Becky Sharp (1935)

“(YT) No hay pierde con Mamoulian, menos a colores en esta primera explosión cromática completa del cine restaurada por la Ucla. Cierta pesantez por la tecnología del Technicolor pero hay una escena en azul preciosa, detalles delicados, Hopkins y su personaje son disruptivos” read more

Cedric Hardwicke - Movies I’ve Viewed (27 person items)

" Miriam Hopkins and ..."

An average movie

“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was available on YouTube, I thought I might as well check it out. It is usually considered as a major milestone in motion picture history because it was the very first movie shot in Technicolor. Well, the damned thing sure looked pretty good but I’m not sure if I really cared about the story though. In fact, it’s only when the movie started that I realized that Becky Sharp was actually the main character of ‘Vanity Fair’. Eventually, it turned out that this movie was in fact an adaptation of a play adapted from this book. Well, I’m not surprised that it was based on a play since the performances of all the actors were quite theatrical and the end-result was slightly jarring. Basically, instead of tal” read more

1001 Movies ... my own version (1930's) (90 movies items)

" Notes: It is usually considered as a major milestone in motion picture history because it was the very first movie shot in Technicolor. Well, the damned thing sure looked pretty good but I’m not sure if I really cared about the story though. In fact, it’s only when the movie started that I realized that Becky Sharp was actually the main character of ‘Vanity Fair’. Eventually, it turned out that this movie was in fact an adaptation of a play adapted from this book. Well, I’m not surpr"

1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe (1001 movies items)

" Notes: It is usually considered as a major milestone in motion picture history because it was the very first movie shot in Technicolor. Well, the damned thing sure looked pretty good but I’m not sure if I really cared about the story though. In fact, it’s only when the movie started that I realized that Becky Sharp was actually the main character of ‘Vanity Fair’. Eventually, it turned out that this movie was in fact an adaptation of a play adapted from this book. Well, I’m not surpr"

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" *First feature-length film in three-strip Technicolor."