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Post by karina on Nov 27, 2005 12:34:09 GMT -5
I've yet to see this film, but just came across this amusing anecdote:
A confrontation between Elia Kazan and Louis B. Mayer during Kazan's shooting of "The Sea of Grass," concerning Katharine Hepburn's crying scene:
MAYER. She cries too much.
KAZAN. But that is the scene, Mr. Mayer.
MAYER. But the channel of her tears is wrong.
KAZAN. What do you mean?
MAYER. The channel of her tears goes too close to her nostril, it looks like it's coming out of her nose like snot.
KAZAN. Jesus, I can't do anything with the channel of her tears.
MAYER. Young man: you have one thing to learn. We are in the business of making beautiful pictures of beautiful people and anybody who does not acknowledge that should not be in this business.
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Post by Shaun on Nov 27, 2005 12:39:46 GMT -5
;D funny! I've never noticed the "channel of her tears," I'll have to pay closer attention next time.
Sea of Grass was good, but it isn't my favorite Tracy/Hepburn film. Karina, this has got to be one of the few Hepburn movies that you haven't seen. Am I right?
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Post by karina on Nov 27, 2005 12:54:24 GMT -5
Yup, although I've not seen as many as some members - still got 4 films and 3 of her TV films to go.
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Post by HollywoodHepcat on Nov 27, 2005 13:41:15 GMT -5
Wow! I can't wait till the day when I can say that! So far, I've only seen 38.  As far as the SOG is concerned. It has its moments, as all KathnSpence movies do, but I found myself totally depressed at the end of it. There are some "Awww. Oh. My. God. Awwwwwwww!!" moments that I won't spoil. I save that movie for when I feel the need for a good cry, though. From what I understand, it wasn't even the original ending? |
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Post by Shaun on Nov 27, 2005 16:22:11 GMT -5
I can't wait until the day I can say that Amber. I've only seen 25 KH movies so far. I wonder how long it will take for me to see all 53?
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Post by Sherry on Nov 27, 2005 23:36:28 GMT -5
Karina:
SOG is a much better film than most people think. It's a sad romance between people who are opposites and come from very different backgrounds and Kate and Spence play their roles well. This was the first film Elia Kazan directed. His notion of film making and the MGM method of film making did not mesh. He bitched that they didn't allow him to film on location, he bitched about Walter Plunkett's costumes (which are gorgeous and authentic to the time period) and he bitched that Spencer looked "too fat" to play a cattleman in the New Mexico territory -- basically he didn't like making a film the MGM way. Some of the bad rap on this film came from his pen and his mouth but the reality is, he was not the right director for this film nor was he the correct director for Kate and Spencer who loathed the Method which was the acting background with which Kazan was familiar. MGM wasn't happy with the result but released it anyway after having it sit for two years.
Truth is -- it's an interesting story about two people in love who have differing wants, needs, and a vision of their life together and it was rather daring in the way it presented the wife's affair and the birth of the child and the price she paid for that infidelity. This wasn't the type of film that MGM usually made. Spencer Tracy wanted to make this film which is one of the reasons it saw the light of day.
This film like KOTF is serious -- not the romantic comedy battle of the sexes which came to be the standard plot device of Tracy-Hepburn films but it is a good film in which we get to see them address a serious issue and play together beautifully in a very bittersweet love story.
I hope that everyone has the opportunity to see this film and appreciate not only ST and Kate's performances but also those of Melvyn Douglas, Harry Carey, Edgar Buchanan and Robert Walker.
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Post by guesttoo on Nov 28, 2005 0:47:18 GMT -5
Sea of Grass was filmed between May and September of 1946 and released in February, 1947. It wasn't held by MGM for two years. It was one of the most successful films of 1947 grossing $3,650,000.
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Post by karina on Nov 28, 2005 5:29:59 GMT -5
Thanks for the review Sherry - look more forward to seeing this now if I ever get the chance. Now that my daughter's subscribed to a certain pay satellite package available in the region (unlike her poor parents  ), I'm hoping she'll eventually be able to record most of the remaining not-yet-seen KH films for me  |
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Post by Shaun on Nov 28, 2005 16:08:47 GMT -5
The sets are beautiful. Especially the outdoor ones. There's another reason to see this one |
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Post by Cate on Nov 29, 2005 3:58:11 GMT -5
Nice review Sherry I liked the movie. The sets were beautiful even though I can drive 10 minutes out of my town and see the same thing ;D It has a surprising plot for that day, I think. And leave it to Kate to bring an issue like that to the screen. -- not that I'm solely crediting her but you get my drift. |
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Post by dreamer on Dec 11, 2006 11:22:48 GMT -5
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Post by dreamer on Dec 11, 2006 11:24:48 GMT -5
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Post by dreamer on Dec 11, 2006 11:27:17 GMT -5
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Post by dreamer on Dec 18, 2006 8:59:16 GMT -5
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Post by dreamer on May 25, 2007 13:03:01 GMT -5
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), I'm hoping she'll eventually be able to record most of the remaining not-yet-seen KH films for me 
