{"id":8866,"date":"2009-08-06T15:03:44","date_gmt":"2009-08-06T22:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=8866"},"modified":"2021-01-15T10:08:57","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T17:08:57","slug":"bluebeards-eighth-wife-1938","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=8866","title":{"rendered":"Bluebeard&#8217;s Eighth Wife (1938)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The minute I saw you in that store, I said to myself, &#8216;There&#8217;s the girl I&#8217;m going to marry.'&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/Bluebeards-Eighth-Wife-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/Bluebeards-Eighth-Wife-Poster-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-63450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/Bluebeards-Eighth-Wife-Poster-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/Bluebeards-Eighth-Wife-Poster-92x128.jpg 92w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/Bluebeards-Eighth-Wife-Poster-194x270.jpg 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/Bluebeards-Eighth-Wife-Poster.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA multi-millionaire (Gary Cooper) with seven failed marriages successfully woos a poor French noblewoman (Claudette Colbert) &#8212; but when she discovers his history of offering $50,000 &#8220;contracts&#8221; to his wives in case of divorce, she bitterly decides to call him on his own game, and make his life as miserable as possible until he divorces her.\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>Claudette Colbert Films<\/li>\n<li>Cross Class Romance<\/li>\n<li>David Niven Films<\/li>\n<li>Ernst Lubitsch Films<\/li>\n<li>Gary Cooper Films<\/li>\n<li>Marital Problems<\/li>\n<li>Millionaires<\/li>\n<li>Romantic Comedy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nWith a screenplay by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder, and Ernst Lubitsch behind the camera, one would expect this romantic comedy to be a delightful souffle &#8212; but despite containing all the right ingredients, it falls surprisingly flat. The core problem is that we never believe in Cooper and Colbert&#8217;s romance (which is all an elaborate set-up anyway): she&#8217;s rightfully wary of him from the get-go, and her sudden willingness to marry him &#8212; after a couple of predictable flip-flops &#8212; simply doesn&#8217;t ring true. Brackett and Wilder&#8217;s scripted repartee is occasionally witty, but their overall conceit wears thin immediately &#8212; and while typecast Colbert is appropriately feisty as a woman who refuses to believe in marriage as a commodity, Cooper is as much of a stiff lug as always. No need to bother with this one. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Occasionally clever dialogue: &#8220;I&#8217;ll fight you with every vegetable at my disposal!&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/bew-repartee.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/bew-repartee.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8870\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; only diehard Lubitsch fans need seek this one out.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0029929\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1938\/03\/24\/archives\/the-screen-in-review-gary-cooper-comes-a-cropper-in-bluebeards.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/bluebeards-eighth-wife\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The minute I saw you in that store, I said to myself, &#8216;There&#8217;s the girl I&#8217;m going to marry.&#8217;&#8221; Synopsis: A multi-millionaire (Gary Cooper) with seven failed marriages successfully woos a poor French noblewoman (Claudette Colbert) &#8212; but when she discovers his history of offering $50,000 &#8220;contracts&#8221; to his wives in case of divorce, she bitterly decides to call him on his own game, and make his life as miserable as possible until he divorces her. 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