Seven Women
Posted: June 28th, 2008, 11:10 am
Spoiler Alert
7 Women was John Ford's last film as a director and not a bad effort at that. It was about 7 women Missionaries working in the field
I don't want to cause any offence by suggesting Anne Bancroft played a masculine type heroine, but she played a much stronger character than Eddie Abert's only male character in the mission, who appeared a weak man at the begining of the film. To be fair to Albert's character however, he did redeem himself, sacrificing his life in attempt to save the 7 women from a Mongolian War Lord.
It was left to Bancroft's athiest Doctor, to try and save the situation by sleeping with the War lord, in an attempt to keep everyone alive. Then when she managed to get them released, she poisened the War Lord, before committing suicide, drinking the same substance.
One of the interesting aspects of the film was Bancroft's relationship with mission leader Margaret Leighton. Leighton totally disapproved Bancroft's live style, such as smoking and drinking. Leighton cracked up during the siege, but that didn't stop her being judgemental about Bancroft's behaviour, even though it was keeping her and her fellow missionaries alive. Even when she learned of Bancroft's suicide Leighton continued to be critical, until a fellow missionary told her to shut up
7 Women was John Ford's last film as a director and not a bad effort at that. It was about 7 women Missionaries working in the field
I don't want to cause any offence by suggesting Anne Bancroft played a masculine type heroine, but she played a much stronger character than Eddie Abert's only male character in the mission, who appeared a weak man at the begining of the film. To be fair to Albert's character however, he did redeem himself, sacrificing his life in attempt to save the 7 women from a Mongolian War Lord.
It was left to Bancroft's athiest Doctor, to try and save the situation by sleeping with the War lord, in an attempt to keep everyone alive. Then when she managed to get them released, she poisened the War Lord, before committing suicide, drinking the same substance.
One of the interesting aspects of the film was Bancroft's relationship with mission leader Margaret Leighton. Leighton totally disapproved Bancroft's live style, such as smoking and drinking. Leighton cracked up during the siege, but that didn't stop her being judgemental about Bancroft's behaviour, even though it was keeping her and her fellow missionaries alive. Even when she learned of Bancroft's suicide Leighton continued to be critical, until a fellow missionary told her to shut up