Old Acquaintance

Vincent Sherman: Old Acquaintance (US 1943) avec Miriam Hopkins et Bette Davis.

L'impossible amour / Ystävättäriä / Väninnor.
Vincent Sherman / États-Unis / 1943 / 110 min / 35 mm / VOSTF
D'après la pièce Old Acquaintance de John Van Druten.
Avec Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins, Gig Young.
La Cinémathèque française : Rétrospective Warner Bros., fabrique de stars
Séance présentée par Serge Chauvin
Salle Henri Langlois, samedi 8 avril 2023, 19h30 21h20
Kit Marlowe, romancière confirmée, fait publier le roman de son amie d'enfance Millie Drake, qui devient un best-seller. Mais Millie ne se rend pas compte que son mari se détache d'elle et tombe amoureux de Kit.

AA: The first film adaptation of John Van Druten's popular play provides an excellent role for Bette Davis in her most golden period (Jezebel, The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, The Letter, The Little Foxes, Now, Voyager). This time, she is not the bitch: instead, Miriam Hopkins is cast in that role. Bette Davis as Kit is the voice of reason and sanity in contrast to Miriam Hopkins's Millie. The story is about the best friends whose closeness has been forged in childhood, and who have become rivals and competitors in work and perhaps love. Many decades are covered. The mystery remains. Kit and Millie have formed each other, which is why they are inseparable.

I also like George Cukor's remake Rich and Famous starring Jacqueline Bisset and Candice Bergen with Meg Ryan in her acting debut as Candice Bergen's daughter. Its finale opens the door to a possible novel twist about the friendship of the women.