{"id":40845,"date":"2018-09-10T13:22:44","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T20:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40845"},"modified":"2020-11-27T20:00:15","modified_gmt":"2020-11-28T03:00:15","slug":"leave-her-to-heaven-1945","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40845","title":{"rendered":"Leave Her to Heaven (1945)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I love you so, I can&#8217;t bear to share you with anybody.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leave-Her-to-Heaven-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leave-Her-to-Heaven-Poster-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-40847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leave-Her-to-Heaven-Poster-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leave-Her-to-Heaven-Poster-128x102.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leave-Her-to-Heaven-Poster.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nShortly after the death of her beloved father, a socialite (Gene Tierney) breaks off her engagement with an aspiring politician (Vincent Price) and seduces a writer (Cornel Wilde) into marriage. When it becomes clear how deeply Ellen (Tierney) resents the presence of both Wilde&#8217;s disabled brother (Darryl Hickman) and her beautiful cousin (Jeanne Crain), Wilde begins to wonder &#8212; will Ellen (Tierney) stop at nothing to maintain complete control over him, even beyond death?\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>Cornel Wilde Films<\/li>\n<li>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>Gene Tierney Films<\/li>\n<li>Jealousy<\/li>\n<li>Jeanne Crain Films<\/li>\n<li>Obsessive Love<\/li>\n<li>Psychopaths<\/li>\n<li>Vincent Price Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAfter co-starring in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=6718\"><em>Laura<\/em> (1944)<\/a>, Gene Tierney and Vincent Price were reunited as ill-fated fiances in this Technicolor adaptation of Ben Ames Williams&#8217; bestselling novel about a murderously possessive, psychopathic <em>femme fatale<\/em>. As noted in Bosley Crowther&#8217;s original review for the New York Times, the film is hampered by its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1945\/12\/26\/archives\/the-screen-in-review-six-new-films-arrive-on-the-holiday-in-midtown.html\">&#8220;strictly one-dimensional&#8221;<\/a> storyline, which serves simply to present the characters within lush settings as Tierney carries out her lethal agenda. Then again, this film really is all about Ellen &#8212; in fact, that film could easily have been named after her, as it&#8217;s her show all the way, with all other characters (Wilde&#8217;s dense novelist, Crain&#8217;s sweet romantic rival, Harland&#8217;s &#8220;golly gee!&#8221; disabled brother) simply serving as foils. Tierney&#8217;s Oscar-nominated performance is quite chilling, and her actions are treacherous enough to remain shocking even today &#8212; hence, the film&#8217;s reputation as a formative <em>noir<\/em> (though not one I&#8217;m a personal fan of, other than surface admiration).  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gene Tierney as Ellen<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leave-Her-to-Heaven-Tierney.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leave-Her-to-Heaven-Tierney-1024x762.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"476\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-40848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leave-Her-to-Heaven-Tierney-1024x762.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leave-Her-to-Heaven-Tierney-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leave-Her-to-Heaven-Tierney-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leave-Her-to-Heaven-Tierney-768x572.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leave-Her-to-Heaven-Tierney.png 1605w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Oscar-winning Technicolor cinematography by Leon Shamroy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leave-Her-to-Heaven-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leave-Her-to-Heaven-Cinematography-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-40849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leave-Her-to-Heaven-Cinematography-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leave-Her-to-Heaven-Cinematography-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leave-Her-to-Heaven-Cinematography-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leave-Her-to-Heaven-Cinematography-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leave-Her-to-Heaven-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leave-Her-to-Heaven-Cinematography2-1024x693.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"433\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-40850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leave-Her-to-Heaven-Cinematography2-1024x693.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leave-Her-to-Heaven-Cinematography2-128x87.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leave-Her-to-Heaven-Cinematography2-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leave-Her-to-Heaven-Cinematography2-768x520.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Leave-Her-to-Heaven-Cinematography2.png 1627w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s certainly worth a one-time viewing. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0037865\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1945\/12\/26\/archives\/the-screen-in-review-six-new-films-arrive-on-the-holiday-in-midtown.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=4387&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s4191heav.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/81132\/leave-her-to-heaven#articles-reviews\">TCM Articles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/taWp-81NduU\">Tired Old Queen at the Movies Video Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I love you so, I can&#8217;t bear to share you with anybody.&#8221; Synopsis: Shortly after the death of her beloved father, a socialite (Gene Tierney) breaks off her engagement with an aspiring politician (Vincent Price) and seduces a writer (Cornel Wilde) into marriage. When it becomes clear how deeply Ellen (Tierney) resents the presence of both Wilde&#8217;s disabled brother (Darryl Hickman) and her beautiful cousin (Jeanne Crain), Wilde begins to wonder &#8212; will Ellen (Tierney) stop at nothing to maintain&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40845\"> 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-40845","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\/40845","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=40845"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55371,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40845\/revisions\/55371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}