But after being forced to leave Casablanca under urgent circumstances, they go on an accidental tour of the country, finding Christian and Muslim Morocco to be profoundly different places. El Shazly evokes the Egyptian New Wave cinema of the postwar years, particularly Youssef Chahines revolutionary realist melodrama Cairo Station.. 1h 50m. International shipment of items may be subject to customs processing and additional charges. She bails the marriage and ends up as a two-bit model in a small dress manufacturing company. When he chances upon the long-concealed truth of his paternity, the mother-son bond is strained; determined to assert himself as the man of the house, he takes a series of jobs that leads to a kind of houseboy position in a luxury riad owned by wealthy, seductive Frenchman Sbastien (BPM standout Antoine Reinartz). 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Naturally Joan Crawford as the one woman in a nest of ruthless racketeers wants to get out, she actually protests throughout the film, while her only choice is to just run away. "[7], Critic Dennis Schwartz liked the film, Crawford's work and its direction. Only Kent Smith stumbles as the CPA (his weak profile and slack chin make him an automatic doormat for any scenario). An Elton John concert twelve years ago broke the law, but was personally approved by Moroccos king. Before you can say Evita Peron, shes sleeping her way to the top of a criminal empire starting with nebbish accountant Marty Blackford (Kent Smith), moving on up to fellow poor boy made good George Mr. Gary Farkas, He wrote "A dreary crime drama following the formula of Flamingo Road, which also starred Joan Crawford. Usually sharing a mattress in the small, dingy rooms they rent for mere weeks at a time before moving on, Fatima-Zahra and Selims relationship is less one of mother and son than of equal partners rife with Freudian undercurrents, only further complicated now that Selim, nearly a man himself, is growingly aware of his own sexuality as a potential currency. The Damned Don't Cry Original title: Les damns ne pleurent pas 2022 1 h 50 m IMDb RATING 6.9 /10 51 YOUR RATING Rate Drama Fatima-Zahra and her teenage son Selim move from place to place, forever trying to outrun the latest scandal she's caught up in. The Damned Don't Cry may not be in either league but it is far from chopped liver. Boulifa films Tebbae like El Hajjouji and much of the ensemble, a non-professional with a clear, compassionate lens that never patronizes nor fetishizes her suffering. Stay up-to-date on all the latest Rotten Tomatoes news! Crawford gets some great monologues and a fairly decent story, but the script and direction are not at their best in this rising from the gutter mob moll Cinderella story. The complicated business develops into a kind of Russian roulette as they all finally try to kill each other and succeed. The Damned Don't Cry! And if Boulifas second film is anything to go by, cinema has a new perspective both coherent and exciting. With Joan Crawford, Glenn Erickson, Boze Hadleigh, Drew Casper. Like the star in question, this diva showcase knows what it is and what it's good at. Regal Not ever the most subtle of actresses, being prone at times to excess, but always an incredibly magnetic one who commanded the screen to transfixing effect in a vast majority of her films. The Damned Don't Cry benefits from a frisky script which nonetheless could use some pruning (the hardscrabble first marriage and the child's death are unnecessary echoes of Mildred Pierce). The film opens up with the discovery of a corpse and the search for a socialite (Crawford) mixed up with him. (Note the spelling on his new office door, not to mention the pronunciation of his name). Picture 1 of 1. Condition: Used Used. But when Fatima-Zahra shows up at her elderly fathers house, expecting free accommodation for a while, her sour-faced sister is deeply irritated to see them and it is from their angry confrontation that Selim overhears the truth about his parentage and that his whole life has been based on a lie. A smart drama, though formula most of the time. Seller does not accept returns. Privacy Policy In the little-remembered 1950 noir " The Damned Don't Cry ," Joan Crawford plays a Texan housewife whose grief for her late son spurs her to make a new life for herself in the urban underworld.. However, not before Lorna vanishes into thin air. They go to her house and find that she is missing and after a further investigation, they discover that she has never existed and the discovery of her association with the organized crime baffles the authorities. when a mobster is dumped in the desert, the cops track down where he was staying and the current where-abouts of his girl, Lorna Forbes who may or may not really be Lorna Forbes. Tr review Cate Blanchett is colossal as a conductor in crisis, White Noise review Venice opener is a blackly comic blast, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Morocco thus makes a fitting setting for British sophomore director Fyzal Boulifas challenging melodrama The Damned Dont Cry, a loose remake of Pier Paolo Pasolinis Mamma Roma, which was nominated for the Golden Lion sixty Venice Film Festivals ago. Tambm possvel que a pgina indicada tenha sido eliminada. Director Vincent Sherman Writers Harold Medford (screenplay) Jerome Weidman (screenplay) Gertrude Walker (story "Case History") Stars Joan Crawford David Brian Steve Cochran Sell now. Your email address will not be published. Arabic, Director: It's surprisingly good thanks to the pace and direction which keeps the focus on the main characters, all of whom become or already are corrupted by money, crime, society, or their own jaded world views. Following its Lido premiere in the Venice Days sidebar, this suitably scattered co-production (French-Belgian-Moroccan, with the BBC Films imprimatur to boot) will go on to the main competition at the London Film Festival, with further festival bookings and specialist distribution across multiple territories sure to follow. The direction by hack Vincent Sherman is adequate and humble before Joan, though some scenes feel like the transition into the editing room was hardly smooth. Based loosely on the real-life affair between socialite Virginia Hill and mobster Bugsy Siegel this entry is a curious hybrid of Citizen Kane and Mildred Pierce. Joan Crawford and David Brian also appeared together in the previous year's film noir, Flamingo Road (1949), and later in This Woman Is Dangerous (1952). For its non-actors, The Damned Dont Cry is a challenge easily conquered. Her fate is by no means clear at the end of the film. If the tone and storytelling here are more ripely expressive than in Boulifas debut, the distinctive rigor of his mise-en-scne has been carried over: Working this time with Leos Caraxs favorite DP Caroline Champetier, Boulifa once more favors tight, precisely composed tableaux that often amount to human still lives, lighting and isolating minor domestic and decorative details that reveal much about the airs and aspirations of Fatima-Zahra (Acha Tebbae), a middle-aged, never-married drifter who long ago left her puritan home village to pursue a life of glamor and now supports herself and her son Selim (Abdellah El Hajjouji) with sex work. This is the cheap and tawdry birth of a star, no matter who she has to walk over to get there. Steve Cochran is shot the same way as in White Heat (1949), in the back, on the way to another room/area of a house. Time left: 2d 2h | Current bid: GBP 4.20 [ 2 bids] Approximately US $5.23 [ 2 bids] Place bid. What is the English language plot outline for The Damned Don't Cry (2022)? Selim (Adbellah El Hajjouji) is a teenage boy who lives with his middle-aged mum Fatima-Zahra (Aicha Tebbae) in a tiny rented room. Murder, double-crosses and ruthless ambition are key components of the plot and its fast pace and sharp dialogue ensure that the audience's interest is kept at a high level throughout. As is often the case in her later vehicles, Damned finds Crawford in a one-dimensional world and asks that she find ways of giving the illusion of depth to her character. This follow-up, showing in the Venice Critics Week sidebar, is every bit as impressive: an intimate, poignant and even tragic study of a mother-son relationship set in Morocco. The camera-work in this movie does not take a backseat to those great films, believe me. She decides to climb her way out of poverty by using everyone she comes in contact with and falling in with a lot of shady characters. Ship This Item Qualifies for Free Shipping Unavailable for pickup at B&N Skokie Village Crossing Check Availability at Nearby Stores . Copyright Fandango. Frank Sinatra's house in Palm Springs, California was used for scenes set at Nick Prenta's desert home. Their work on The Damned Dont Cry suggests the partnership could produce more regionally specific, emotionally universal collaborations. It was a storyline that would win her an Oscar in her comeback vehicle Mildred Pierce and would serve as a template for many of the films in the post-war decade for which she is so strongly remembered. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. "Screen Director's Playhouse" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 5, 1951 with Joan Crawford reprising her film role. with updates on movies, TV shows, Rotten Tomatoes podcast and more. [1][3], According to Variety, the film earned $1.4 million in the U.S. and Canada in 1950. Photo: Vixens. When Selim discovers the truth about their past, Fatima-Zahra vows to make a fresh start. It's not without its issues, including considerable sexism - though in fairness, that's just a sad reflection of society. Drama, Original Language: Paava Kadhaigal has Gautham Menon, Sudha Kongara, Vetri Maaran and Vignesh Shivan helming four different stories. **1/2 from ****. There are of course some melodramatic moments, but not too many. A runaway wife (guess who?) the Terms and Policies, and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. Share to Reddit. The film becomes a kind of diptych, a dual portrait of Selim and Fatima-Zahra and their respective sadnesses and antagonisms. All Rights Reserved. Selims scowls toward his mother ring hollow once he begins offering sexual favors for cash and, after some early reluctance, begins to quite enjoy it. Throughout, Crawford moves from frumpy frau to nave chorus girl to glamour gal dressed in silks and furs. In fact, she is heading for an assignation to sell sex, a meeting that ends in shocking violence, and then with mother and son decamping to live somewhere new. Biting off more than she can chew, she refuses to get out, and an intelligence you don't get in a factory town makes her a rare female entry in a man's world, and one that could destroy her lifeor worse. VISAGE THE DAMNED DON'T CRY POLYDOR 7DM 0043 STEVE STRANGE 80'S POP JAPAN 1982. and the The Damned Don't Cry finds Joan Crawford on a roller-coaster ride from poverty, to riches, to notoriety and then to God knows where. Again, she is poor and is willing to climb to the top no matter what. At first disgusted by Antoines advances, Selim gradually thaws and succumbs, but that comes with rippling consequences for his relationship with Fatima-Zahra now on her own Mildred Pierce path of self-reinvention as an upstanding citizen. Story by Gertrude Walker, directed by Vincent Sherman, one of three times he directed Crawford. Selim is quite used to them endlessly moving from place to place. [4], When the film was released, the reviews were mixed, even though the box office was considered good. The Damned Don't Cry is, on the one hand, a story about an atypical mother unapologetic about her past. The great black-and-white photography reminded of films like The Sweet Smell Of Success and To Kill A Mockingbird. I quite expected I'd enjoy this, but I can't overstate just how good it is. The narrative quietly flies the flag of radical freedom from convention and societal expectations . The governor, married but having a torrid affair with our heroine, sends her out under an alias to spy on a casino owner who may be in-cahoots with the mob, and she falls for him too! Genre: See what's playing Awards & Festivals Show all ( 10) Venice Film Festival 2022 | 3rd place: BNL People's Choice Award BFI London Film Festival 2022 Stockholm International Film Festival 2022 Dublin International Film Festival 2023 Cast & Crew Show all ( 11) Let's get this outta the way right now. Fatima is aware of her own negotiations with the power relations of sex. This is a terrific film. Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Although made to look older, Morris Ankrum, who portrays her father, was only about 8 years older than Joan Crawford (there's some speculation as to what year Joan was actually born). In flashback, we see the woman's anonymous . Fatima-Zahra and her teenage son Selim move from place to place, forever trying to outrun the latest scandal she's caught up in. Fatima-Zahra and her teenage son Selim move from place to place, forever trying to outrun the latest scandal she's caught up in. 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