Monday, January 24, 2005

Man's Castle


Man's Castle. Loretta Young (Trina), Spencer Tracy (Bill). Please click to enlarge the image.

US © 1933 Columbia. P+D: Frank Borzage. SC: Jo Swerling. DP: Joseph August. Starring Spencer Tracy (Bill), Loretta Young (Trina), Glenda Farrell (Fay La Rue). 79 min.
    Viewed at SEA, Orion, Helsinki, 23 Jan 2005.

The always surprising intimate romantic masterpiece by Borzage from the depths of the Great Depression. Never forgetting the grim conditions of reality, Borzage celebrates the power of transcendence. A major example of Hollywood before the code: after 1934, it was usually distributed in cut and changed versions. ****

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