The Furies - Criterion Collection
starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Walter Huston, Judith Anderson, Wendell Corey, Gilbert Roland
directed by: Anthony Mann
directed by: Anthony Mann
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Studio: Image EntertainmentRelease Date: 06/24/2008Run time: 109 minutes
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Seconds into Anthony Mann's hardboiled horse opera, Barbara Stanwyck absent-mindedly plays with a pair of scissors. Not to worry: she'll put them to use soon enough. Until that time, Stanwyck's volatile heiress, Vance, alternately flatters and manipulates her egotistical father, T.C. Jeffords (a feisty Walter Huston in his final performance). It's the 1870s and T.C.'s ranch, the Furies, inspires envy throughout the New Mexico territory. If Vance picks a suitable husband, T.C. promises her a handsome dowry. Unfortunately, she chooses brutal gambler Rip Darrow (Rear Window's Wendell Corey). If it wasn't for Vance's friendship with Mexican-American squatter Juan (Gilbert Roland), she wouldn't inspire much sympathy, but Vance stands up for the Herreras when financiers pressure the Jeffords to throw them off their land. Then, T.C. takes up with scheming socialite Flo (Rebecca's Dame Judith Anderson), and the tense relations between father and daughter explode into all-out war. By the end, those scissors end up in someone's face, leading to a cycle of revenge-oriented violence. Adapted from Niven Busch's novel by Red River's Charles Schnee, The Furies isn't as deliriously over-the-top as Busch's Duel in the Sun, but it plays more like Shakespearean tragedy than Technicolor camp, and Stanwyck owns the screen from start to finish. The excellent extras include erudite commentary from film historian Jim Kitses, a terrific 1967 interview with Mann for British TV, a playful 1931 chat with Huston, remembrances from Mann's daughter Nina, an essay from critic Robin Wood, and a new printing of Busch's original novel. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Studio: Image EntertainmentRelease Date: 06/24/2008Run time: 109 minutes
Amazon.com:
Seconds into Anthony Mann's hardboiled horse opera, Barbara Stanwyck absent-mindedly plays with a pair of scissors. Not to worry: she'll put them to use soon enough. Until that time, Stanwyck's volatile heiress, Vance, alternately flatters and manipulates her egotistical father, T.C. Jeffords (a feisty Walter Huston in his final performance). It's the 1870s and T.C.'s ranch, the Furies, inspires envy throughout the New Mexico territory. If Vance picks a suitable husband, T.C. promises her a handsome dowry. Unfortunately, she chooses brutal gambler Rip Darrow (Rear Window's Wendell Corey). If it wasn't for Vance's friendship with Mexican-American squatter Juan (Gilbert Roland), she wouldn't inspire much sympathy, but Vance stands up for the Herreras when financiers pressure the Jeffords to throw them off their land. Then, T.C. takes up with scheming socialite Flo (Rebecca's Dame Judith Anderson), and the tense relations between father and daughter explode into all-out war. By the end, those scissors end up in someone's face, leading to a cycle of revenge-oriented violence. Adapted from Niven Busch's novel by Red River's Charles Schnee, The Furies isn't as deliriously over-the-top as Busch's Duel in the Sun, but it plays more like Shakespearean tragedy than Technicolor camp, and Stanwyck owns the screen from start to finish. The excellent extras include erudite commentary from film historian Jim Kitses, a terrific 1967 interview with Mann for British TV, a playful 1931 chat with Huston, remembrances from Mann's daughter Nina, an essay from critic Robin Wood, and a new printing of Busch's original novel. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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- Anthony Mann, film noir and The Furies
Anthony Mann cut his teeth in movies directing some of the best "film noir" the genre had to offer.
Movies like T-MEN, RAW DEAL, SIDE STREET and DESPERATE showed his strengths in composition, cinematography and gritty realism in his storytelling (if at times a little uneven). However...Mann really hit his stride when he began directing the "western". Here Mann is in his element.
1950 was the year that made Anthony Mann a directing icon.Filmed before 1950's WINCHESTER 73, yet ... Read More
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- Part soap opera, part Greek tragedy, part stock market drama on the range
Compared to Anthony Mann's other Westerns, The Furies is certainly something of a disappointment. Released between his first, Winchester `73, and his darkest, Devil's Doorway, of Mann's Westerns, alongside Cimarron, it's easily the weakest. Both are at times more women's pictures set on the range than westerns and both only really work effectively for half their running time - Cimarron for the first half and The Furies in its second once the rather heavy-handed scene-setting is out of the way and the ... Read More
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- Barbara Stanwyck & Walter Huston Never Better!!
I'm so glad this film became available on DVD.Barbara Stanwyck is perfect as the spoiled daughter of TC Jeffords (Huston).There's a lot going on, but the pace is leisurely enough that you have time to digest and enjoy every morsel.The scenes between Stanwyck and Judith Anderson are terrific.Oh, who am I kidding?EVERY scene with Stanwyck is terrific!!
Rating: - The Great Barbara Stanwyck
This is just one more reason why my favorite star of all time is Barbara Stanwyck.There was no role she couldn't play and didn't try.How she never won an oscar is a mystery to me.She could play the meanest woman and still make you love her.There was just something about her. The Furies is just one example of this.Walter Houston is equally cast as her hard headed father.All the supporting cast is top notch.Do yourself a favor and buy this movie.It's a great western and the battle between ... Read More
Rating: - Furious
In one year, 1950, director Anthony Mann made four films: There was the crisp Farley Granger noir adventure "Side Street" plus three Westerns, including "Devil's Doorway," the rousing classic "Winchester '73" and "The Furies."
That's how you hustle, and for any filmmaker that's a damn good year.
That last title, "The Furies," refers to a sprawling southwestern ranch owned by the proud, controlling blowhard T.C. Jeffords (Walter Huston in his last role, one year after winning an ... Read More
- Anthony Mann, film noir and The FuriesAnthony Mann cut his teeth in movies directing some of the best "film noir" the genre had to offer.
Movies like T-MEN, RAW DEAL, SIDE STREET and DESPERATE showed his strengths in composition, cinematography and gritty realism in his storytelling (if at times a little uneven). However...Mann really hit his stride when he began directing the "western". Here Mann is in his element.
1950 was the year that made Anthony Mann a directing icon.Filmed before 1950's WINCHESTER 73, yet ... Read More
- Part soap opera, part Greek tragedy, part stock market drama on the rangeCompared to Anthony Mann's other Westerns, The Furies is certainly something of a disappointment. Released between his first, Winchester `73, and his darkest, Devil's Doorway, of Mann's Westerns, alongside Cimarron, it's easily the weakest. Both are at times more women's pictures set on the range than westerns and both only really work effectively for half their running time - Cimarron for the first half and The Furies in its second once the rather heavy-handed scene-setting is out of the way and the ... Read More
- Barbara Stanwyck & Walter Huston Never Better!!I'm so glad this film became available on DVD.Barbara Stanwyck is perfect as the spoiled daughter of TC Jeffords (Huston).There's a lot going on, but the pace is leisurely enough that you have time to digest and enjoy every morsel.The scenes between Stanwyck and Judith Anderson are terrific.Oh, who am I kidding?EVERY scene with Stanwyck is terrific!!
- The Great Barbara StanwyckThis is just one more reason why my favorite star of all time is Barbara Stanwyck.There was no role she couldn't play and didn't try.How she never won an oscar is a mystery to me.She could play the meanest woman and still make you love her.There was just something about her. The Furies is just one example of this.Walter Houston is equally cast as her hard headed father.All the supporting cast is top notch.Do yourself a favor and buy this movie.It's a great western and the battle between ... Read More
- Furious In one year, 1950, director Anthony Mann made four films: There was the crisp Farley Granger noir adventure "Side Street" plus three Westerns, including "Devil's Doorway," the rousing classic "Winchester '73" and "The Furies."
That's how you hustle, and for any filmmaker that's a damn good year.
That last title, "The Furies," refers to a sprawling southwestern ranch owned by the proud, controlling blowhard T.C. Jeffords (Walter Huston in his last role, one year after winning an ... Read More
