{"id":88310,"date":"2022-11-20T22:52:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T05:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=88310"},"modified":"2022-11-20T22:52:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T05:52:21","slug":"two-for-the-seesaw-1962","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=88310","title":{"rendered":"Two for the Seesaw (1962)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You do all the giving &#8212; because what I have to give, you don&#8217;t want.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-Poster-197x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-88311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-Poster-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-Poster-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-Poster.png 623w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA lawyer (Robert Mitchum) separated from his wife back in Nebraska begins dating a quirky young woman (Shirley MacLaine) he meets in New York City, and the two begin a rocky, unconventional romance.\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>Divorce<\/li>\n<li>New York City<\/li>\n<li>Play Adaptation<\/li>\n<li>Robert Mitchum Films<\/li>\n<li>Robert Wise Films<\/li>\n<li>Romance<\/li>\n<li>Shirley MacLaine Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nRobert Wise directed this adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Two_for_the_Seesaw_(play)\">a play by William Gibson<\/a> (originally starring Henry Fonda and Anne Bancroft) about an unconventional couple whose relationship is tinged throughout by doubt. The story is a simple but nicely told tale of two adults who value one another while recognizing their challenges and differences &#8212; and we&#8217;re left in suspense about how things will end for them. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-Still-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-88317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-Still-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-Still-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-Still-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-Still-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-Still-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-Still.png 1287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not must-see viewing, but it&#8217;s worth a one-time look for fans of the stars (who embarked upon a three-year romance in real life after meeting on this set, and demonstrate some genuine chemistry). <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shirley MacLaine as Gittel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-MacLaine.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-MacLaine-1024x433.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"271\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-88314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-MacLaine-1024x433.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-MacLaine-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-MacLaine-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-MacLaine-768x325.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-MacLaine-604x256.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-MacLaine.png 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ted McCord&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-Studio.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-Studio-1024x429.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"268\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-88313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-Studio-1024x429.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-Studio-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-Studio-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-Studio-768x322.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-Studio-604x253.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Two-for-the-Seesaw-Studio.png 1295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s worth a one-time look. Listed as a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0056626\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/94194\/two-for-the-seesaw#articles-reviews?articleId=31561\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You do all the giving &#8212; because what I have to give, you don&#8217;t want.&#8221; Synopsis: A lawyer (Robert Mitchum) separated from his wife back in Nebraska begins dating a quirky young woman (Shirley MacLaine) he meets in New York City, and the two begin a rocky, unconventional romance. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Divorce New York City Play Adaptation Robert Mitchum Films Robert Wise Films Romance Shirley MacLaine Films Review: Robert Wise directed this adaptation of a play by&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=88310\"> 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-88310","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\/88310","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=88310"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88319,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88310\/revisions\/88319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=88310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=88310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=88310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}