Stella Dallas | Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles | Brilliant, story of mother love, sacrifice, and...

Stella Dallas | Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles | Stella Dallas

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Stella Dallas

	Stella Dallas Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles Hbo Home Video, 1999 average customer review:based on 32 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Barbara Stanwyck gave one of her inimitable and wonderfully enigmatic performances as a mill worker who marries her way into high society and soon experiences layers of frustration. Channeling her restlessness, she soon makes a positive though highly self-sacrificial decision on her daughter's behalf, and endures the agony of being replaced in her husband's life by an old, blue-blooded flame. King Vidor (The Crowd) directs with a fascinating sense of duality about Stanwyck's character: is her lower-caste vulgarity something to sneer at or something to applaud for the contrast she presents to the mannered upper classes? Stanwyck plays the riddle brilliantly, right down to the final moment of her character's weird self-satisfaction at being ostracized from her daughter's honeyed life. --Tom Keogh

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Brilliant, story of mother love, sacrifice, and social class differences....

"Stella Dallas" is one of my favorite all-time, great classic films from the studios of Samuel Goldwyn. Barbara Stanwyck claimed in a future interview that S.D. was her favorite role...I most certainly agree. Aside from her roles in "Sorry, Wrong Number," "Double Idemnity," and even her Victoria Barkley role on T.V.'s "The Big Valley," Stanwyck made her strong impression on Depression era audiences with her portrayal of mill worker turned social climber S.D., making her all, so colorful and full of life. When she realizes that she is standing in the way of daughter Laurel's (Anne Shirley) happiness, she hears the gossip from Laurel's friends on a train ride and decides to let go of her only child so that she can seek her own happiiness with her upper-class boyfriend (Tim Holt); meanwhile, Stella connects with old blue-blooded pal Ed Munn (Alan Hale, Sr.), whose hard drinking and horse playing only Stella can relate to more than ex-husband Stephen Dallas (John Boles), Harvard-educated industrialist. Also, Anne Shirley's performance, which earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress, was just as glittering as co-star Barbara Stanwyck's (Best Actress Nominee). The chemistry between the two was never better. It's timeless. As is this film, that spawned a long-running radio series. It put the "soap" in soap opera.

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Stella Dallas

Excellent movie. I was delighted to find out that this movie was on DVD. I could only find this classic movie only available here. Be aware to shed some tears because this movie is well worth it. Good value for my money.

A dazzling performance, an amazing film

Barbara Stanwyck secured her place in film history with this story of a selfless mother living her life through her daughter (Anne Shirley). As a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, Stanwyck flirts with, and then ends up marrying a local businessman (John Boles), several steps above her station. Not long after their union, it becomes apparent that their personalities, goals, and temperments just don't mix. Her husband asks for a divorce, but Stanwyck is determined to raise their daughter on her own (with financial help from her husband, of course) with good results. Stanwyck's performance hits all the right notes, and even though the film is dated in some ways, her performance isn't. Stanwyck's honesty and warmth shine through today as they did in 1937. It's amazing she didn't win the Academy Award for this amazing and nuanced performance.

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A wonderful mom story.

The mom (Barbara Stanwyck) is a tacky, tastless woman, but loves her little daughter so very much that she makes what I consider to be the ultimate sacrafice. I won't ruin the end for you by saying what she does, but it is one of my favorite old movies.

Don't bother with the re-make, which I believe was done in the 90's sometime. It's a terrible dissapointment.

Nice but not the best

The movie itself is the best,,,Barbara is awesome but the quality of the movie is not the best..Otherwise I love it.

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