{"id":45115,"date":"2019-10-11T13:43:47","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T20:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=45115"},"modified":"2022-02-21T22:54:56","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T05:54:56","slug":"jezebel-1938","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=45115","title":{"rendered":"Jezebel (1938)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Marriage, is it? To that washed out little Yankee? Pres is mine &#8212; he&#8217;s always been mine!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Poster-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-45117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Poster-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Poster.jpg 661w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA headstrong Southern belle (Bette Davis) jeopardizes her engagement to a conservative banker (Henry Fonda) by scandalously wearing a red dress to a ball, then experiences extreme jealousy when he marries a woman (Margaret Lindsay) from up north.\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>Bette Davis Films<\/li>\n<li>Deep South<\/li>\n<li>Donald Crisp Films<\/li>\n<li>Fay Bainter Films<\/li>\n<li>George Brent Films<\/li>\n<li>Henry Fonda Films<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Jealousy<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>William Wyler Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nWarner Brothers&#8217; million-dollar &#8220;antebellum costume drama&#8221; &#8212; directed by William Wyler &#8220;with his customary attention to period detail&#8221; &#8212; is notable in cinematic history as Davis&#8217;s consolation prize for not securing the role of Scarlett O&#8217;Hara in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=41976\"><em>Gone With the Wind<\/em> (1939)<\/a>. Peary argues that it &#8220;suffers because of too much chit-chat about what&#8217;s proper in southern society and the embarrassing portrayal of the black slaves (a happy-go-lucky, singing lot)&#8221; &#8212; but he concedes that &#8220;the large-eyed Davis is a joy to watch, whether stirring up things at the ball, humbly apologizing to Fonda, or, in the film&#8217;s highlight, convincing Lindsay&#8230; to let her take care of the seriously ill Fonda.&#8221; However, in <em>Alternate Oscars<\/em> &#8212; where Peary names Margaret Sullavan in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=46121\"><em>Three Comrades<\/em><\/a> as Best Actress of the Year instead &#8212; he writes that while it&#8217;s &#8220;fun to watch Davis in one of her most ostentatious roles&#8221;, the &#8220;more one sees this hokey film, the less interesting is [her] character&#8221;, a woman who (unlike Scarlett) is &#8220;empty at the core&#8221;. I disagree: Davis&#8217;s Julie is clearly presented as a brash, privileged white woman who is used to having her own way and defying society&#8217;s (often illogical) rules, but she eventually undergoes a character arc that&#8217;s refreshing to behold. With that said, I agree with Peary that the presentation of slaves in this film is distressingly demeaning; and it&#8217;s frustrating not to see Julie&#8217;s oh-so-scandalously-red dress in &#8212; well, red. This isn&#8217;t a great film, but Davis&#8217;s performance &#8212; as well as fine supporting performances by Fay Bainter as Julie&#8217;s aunt and George Brent as her would-be suitor &#8212; makes it worth a one-time look.   <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bette Davis as Julie<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Davis.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Davis.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Davis.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Davis-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Davis-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fay Bainter as Aunt Belle<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Bainter2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Bainter2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Bainter2.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Bainter2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Bainter2-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>George Brent as Buck Cantrell<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Brent.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Brent.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Brent.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Brent-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Brent-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine cinematography and direction<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Ball.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Ball.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Ball.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Ball-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Ball-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Cinematography.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Cinematography-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jezebel-Cinematography-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, once, for its historical relevance as Davis&#8217;s second Oscar-winning role. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oscar Winner or Nominee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0030287\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2016bett.html\">DVD Savant Review (scroll down to second review)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmsite.org\/jeze.html\">FilmSite Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/673\/jezebel#articles-reviews\">TCM Articles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YSWU596UbfU\">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;Marriage, is it? To that washed out little Yankee? Pres is mine &#8212; he&#8217;s always been mine!&#8221; Synopsis: A headstrong Southern belle (Bette Davis) jeopardizes her engagement to a conservative banker (Henry Fonda) by scandalously wearing a red dress to a ball, then experiences extreme jealousy when he marries a woman (Margaret Lindsay) from up north. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Bette Davis Films Deep South Donald Crisp Films Fay Bainter Films George Brent Films Henry Fonda Films Historical Drama&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=45115\"> 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-45115","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\/45115","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=45115"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81578,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45115\/revisions\/81578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}