For our souls sake, it is salutory for us to view it in all its ugly nakedness once in a while. Confidential 1997 loophole 1954 macao 1952 marlowe 1969 mister buddwing 1966. Overview of beyond the forest, 1949, directed by king vidor, with bette davis, joseph cotten, david brian, at turner classic movies. Beyond the forest 1949 is a melodramatic, farfetched camp classic and also a fine example of film noir from director king vidor, with an impressive bombastic. Her power to create a frustrated housewife in small town america in the late 1940s is stunning. On the stand, rosa swears that the death was an accident. The image measures 1930 2935 pixels and is 561 kilobytes large. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. Beyond the forest 1949 by speedracer5, august 22, 2016 in general discussions. In the mill town of loyalton, wisconsin, rosa moline, whose husband lewis is the towns doctor, is on trial for the murder of moose lawson, caretaker of a nearby hunting lodge owned by wealthy chicago industrialist neil latimer. Warner was forced to cancel her contract and davis completed the film, ending 18 years with the studio. Is beyond the forest an overripe and overthetop potboiler or a potent, underrated film noir.
Beyond the forest 1949 the wife bette davis of a wisconsin doctor joseph cotten kills a witness to her affair with an influential man david brian from chicago. Berlin international film festival official website. For our souls sake, it is salutary for us to view it in all its ugly nakedness once in a while. This line is spoken by rosa moline played by bette davis in the film beyond the forest, directed by king vidor 1949 the movie beyond the forest comes with a warning in the first few seconds. This film is much loved in europe, especially france, and this is so because bette davis captures the the spirit of emma bovary when she thrashes out against men at every turn, beginning with her husband, who is a doctor as in the novel. Beyond the forest is a film directed by king vidor with bette davis, joseph cotten, david brian, ruth roman, year. Davis miscast as a frustrated housewife in smalltown usa surveys her drab but actually rather cosy living room, and snarls under her breath. Beyond the forest is a 1949 american film noir directed by king vidor, and featuring bette davis, joseph cotten, david brian, and ruth roman. Beyond the forest quotes,beyond the forest 1949 movie quotes. My wife and i heard bette davis describe this as her least favorite acting job because she was in her opinion too old for the part. Bette davis in beyond the forest film analysis senses of cinema. Rosa, the selfserving wife of a smalltown doctor, gets a better offer when a wealthy bigcity man insists she get a divorce and marry him instead.
Beyond the forest is directed by king vidor and written by lenore j. Resentful of her smalltown life, a married woman schemes to run off with a rich businessman. Beyond the forest 1949 is a melodramatic camp classic and also a fine example of film noir from director king vidor, with an impressive score by max steiner. The single most memorable thing about it being the line, what a dump, famously imitated by elizabeth taylor in whos afraid of virginia woolf beyond the forest, besides having a stupid title, is full of silly. Rosa moline davis is the neglected wife of doctor lewis moline cotten in loyaltown, wisconsin. Beyond the forest is best known by many these days for featuring the nowclassic line, what a dump listed as number 62 on afis 100 greatest movie quotes.
Beyond the forest, bette davis, joseph cotten, david brian. However the film is in standard definition 360p and it is watchable. Beyond the forest 1949 stream and watch online moviefone. Beyond the forest bette davis, joseph cotten, david brian. Beyond the forest with bette davis and joseph cotten is new bill at strand. Beyond the forest approved 1h 37min drama, filmnoir, romance 21 october 1949 usa resentful of her smalltown life, a married woman schemes to run off with a rich businessman. Thats the classic line delivered by bette davis at the halfway point of beyond the forest, her final warner bros.
Beyond the forest is neither an overlooked gem nor a coherent social statement nor merely a camp classic nor is it a representative womens picture, film noir, dreiserian tragedy, or titillating potboiler, though it stirs in or coughs up chunks of each. I basically thought her character was just plain crude and not that interesting. Beyond the forest is the movie that martha in whos afraid of virginia woolf is trying to think of the title of. Approved 1h 37min drama, filmnoir, romance 21 october 1949 usa. Beyond the forest quotes,beyond the forest 1949 director. Beyond the forest 1949 part 1 directed by king vidor with bette davis, joseph cotten, david brian, ruth roman, minor watson, dona drake, regis toomey and sara selby please forgive the print quality best available.
If you want me to finish the film,let me out of my. Warner that she would walk off the production with the picture only half finished. We dont feel sorry for her at all and i would guess davis was very aware of that and did not take to the idea of audiences turning on her. The image measures 19 2937 pixels and is 1477 kilobytes large. The film marks davis last appearance as a contract actress for warner, after eighteen years with the studio. When asked the movie he was discussing, he looked around and then chortled. It is best know for one famous line of dialogue what a dump. Beyond the forest 1949 is a melodramatic, farfetched camp classic and also a fine example of film noir from director king vidor, with an impressive bombastic score by max steiner.
Loose short reimagining of the 1949 film beyond the forest that starred bette davis with her famous one liner what a dump and joseph. It is best known for one famous line of dialogue, and for being bette davis last film for warner bros after 18 years with the studio. Released 1949, beyond the forest stars bette davis, joseph cotten, david brian the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which put. Beyond the forest 1949 trivia 9 add new bette davis was so unhappy over being cast in this film that she threatened warner bros. This movie is a prime example for films which are so bad theyre good again, and even when we. A palestinian family is trapped inside a house commandeered by israeli soldiers. This dvd can be played on a dvdbluray player or pc please note this is an old film and the quality is not going to be high definition quality 720p or above. Gallery of 7 movie poster and cover images for beyond the forest 1949. Brian, ruth roman, dona drake usa 1949 english 96 blackwhite, 35 mm.
Beyond the forest 1949 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. In this film, rosa, the selfserving wife of a smalltown doctor, gets a better offer when a wealthy bigcity man insists she get a divorce and marry him instead. The king vidorbette davis melodrama beyond the forest 1949 is mostly remembered today for a single line of dialogue. With bette davis, joseph cotten, david brian, ruth roman. Beyond the forest movie posters from movie poster shop. Well, at age 42 having lived a little i thought it was an incredibly good movie. Beyond the forest 1949 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
This is my theory of one main reason why davis did not want to do this movie. A lot of dvd players around now are region free which play any dvd region. Beyond the forest is the story of madame bovary by flaubert, and so it is going to be over the top all the way, as is the novel. Crazy credits the film begins after the opening credits with this warning title. Beyond the forest 1949 beyond the forest 1949 user. Trapped in a dull marriage to justgettingby lawyer lewis moline, rosa plots and plans to sexually entrap millionaire industrialist neil latimer. The actress plays one of the baddest, trashiest, and most warped of all femme fatales in this film. She quotes the what a dump line to george and then wants him to help her remember the name of the movie, even providing details from the movie to help jog his memory. Nov 22, 20 bette davis joseph cotten directed by king vidor. This is film noirs madame bovary wherein a provincial housewifes romantic fantasies and big city dreams bring tragedy to everyone in her orbit and its the twisted sister of vincente minnellis ode to flauberts driven, deluded antiheroine, released the same year. Beyond the forest has been ranked 203 times, wins 43.
Beyond the forest 1949 general discussions tcm message. High resolution movie poster image for beyond the forest 1949. Beyond the forest is a 1949 american film noir directed by king vidor and featuring bette davis and joseph cotten. As mentioned in the ebook novel waiting for the real world to. The big short 6 jared vennetts pitch to front point partners jenga blocks scene duration.
All rosa cares about is rosa she as much as says so. Detour is a nasty movie, but beyond the forest blasts well past it by act 3 to become the most hateful film of the 1940s. Buy beyond the forest movie posters from movie poster shop. Beyond the forest shows bette davis at her greatest. It stars bette davis, joseph cotton, david brian, ruth roman, minor watson and regis toomey. Based on a bestselling novel by stuart engstrand, the film. Five months earlier, lewis, rosa and moose travel to the lodge for the weekend. The comedian and the audience all collapsed in hysteria. Bette davis was so unhappy about making this movie that she told jack warner. Rosa squeezes her husbands patients to pay their bills so she can visit. Just curious, but is this movie famous because of whos afraid of virginia woolf. Music is by max steiner and cinematography by robert burks. King vidors delirious beyond the forest is best appreciated as a dry run for bette davis grotesque tourdeforce as baby jane in robert aldrichs blackcomic thriller. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing beyond the forest near you. Soon she demonstrates she is capable of rather deplorable acts including murder. Bette davis, joseph cotten, david brian what a dump. Simon bruce davison, a student at a fictional university in san francisco based on san francisco state college is indifferent to the student protests around him, until walking in on a naked woman kristina holland in his dormitory roommates bed. Thanks, speedracer, for posting your thoughts about this movie. Based on a bestselling novel by stuart engstrand, the film stars davis as rosa moline, a smalltown girl with bigcity ambitions. Beyond the forest quotes,beyond the forest 1949 movie. It is best known for one famous line of dialogue, and for being bette davis last film for warner bros after 18 years.
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