{"id":93105,"date":"2023-11-09T01:21:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T08:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=93105"},"modified":"2023-11-09T01:21:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T08:21:03","slug":"beguiled-the-1971","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=93105","title":{"rendered":"Beguiled, The (1971)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;ve got the strangest feeling that I&#8217;m some kind of prisoner in a girls&#8217; school.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Poster-199x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-93106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Poster-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Poster-179x270.png 179w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Poster.png 615w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a wounded Yankee colonel (Clint Eastwood) seeks refuge in a southern girls&#8217; school run by middle-aged Miss Martha (Geraldine Page), he quickly finds himself presented with multiple opportunities for flirtations &#8212; including with sexually forward Carol (Jo Ann Harris) and demure Edwina (Elizabeth Hartman).\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>Civil War<\/li>\n<li>Clint Eastwood Films<\/li>\n<li>Don Siegel Films<\/li>\n<li>Elizabeth Hartman Films<\/li>\n<li>Geraldine Page Films<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Strong Females<\/li>\n<li>Womanizers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary writes, &#8220;Don Siegel directed this gothic horror tale (in which females are the &#8216;monsters&#8217;) that surely is one of Clint Eastwood&#8217;s oddest films (and one of his rare money-losers).&#8221; When Eastwood&#8217;s &#8220;injured Yankee soldier&#8221; is suddenly &#8220;surrounded by females of all ages,&#8221; he &#8220;can&#8217;t understand them and underestimates them.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Harris-Eastwood.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Harris-Eastwood-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Harris-Eastwood-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Harris-Eastwood-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Harris-Eastwood-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Harris-Eastwood-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Harris-Eastwood-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Harris-Eastwood.png 1179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Because he&#8217;s &#8220;afraid of being turned over to the rebel army,&#8221; this &#8220;least moral of Eastwood&#8217;s characters lies his way into the passionate hearts&#8221; of numerous women &#8212; but quickly &#8220;learns about the wrath of woman scorned.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Dinner.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Dinner-1024x554.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Dinner-1024x554.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Dinner-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Dinner-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Dinner-768x415.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Dinner-499x270.png 499w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Dinner.png 1171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was very pleasantly surprised to discover that this &#8220;Southern Gothic&#8221; cult classic more than delivers on its potential. The cast &#8212; from Eastwood and Page to all supporting players &#8212; is top-notch; Bruce Surtees&#8217; cinematography is luminous; Lalo Schifrin&#8217;s score is appropriately haunting; and we&#8217;re kept on our toes from the first moments of Albert Maltz&#8217;s screenplay (based on a novel by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomas_P._Cullinan\">Thomas P. Cullinan<\/a>) until the very end. There are numerous twists and turns, unpredictable character arcs, and sequences of genuine horror which nonetheless play out as entirely realistic within this particular bounded universe (I won&#8217;t share any of them here because the fun is in the watching). Be forewarned that nobody here is really who they seem &#8212; and yet they are each, very much, <em>exactly<\/em> who they are.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Apparently this was Don Siegel&#8217;s favorite of all his movies, which makes sense &#8212; though I suppose it also makes sense that viewers at the time expecting more of Eastwood&#8217;s typical action fare would be disappointed (it was a failure at the box office). <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clint Eastwood as Corporal John McBurney<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Eastwood.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Eastwood-1024x554.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Eastwood-1024x554.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Eastwood-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Eastwood-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Eastwood-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Eastwood-499x270.png 499w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Eastwood.png 1166w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Geraldine Page as Miss Martha Farnsworth<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Page2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Page2-1024x551.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Page2-1024x551.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Page2-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Page2-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Page2-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Page2-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Page2.png 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Elizabeth Hartman as Edwina Dabney<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Eastwood-Harman.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Eastwood-Harman-1024x558.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Eastwood-Harman-1024x558.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Eastwood-Harman-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Eastwood-Harman-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Eastwood-Harman-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Eastwood-Harman-495x270.png 495w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Eastwood-Harman.png 1157w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jo Ann Harris as Carol<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Precocious.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Precocious-1024x553.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Precocious-1024x553.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Precocious-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Precocious-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Precocious-768x415.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Precocious-500x270.png 500w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Precocious.png 1179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pamelyn Ferdin as Amy<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Ferdin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Ferdin-1024x551.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Ferdin-1024x551.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Ferdin-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Ferdin-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Ferdin-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Ferdin-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Ferdin.png 1173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mae Mercer as Hallie<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Mercer.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Mercer-1024x556.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Mercer-1024x556.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Mercer-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Mercer-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Mercer-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Mercer-497x270.png 497w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Mercer.png 1165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine location shooting<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Trees.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Trees-1024x552.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"345\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Trees-1024x552.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Trees-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Trees-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Trees-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Trees-501x270.png 501w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Trees.png 1175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bruce Surtees&#8217; cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Cinematography-1024x552.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"345\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-93116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Cinematography-1024x552.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Cinematography-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Cinematography-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Cinematography-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Cinematography-501x270.png 501w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Beguiled-Cinematography.png 1173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lalo Schifrin&#8217;s score <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a strong cult classic by a noted director. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0066819\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=6994&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/horror\/beguiled-1971.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve got the strangest feeling that I&#8217;m some kind of prisoner in a girls&#8217; school.&#8221; Synopsis: When a wounded Yankee colonel (Clint Eastwood) seeks refuge in a southern girls&#8217; school run by middle-aged Miss Martha (Geraldine Page), he quickly finds himself presented with multiple opportunities for flirtations &#8212; including with sexually forward Carol (Jo Ann Harris) and demure Edwina (Elizabeth Hartman). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Civil War Clint Eastwood Films Don Siegel Films Elizabeth Hartman Films Geraldine Page Films&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=93105\"> 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-93105","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\/93105","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=93105"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93126,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93105\/revisions\/93126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=93105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=93105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=93105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}