tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post941824739257282011..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: It Tolls for TheeSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-61061397451661769932016-01-31T12:43:19.215-06:002016-01-31T12:43:19.215-06:00"Maria is a simp" could be the defining ..."Maria is a simp" could be the defining phrase of virtually all of Hemingway's female characters, changing the name as appropriate. I was braced for it coming into this, but it doesn't make anything easier to realize just how lunkheadedly the man wrote his women characters.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-18281894064610211612016-01-31T09:17:36.921-06:002016-01-31T09:17:36.921-06:00It took me a couple of passes to get through this ...It took me a couple of passes to get through this and when I finally did it was not a rewarding experience. Paxinou was fine but otherwise I thought this was a lumbering bore. <br /><br />Hard to believe that Ingrid Bergman was nominated for this the same year she gave a much deeper and varied performance in Casablanca. This had the prestige of course, Bergman has pursued the part doggedly and Hemingway was venerated then as now but the whole film is unending and Maria is a simp for someone whose backstory is so complex.joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.com