Bucky-8
Joined Nov 1999
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This film depicting two elderly sisters nearing the end of their lives at their Maine summer home is moving, but not maudlin. Bette Davis (Libby) and Lillian Gish (Sarah) are outstanding in their roles. The effects of Miss Davis' recent real-life stroke only add to the poignancy of her performance.
Deliberately and lovingly paced by director Lindsay Anderson, the story reveals how the sisters interact with a dispossessed Russian aristocrat played by Vincent Price, neighbor Ann Sothern, and handyman Harry Carey Jr. during a day at their island cottage. The tension between the bitter Libby and sunny Sarah doesn't obscure the underlying subtle affection they have for each other.
The Whales of August is a crowning achievement for Lillian Gish and Bette Davis at the end of their long careers.
Deliberately and lovingly paced by director Lindsay Anderson, the story reveals how the sisters interact with a dispossessed Russian aristocrat played by Vincent Price, neighbor Ann Sothern, and handyman Harry Carey Jr. during a day at their island cottage. The tension between the bitter Libby and sunny Sarah doesn't obscure the underlying subtle affection they have for each other.
The Whales of August is a crowning achievement for Lillian Gish and Bette Davis at the end of their long careers.
