Last night some fabulous friends got together for a cinema soiree. We watched "The Women," the wonderfully star-studded 1939 film version of the successful Claire Booth Luce play of the same name. Norma Shearer shines, as do Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Paulette Goddard, Joan Fontaine, Marjory Main, Hedda Hopper, Lucile Watson, and more!
And there's the delightful Countess DeLave (Mary Boland), who lavishly proclaims the fabulocity of love. To quote her: "Oh, l'amour, l'amour, how it can let you down. Hmm. How it can pick you up again."
The costuming is magnificent, so perfectly 1930s. And, while the film is in black and white, there is a fashion show sequence in Technicolor. Very effective.
The dialog is witty and fast paced, and we laughed ourselves silly.
That's the point. In the flow of life there's lots of fun and laughter. All of us felt uplifted and inspired -- energized, in fact. I think each one of us is 10 years younger today because of it.
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