Movie #114 "Now Voyager" has always been one of my very favorite romantic movies. For me, it cemented a love I've had for Bette Davis ever since. We often think of her as playing hard, mean, and domineering characers, but you see none of that in this film. She's gentle, shy, fragile, struggling to do right, and so much in love. This is about becoming stronger due to love --- about sacrifice and true love -- about truly sharing your life with someone and through that becoming two better people (symbolized by the shared cigarette bit that this film is known for) -- it covers it all, and its message still stands strong after all these years.
Average rating: 4.005
I gave it 4 stars
Now, Voyager
(1942) NR
Bridled by an autocratic mother, Charlotte Vale (Bette Davis) borders on a nervous breakdown. But when a psychiatrist (Claude Rains) persuades her to drastically change her life, she blossoms into a self-possessed woman. The newly confident Charlotte takes a voyage, where she falls in love with the unhappily married Jerry (Paul Henreid). Though their romance is doomed, Charlotte finds solace in helping Jerry's emotionally unhinged daughter.
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