The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
I know it makes me sound like a terrible person, but I just didn’t like The Diary of Anne Frank. It’s a terribly depressing story! I can’t imagine actually enjoying watching this movie and wanting to watch it over and over again. Everyone knows how it turns out, and if someone doesn’t, they might enjoy watching it even less.
Millie Perkins made her film debut as the titular character, and while she does possess a great amount of confidence in front of the camera, she isn’t really convincing as Anne Frank. She was twenty portraying a thirteen-year-old, and much, much prettier than the real girl. I couldn’t help but think Hollywood wanted to draw audiences by casting an international model in the lead, which shouldn’t be the point of the film. And, although filmed in stark black and white, the cinematography seemed to “glamorize” the attic. Critics have complimented George Stevens’s direction, but it felt too sanitized. If you’re focused on the framing of the wooden beams, you’re not immersed in the story and the characters.
Shelley Winters, Joseph Schildkraut, Lou Jacobi, Richard Beymer, Diane Baker, Gusti Huber, and Ed Wynn are the other Jewish family members and friends who are being hidden from the Nazis. Virtually the entire movie takes place in the small attic, but even though two years pass within the running time of the movie, Millie still looked too old for the part. The film was a great success, though, winning two Oscars for 1959 and earning five additional nominations. It is a classic, so if you’re reading the book or play in school, that would be a good time to rent the movie just to say you’ve seen it.
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Millie Perkins made her film debut as the titular character, and while she does possess a great amount of confidence in front of the camera, she isn’t really convincing as Anne Frank. She was twenty portraying a thirteen-year-old, and much, much prettier than the real girl. I couldn’t help but think Hollywood wanted to draw audiences by casting an international model in the lead, which shouldn’t be the point of the film. And, although filmed in stark black and white, the cinematography seemed to “glamorize” the attic. Critics have complimented George Stevens’s direction, but it felt too sanitized. If you’re focused on the framing of the wooden beams, you’re not immersed in the story and the characters.
Shelley Winters, Joseph Schildkraut, Lou Jacobi, Richard Beymer, Diane Baker, Gusti Huber, and Ed Wynn are the other Jewish family members and friends who are being hidden from the Nazis. Virtually the entire movie takes place in the small attic, but even though two years pass within the running time of the movie, Millie still looked too old for the part. The film was a great success, though, winning two Oscars for 1959 and earning five additional nominations. It is a classic, so if you’re reading the book or play in school, that would be a good time to rent the movie just to say you’ve seen it.
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "Jack" for posting!
More Shelley Winters movies here!