Cynara (1932)
Certain actors have two sides to them: the side you love and the side you can’t stand. With Ronald Colman, there’s the side that’s passionate and compelling; you can find him in A Double Life and A Tale of Two Cities. There’s the other side that’s aloof and would rather do anything else in the world than rattle off lines in front of a camera; you can find him in Cynara. He plays a barrister whose life is in shambles. His marriage to Kay Francis is falling apart, and his career has been ruined. Why? You’ll have to watch his flashback, and his pained expressions – although, they seem to be expressing pain that he has to be in this movie.
In the flashback, we see that Ronald and Kay had a bad marriage anyway. He was faithful, but she was not. What was good for the gander was apparently not good the goose, for when he finally falls in love with another woman, Kay gets really upset. In a way, I understand her frustration. Couldn’t he be a little less predictable about it? He meets Phyllis Barry in a swimsuit competition and is dazzled by her “personality.” It’s not very convincing that she’s the love of his life and Kay is stifling him.
Ronald also seems intent on giving off zero chemistry with the women in the movie. It’s as if he read the script and asked the director, “Do I have to make love to these women? Oh well.” If you’re new to his movies, don’t watch this one first. You won’t be able to stand him!
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In the flashback, we see that Ronald and Kay had a bad marriage anyway. He was faithful, but she was not. What was good for the gander was apparently not good the goose, for when he finally falls in love with another woman, Kay gets really upset. In a way, I understand her frustration. Couldn’t he be a little less predictable about it? He meets Phyllis Barry in a swimsuit competition and is dazzled by her “personality.” It’s not very convincing that she’s the love of his life and Kay is stifling him.
Ronald also seems intent on giving off zero chemistry with the women in the movie. It’s as if he read the script and asked the director, “Do I have to make love to these women? Oh well.” If you’re new to his movies, don’t watch this one first. You won’t be able to stand him!
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "Marie Antonieta" for posting!
More Kay Francis movies here!