L'EREDITIERA

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L'EREDITIERA Movie

1949

(8,2 out of 10)
Drammatico (Sentimentale)
1 h 55 min - 115 min
Directed by William Wyler

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	Olivia de Havilland
	Montgomery Clift
	Ralph Richardson
	Miriam Hopkins

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Il dottor Austin Sloper vive nel ricordo dell'amata moglie, morta anni addietro, e non nasconde di provare poca stima per la figlia Caterina, una ragazza non bella e molto timida. Questa incontra a un ballo il bel Morris Townsend, un cacciatore di dote che inizia a corteggiarla. L'idillio è favorito dalla sciocca e intrigante zia Lavinia Penniman. Ma il dottor Sloper indaga su Morris e, scoprendo che si tratta di uno squattrinato parassita, nega il proprio consenso al matrimonio; si mostra insensibile al dolore di Caterina, e le dice che se sposasse Morris non le darebbe alcuna dote. Poi convince Caterina a seguirlo in un viaggio in Europa. Al loro ritorno, Morris riprende a corteggiare Caterina, ma il dottor Sloper dice brutalmente alla figlia che lei è una donna poco attraente e che Morris mira solo al suo denaro. Convinta della sincerità di Morris, Caterina decide di rinunciare alla dote e fuggire con lui, ma il giovane, quando viene a sapere che sposandola otterrebbe solo una parte dell'eredità di lei, perde ogni interesse nei suoi confronti. Finge di voler ancora fuggire con lei, ma non si presenta all'appuntamento. Dopo averlo atteso per ore, Caterina comprende che il padre aveva ragione a diffidare di Morris; ma se da un lato ora disprezza il suo falso corteggiatore, dall'altro non può perdonare le parole offensive che il padre le rivolse. Quando il dottor Sloper muore, Morris si ripresenta per chiedere a Caterina di sposarlo, convinto che ormai nulla possa ostacolare i suoi piani. Caterina finge di accettare, ma quando Morris si presenta all'appuntamento, ella non apre la porta, lasciandolo fuori a bussare inutilmente.

This story takes place at the end of the 1840s, but none of the men wear the cravats--material bound around the neck and tied in either the front or back--that were fashionable in that period; instead they wear neckties and bow ties, which did not come into fashion until the late 1850s. <br>------------------------<br><br>Morris and Catherine, on separate occasions, refer to the Rev. Lispenard's parsonage being located "on Murray's Hill". They refer to this location as if it were generally known. Therefore, it's likely that they were actually referring to a section of Manhattan (that appears on maps even from this time period), as "Murray Hill, not "Murray's Hill. This section of Manhattan is still known as "Murray Hill". <br>------------------------<br><br>In the scene in the rain, Catherine takes Morris' cloak off herself and wraps it around him. After the next cut the cloak is missing, then in the following closeup it reappears and Catherine buttons it around Morris' neck. <br>------------------------<br><br>When Morris first asks Kathryn to dance at the party, she is seated with her dance card in her hand. Her fan is hanging from a string around her wrist on the same arm. Cut to a wider shot as Kathryn stands to join Morris, and suddenly her fan is in her hand, and her dance card is hanging from her wrist. <br>------------------------<br><br>In the scene when Catherine and her father have a heated disagreement and he leaves the room, you see Catherine seated with her left hand in an open palm in a vertical orientation but in the next cut shot, from the front view her left hand is now face down on her leg. <br>------------------------<br><br>When Dr. Sloper goes into his office to examine himself because he isn't feeling well, as he opens up his doctor's bag, the middle finger of his right hand is shown quite unusually extended, but then the next cut shot shows it in a different position. <br>------------------------<br><br>When Catherine first comes in the study to meet Mrs Montgomery her dress has a plain collar. When she brings the sherry tray she has a lace collar on with a black velvet bow. <br>------------------------<br><br>Technically what Catherine is doing is not embroidery, it is needle point, even in those days it was called needlepoint. <br>------------------------<br><br>Both Morris and Catherine, on separate occasions, refer to the Rev. Lispenard's parsonage as being located "on Murray's Hill". The actual name of the section of Manhattan referred to is Murray Hill, and it is known by this name to the present day. <br>------------------------<br><br>In the very last scene when Morris is pounding on the door after the door has been bolted from the inside you can see the keyhole has no hole in it. It is clearly a facade. <br>------------------------<br><br>