tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743841912028246535.post3121213217998404587..comments2023-10-10T06:48:40.299-03:00Comments on the feminist librarian: movienotes: holiday (1938)annajcookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17573723390785613915noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743841912028246535.post-81756078657430868032010-11-10T10:06:24.140-04:002010-11-10T10:06:24.140-04:00Good question, soirore. It's hard to predict w...Good question, soirore. It's hard to predict what other folks are going to find embarrassing and/or frustrating so I hesitate to render a verdict. <br /><br />However, if you found Hepburn's character in <i>Bringing Up Baby</i> cringe-inducing, this might not be the film for you. I'd say her character in <i>Holiday</i> isn't as well developed. here. Linda is a young woman trapped in adolescence, essentially. In her former playroom in her father's house. She's rejected (it's implied) growing up if growing up equals the life of the society wife (which her younger sister Julia is embracing). Johnny then comes along and offers her a glimpse of another kind of adulthood. So Linda rescues herself by attaching herself to Johnny -- first by trying to bring him into the family and, when that threatens to change him, encouraging him to break away from Julia's plans for him.<br /><br />There's a lot to cringe at, yes. This certainly doesn't have the depth of some of Hepburn's later work (<i>Woman of the Year</i> for example, however problematic some of its narrative claims about women, work and relationships). If I was looking for a completely satisfying romance, I probably wouldn't pick this. But if I was looking for an interesting example of 1930s depictions of romance and attitudes toward work and money, with humor, good acting and charm thrown in, it's definitely worth checking out.annajcookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17573723390785613915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743841912028246535.post-79191767221672731532010-11-10T08:35:33.626-04:002010-11-10T08:35:33.626-04:00Your piece really makes me want to check this film...Your piece really makes me want to check this film out but I have a terror of embarrassment/frustration comedy though (I couldn't make it through Bringing up Baby for example) Is it like that? <br /><br />Sometimes it's a fine line between fascinating and horrifying with older films especially melodramas and romances.Soirorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08014553291927744000noreply@blogger.com