Reviews

Old films are always worth watching, if you want to be a student of films. It has a young Mary Astor, very beautiful indeed. Donald Crisp is the director. He was a much better actor. The performances are very wooden and stiff which is typical for early talkies. They were still learning how to say dialog. The emotions are overdone physically, because most of the actors came from the silent era where facial expressions and gestures had to replace dialog. Watch Mary Astor in one of her later silents and watch her early talkies. But watching these old films gives us a window into the past that we cannot get any other way.

It follows the 1968 version fairly well. Keanu Reeves was better than Anthony Newly, except Anthony Newly sang better. Charlize Theron is gorgeous in the role. You should see the 1968 version for comparison. Off Topic: They should remake VERTIGO, with Charlize Theron as Madeleine. JMHO