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Baby Doll (1956)
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Summary: Steamy tale of two Southern rivals and a sensuous 19-year-old virgin. (imdb)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Directed By: Elia Kazan
Written By: Tennessee Williams
More information at the Internet Movie Database
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na pilnicket
100
T10
na Mochard
69
T8
na trevitron
60
T4
na hoolie
98
T10
na roujin
50
T4
na Llopin
90
T9
na Anselmi86
78
T7
Makes me quite upset that Karl Malden passed away. Maybe his best work. Kazan truly knows how to make Tennesse Williams come alive.
na Woody92
85
T5
na Tizzy
70
T6
na theyshoot07
73
T6
# 531
na Al Chambers
87
T5
na rant1229
4
T9
na Enygma
60
T1
na Vmfs
8
T8
na Gordon Cole
73
T6
na balabead
50
T6
na Riverbelle
90
T8
For this movie to be from the 50's, it's packed with sexual tension.
na NickGlass
76
T8
na rb42083
80
T6
na Stain
80
T7
Elia Kazan and an original screenplay from Tennessee Williams. That makes it worthwhile right there. As you'd expect, it's about as perverse as a '50s Hollywood film could hope to be
na silas grae
90
T9
na cinebaixar
81
T6
na qgonzo
85
T7
na OfTheAllies
90
T10
na NPA
80
T9
na debaser1985
72
T7
na demonhatesme
81
T6
na Limdebois
80
T9
na djaunb
78
T7
na Simon M.
43
T2
na alidede
45
T1
terrible
na flubug
89
T7
na Gody85
60
T8
na ledfloyd
95
T10
na catfacer
79
T7
na moeta2
84
T6
na allisoncm
76
T9
na KasperL
55
T5
The summary from IMDb pitches this as a "steamy tale". Needless to say, that is by 1956 standards. This should come as no surprise. What does, though, is how slow and uneventful the movie is. That said, Malden is positively great, as always.
na Piglet
60
T4
na Mosina
100
T10
na imdb
73
T9
na coltrane
5
T7
na margot
92
T7
na screentime
80
T9
na las
85
T8
na FrederikA
40
T3
NOTHING HAPPENS! EVER!
na cryptosicko
73
T5
na jeff_v
50
T2
na St. Gloede
80
T7
na djross
75
T8
Sexy melodrama.
na Cherish
70
T8
na NoSex
70
T5
na kastenm
71
T6
na sixpence
88
T6
na BaalMan
80
T6
na REDO1
80
T8
na Cas616
80
T9
na Ronin21
83
T9
na Pats_London
75
T4
na Maps
88
T9
na Leland
80
T6
na lebasi
3
T6
na burhenn
90
T7
na kangadoodoo
65
T7
na NightGoat72
70
T6
na VivaLuis
80
T5
na MrBialas
7
T6
na PeaceAnarchy
83
T7
This isn't anywhere near as risqué as I expected but it's still a damn fine film thanks to the performances. Malden is appropriately unlikable and Baker exudes innocent sensuality, but it's Eli Wallach who steals the show with a superb performance. There are some nice bits of comedy and drama strewn about, but the film is mostly about the tension between the characters. The first half is rather slow but the second half is great.
na Wulf
60
T5
na TonyS.
69
T5
na Uhrmacher
86
T7
na xacviant
90
T10
Hugely enjoyable feast of character and mood from Tennessee Williams, as the titular Baby (Carroll Baker) contends with her loutish husband (Karl Malden) and his suave rival (Eli Wallach) in a crumbling bayou mansion. Not much story, but the acting is so good--the lead trio are all sublime--and Elia Kazan's strange, slightly crude direction adds so much flavor, that it seems positively irrelevant. Boris Kaufman's cinematography and Kenyon Hopkins' score ice the cake.
na Risselada
55
T3
na Ayizan
90
T8
na kneudorf
55
T7
na IndyFilmFest
87
T6
na Merc
30
T1
na IMDb-byvotes
74
T7
na ehrenkm
70
T5
na filmcricket
75
T9
na mitchelly
83
T5
na purity
2
T6
na Antoine
67
T4
na boxgod
93
T10
na mert0571
90
T10
Actually a little more innocent than what the imdb summary suggests, but nevertheless subversive. It is funny and sexy. Most of the film is all build-up.
na DancingP
73
T6
na Coheed
80
T9
na Theyshootpic
56
T7
na helfen419
55
T2
I tried to like it but even with the strong performances i just couldn't do it.
na Darbicus
55
T5
na mephistophia
75
T8
na aevitatis
78
T8
na Prenzlau
80
T6
na RNG
18
T2
na dharmabum
86
T9
na filmaffinity
70
T8
na winds
5
T6
na NRM01
63
T7
na TroyAnderson
89
T10
na gimmefiction
70
T6
na theficionado
100
T10
Y'all are crazy, this is even better than Streetcar. Walden is flustered impotent rage personified, a great counterpoint to Wallach's suave but chilling instrumentality. But Baker's the heart of the piece: As the film progresses, she drops her temperamental entitlement and childish play-acting for a sober conviction that retains an essential naivete -- and is all the more heartbreaking for it.
na digitalmonk
86
T10
na rottentomat
100
T10
na Antares
68
T5
na MartinTeller
78
T7
Not as riveting or powerful as Streetcar Named Desire but watchable and entertaining. It's very raunchy and suggestive for its time... though not quite as daring as its reputation. The comedy is well executed, particularly due to Wallach's charming performance, and I found Archie Lee to be a fascinating character. The brutishness and rage of Stanley Kowalski, but with a heaping dose of frustration and ineffectual uselessness thrown into the mix. He's a born loser and he doesn't know it.
na hardcle
70
T3
na wetwillies
95
T9
One of Kazan's finest moments is that tight close-up of Baby Doll and Silva sitting in the swing, Silva caressing Baby Doll's neck, Baby Doll on the line between complete fear and total seduction. Wallach is insane in this film, playing a seductive lunatic. Malden is great too, unleashing all of the pent-up energy Archie has built over two years. And Carroll Baker is the superb center of it all. 100% better than Streetcar.
na gaucho
3
T3
na Vasily
65
T4
na JangoB
67
T3
na aethling
73
T8
na Bondo
70
T4
na IdahoSpud
12
T2
na cosmovitelli
68
T7
na kylie
76
T9
na soitgoes
80
T7
na moviesinhell
75
T6
na AutumnLily
71
T5
The film is very watchable, pretty good fun and the main character Archie Lee is repulsive though all the more interesting because of it, the performances are great and even I noticed the sexual tension in this film (something which usually flies right over my head). I have a couple problems here and there (was the hide and seek scene meant to be wild fun or a nasty harrasment of a woman?) and I don't think it was anything special but it was very good.
na rorqualmaru
91
T8
na onetwothree
40
T2
na scanoni
73
T8
na chaw
100
T10
na flowing
75
T7
na kxlly
69
T8
na JohnnyZombie
89
T8
na salty dog
71
T6
na kyle.loomis
6
T8
na KGB
88
T9
na Nepeta
70
T3
Ppretty good fun and the main character Archie Lee is repulsive though all the more interesting because of it, the performances are great and even I noticed the sexual tension in this film (something which usually flies right over my head). I have a couple problems here and there (was the hide and seek scene meant to be wild fun or the nasty harassment of a woman?) and I don't think it was anything special but it was good.
na nuotio
58
T6
na cncht37
7
T7
na dfernandes
80
T8
na mariestdenis
97
T10
na negative
2
T6
na hajikarimi
88
T4
despite of some dramatic weaknesses, i like it.
na Weafdog
43
T7
na MrsEmmaPeel
100
T10
na stailea
95
T10
na Kira
90
T9
na miss jesus
82
T9
na nosyparker
90
T10
na Dally
90
T9
na nminichino
70
T7
na ardit
64
na scollection
56
T6
na jeffshana
88
T7
na mannylage
90
T6
na Yours Truly
68
T8
na JohnnyGray
40
T2
na CMQuinn
8
T8
na msvarjak
50
T8
na goran
56
T5
na wayofthegun
80
T7
Really strong writing and acting from all involved. A fairly bland but controversial (for its time) story made more interesting by the writing.
na Kurosawa_Fan
95
T10
na dillybravo
85
T5
na chiphall72
56
T2
na Watashi
60
T4
na wig
88
T8
na nogoodnik
86
T9
na Raiders
85
T9
na avgcrtckr
68
T9
na Zoltan
80
T9
na bbates2
100
T6
na Amadeus
71
T6
na PolegaR
76
T7
na welike
40
T9
na krf7
85
T8
Average Tier 6.72 from 167 Rankings rss