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Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood

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Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood (2001)

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Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Synopsis: From 1915-1939, Frances Marion was the world's highest paid screenwriter and one of the most powerful people in Hollywood. This illuminating documentary puts insightful comments from film... From 1915-1939, Frances Marion was the world's highest paid screenwriter and one of the most powerful people in Hollywood. This illuminating documentary puts insightful comments from film historians Kevin Brownlow, Leonard Maltin, and Marion's biographer Cari Beauchamp alongside scenes from her best films for a portrait of this pioneer of American film. Also included is the feature A LITTLE PRINCESS, starring Mary Pickford, with a script by Frances Marion. [More]

Starring: Frances Marion, Mary Pickford

Starring: Frances Marion, Mary Pickford

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Mar 11, 2003

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  • I've spent my life searching for a man to look up to without lying down, said Frances Marion, and what a life it was! From 1915 to 1939, she was one of the most powerful talents in the movie industry, writing more than 200 movies as the world's highest paid screenwriter, man or woman, and becoming the first screenwriter to win two Oscars. Moguls competed for her stories, and stars like Pickford, Garbo, and Gable brought her characters to life in classics like "The Champ," "Poor Little Rich Girl," "Anna Christie," "Camille," and more. Now her fascinating life and times come alive in this insightful documentary narrated by acclaimed actress Uma Thurman and Oscar-winner Kathy Bates, who gives voice to the screenwriter's own words taken from her letters, diaries and memoirs. Footage from more than twenty of Marion's movies aligns with commentary by pre-eminent silent film historian Kevin Brownlow, critic Leonard Maltin and more!
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    Scott Weinberg

    Without Lying Down is the perfect sort of Hollywood History Lesson: it's succinct, fascinating and obviously crafted with a lot of admiration for the woman at hand.

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    A very informative documentary for anyone interested in the early days of movies, and for film historians in particular.

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 29 2003 12:05 PM

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