Films Writers Review: Vincente Minnelli directed this colorful but dull romantic comedy a la Tracy-and-Hepburn&#8217;s Woman of the Year (1942)&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40359\"> 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-40359","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\/40359","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=40359"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65663,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40359\/revisions\/65663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}