Mr. Skeffington (1944)
- Directed by
- Vincent Sherman
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 07m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 73 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A beautiful and self-centered woman marries a wealthy man to rescue her brother from prison. Over the years she reflects on her actions and the cost of her choices.
slow-burnmelancholicpoignantromanticsocially consciousintrospectiveemotional
What happens
Mr. Skeffington is a 1944 American drama film directed by Vincent Sherman, based on the 1940 novel of the same name by Elizabeth von Arnim. The film stars Bette Davis as a beautiful but self-centered woman who has many suitors but marries Job Skeffington, played by Claude Rains, solely to save her brother from going to prison. It also makes a point about Skeffington's status as a Jew in 1914 high society and later in relation to Nazi Germany. Supporting actors include Walter Abel, George Coulouris and Richard Waring. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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