list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around A Life of Her Own on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/A_Life_of_Her_Own/20298/default.aspx Title: A Life of Her Own
Year: 1950
Director: George Cukor
Plot: Lana Turner stars as an ambitious model who seeks her fortune in New York City. She is befriended by over-the-hill cover-girl Ann Dvorak, whose performance carries the story until she commits suicide twenty minutes into the film. Turner promises herself that she won't end up burned out like Dvorak, but as her fame grows, she is inexorably drawn into the hectic social whirl that sealed Dvorak's doom. Enjoying the favors of wealthy Ray Milland, Turner seeks out Milland's wife (Margaret Phillips), hoping to convince the woman to give up her husband. When she meets the crippled Mrs. Milland, Turner is made painfully aware of the length and breadth of the woman's love for her husband. Turner pulls out of the relationship, and we are encouraged to believe that hers will be a much happier and more fulfilling life than that of the unfortunate Ann Dvorak (ironically, in real life Ann Dvorak's final days were relatively contented ones, while Lana Turner spent her twilight years wondering where the looks, the men and the money had gone). Though not so noted in the credits, A Life of Her Own was inspired by The Abiding Vision, a novel by Rebecca West. Bronislau Kaper's musical score was later recycled for the 1951 MGM romantic drama Invitation. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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]]>Fri, 19 May 2006 19:06:23 GMTA Life of Her Own1950George Cukor<a href="/players/P____72175/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Lana Turner</a> stars as an ambitious model who seeks her fortune in New York City. She is befriended by over-the-hill cover-girl <a href="/players/P____20860/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Ann Dvorak</a>, whose performance carries the story until she commits suicide twenty minutes into the film. Turner promises herself that she won't end up burned out like Dvorak, but as her fame grows, she is inexorably drawn into the hectic social whirl that sealed Dvorak's doom. Enjoying the favors of wealthy <a href="/players/P___102824/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Ray Milland</a>, Turner seeks out Milland's wife (Margaret Phillips), hoping to convince the woman to give up her husband. When she meets the crippled Mrs. Milland, Turner is made painfully aware of the length and breadth of the woman's love for her husband. Turner pulls out of the relationship, and we are encouraged to believe that hers will be a much happier and more fulfilling life than that of the unfortunate <a href="/players/P____20860/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Ann Dvorak</a> (ironically, in real life <a href="/players/P____20860/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Ann Dvorak</a>'s final days were relatively contented ones, while <a href="/players/P____72175/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Lana Turner</a> spent her twilight years wondering where the looks, the men and the money had gone). Though not so noted in the credits, A Life of Her Own was inspired by The Abiding Vision, a novel by Rebecca West. <a href="/players/P____96724/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Bronislau Kaper</a>'s musical score was later recycled for the 1951 MGM romantic drama <a href=/films/61983/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Invitation</a>. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide4Slightly Tagged (1-5)12http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/v61999p292x.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/A_Life_of_Her_Own/20298/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/love/MemberTagFilms.aspxlove
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