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Christopher Strong

1933, Movie, NR, 77 mins

Christopher Strong: Review

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After scoring so strongly in BILL OF DIVORCEMENT Hepburn took it on the chin from many of the critics for her second feature, CHRISTOPHER STRONG. The reviews were equally divided; those who hated her in her debut loved this film and the reverse was also true. Hepburn is Lady Cynthia Darrington, a high-spirited Amelia Earhart aviatrix-type who is so busy piloting that she has no time for men and is still a virgin. In a 1930s "cute-meet" she is introduced to Colin Clive, a happily married man who has never cheated on his wife. His life has been deeply colored by his political career and he has had no time for dallying, not that he'd want to. Then he meets Hepburn and the die is cast. Passion flames across the screen, and they are inextricably drawn to each other. They both know it's wrong and that many lives will be affected, but they can't stop their magnetism. Eventually, they realize it would be best if they separated and they do, but later, while she's on a round-the-world flight and he's in New York on business, they meet and the electricity flows once more. They make their commitment to each other, and she promises to stay out of the air. Then she learns that she is pregnant. There's no other way out of the situation than suicide, she feels. So she accepts a challenge to break the altitude record, takes the plane up six miles or so, removes her oxygen mask, and deliberately tailspins to her death. Not one of the funniest movies of the year, CHRISTOPHER STRONG was marred by the male lead's casting. Clive never could convince us that vibrant Hepburn would go for such a stick. To sacrifice herself for such a dull stiff was totally unbelievable, as were a few of the other motivations. This was Arzner's eleventh directorial assignment, and she was only 33 years of age. leave a comment
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