tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post3668259281845175652..comments2023-11-28T15:20:59.369-05:00Comments on Cinema Viewfinder: Jean SimmonsTony Dayoubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-46550356880788581952010-01-23T16:07:02.732-05:002010-01-23T16:07:02.732-05:00Preminger's noirs are a great place to start, ...Preminger's noirs are a great place to start, including <i>Angel Face</i>. He's one of my favorites, but that film has such amazing central performances, including Simmons, that it'd probably be worth seeing no matter who made it. She has real ferocity and raw energy in that film.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-7334062128417561472010-01-23T16:06:15.733-05:002010-01-23T16:06:15.733-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-69594550861194893902010-01-23T14:29:35.595-05:002010-01-23T14:29:35.595-05:00Yeah, Ed, isn't that dance something?
ANGEL F...Yeah, Ed, isn't that dance something?<br /><br />ANGEL FACE is a picture I've yet to see. Preminger is one of my blind spots. Thanks for suggesting it.Tony Dayoubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-80774680461649955492010-01-23T10:53:26.560-05:002010-01-23T10:53:26.560-05:00I'll always remember her, of course for that d...I'll always remember her, of course for that dance in <i>Black Narcissus</i>, and her sullen, near-silent performance throughout that film in general. Even more than that, she made an impression as the ultimate femme fatale in Preminger's <i>Angel Face</i>, where the intensity in those dark eyes of her conveyed the madness and attraction of her deadly character.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.com