{"id":49402,"date":"2020-07-17T08:46:01","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T15:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49402"},"modified":"2021-02-05T17:22:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T00:22:20","slug":"rose-tattoo-the-1955","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49402","title":{"rendered":"Rose Tattoo, The (1955)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Is it my fault you&#8217;ve been a widow too long?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Poster-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-49403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Poster-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Poster.jpg 651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA widowed Italian-American seamstress (Anna Magnani) is wooed by an insistent suitor (Burt Lancaster) while her beautiful young daughter (Marisa Pavan) begins dating an earnest sailor (Ben Cooper).\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>Anna Magnani Films<\/li>\n<li>Burt Lancaster Films<\/li>\n<li>Play Adaptations<\/li>\n<li>Tennessee Williams Films<\/li>\n<li>Widows and Widowers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nTennessee Williams wrote <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Rose_Tattoo\"><em>The Rose Tattoo<\/em><\/a> specifically with Anna Magnani in mind for the lead, but she wasn&#8217;t comfortable taking on the role until she had time to practice her English; when the Broadway play was turned into a film, she won an Oscar for her moving, &#8220;highly emotional&#8221; portrayal of Serafina Delle Rose. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Magnani3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Magnani3-1024x574.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Magnani3-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Magnani3-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Magnani3-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Magnani3-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Magnani3-1536x861.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Magnani3-482x270.png 482w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Magnani3.png 1811w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary doesn&#8217;t review <em>The Rose Tattoo<\/em> in his <em>GFTFF<\/em>, but he does name Magnani Best Actress of the Year in his <em>Alternate Oscars<\/em>, where he concedes that while the film itself &#8220;doesn&#8217;t really hold up today&#8221;, &#8220;Magnani is still amazing to watch&#8221;. He adds: &#8220;There was no one else like her on the American screen. She holds nothing back; her performance is vibrant, lusty, [and] witty.&#8221; While Lancaster&#8217;s &#8220;extremely aggressive, not-too-bright trucker&#8221; is simply annoying (this falls squarely into the category of his &#8220;just too much&#8221; performances):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Lancaster3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Lancaster3-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Lancaster3-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Lancaster3-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Lancaster3-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Lancaster3-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Lancaster3-1536x860.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Lancaster3-482x270.png 482w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Lancaster3.png 1813w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; it is indeed &#8220;a treat to see Magnani&#8217;s character finally let herself laugh and be happy with him&#8221; because &#8220;this actress had the uncanny ability to make us feel whatever emotions her women feel&#8221;. <em>The Rose Tattoo<\/em>&#8216;s storyline isn&#8217;t particularly compelling &#8212; Serafina needs to face up to her former husband&#8217;s infidelity and move on, and of course her daughter should be free to make her own romantic choices &#8212; but Magnani&#8217;s performance alone does indeed make the film a must-see. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anna Magnani as Serafina<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Magnani-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Magnani-1-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Magnani-1-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Magnani-1-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Magnani-1-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Magnani-1-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Magnani-1-1536x860.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Magnani-1-482x270.png 482w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Magnani-1.png 1813w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>James Wong Howe&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Cinematography2-1024x571.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Cinematography2-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Cinematography2-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Cinematography2-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Cinematography2-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Cinematography2-1536x857.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Cinematography2-484x270.png 484w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rose-Tattoo-Cinematography2.png 1813w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for Magnani&#8217;s performance. Listed as a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<li>Oscar Winner or Nominee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0048563\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1955\/12\/13\/archives\/anna-magnani-triumphs-in-rose-tattoo-film-version-of-play-by.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcm.com\/this-month\/article\/87971%7C0\/The-Rose-Tattoo.html\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1385rose.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Is it my fault you&#8217;ve been a widow too long?&#8221; Synopsis: A widowed Italian-American seamstress (Anna Magnani) is wooed by an insistent suitor (Burt Lancaster) while her beautiful young daughter (Marisa Pavan) begins dating an earnest sailor (Ben Cooper). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Anna Magnani Films Burt Lancaster Films Play Adaptations Tennessee Williams Films Widows and Widowers Review: Tennessee Williams wrote The Rose Tattoo specifically with Anna Magnani in mind for the lead, but she wasn&#8217;t comfortable taking on&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49402\"> 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-49402","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\/49402","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=49402"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69039,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49402\/revisions\/69039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}