
In this family saga, Mrs. Parkington recounts the story of her life, beginning as a hotel maid in frontier Nevada where she is swept off her feet by mine owner and financier Augustus Parkington. He moves them to New York, tries to remake her into a society woman, and establishes their home among the wealthiest of New York's high society. Family and social life is not always peaceful, however, and she guides us, in flashbacks, through the rises and falls of the Parkington family fortunes.
关注点竟然是煤气灯,同时期的美国真的好发达。女主一吹刘海我就出戏。
苏西有足够的魅力,盖斯也足够爱苏西,所以这个豪门故事居然挺温馨的。不过孙女婿挪用公款又没有正当的理由,这没法和盖斯的胆识相比吧,虽然盖斯也在金融市场上搞过别人,但起码是大家愿赌服输,他挪用公款就是贼了。就算不惦记她的财产,也不能认同她拿钱去给贼脱罪的行为。
古早玛丽苏。
Gladys Cooper在这部里非常美,嘉逊和皮金的戏穿插得太琐碎了看得人有点燥
嘉逊银幕形象最过时的地方在于,她的角色总在颂扬女性对丈夫的顺从、对家庭完全的无私奉献,这部因为加上了男女主阶级上的差异(男强女弱)、丈夫出轨的情节,妻子更突出地处于从属地位(片中甚至直接有“他拥有我”这样的台词),价值观也更令人难以接受。“有两件事你可以相信:我会一直是个混蛋,我会一直爱你。”男主对女主的这种表白,简直可以直接用到《煤气灯下》《新婚浩劫》之类的影片里。