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Tried to like her...

posted 13 years ago by cynthiad
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No doubt she was pretty, but I think not my kind of beauty. No doubt a good actress. She was one of my Mom's favorites, so I honestly tried to be into her. But, something was always unappealing to me about her. She always felt like an old woman even when she was young - maybe something in how she moved her body - subtle things about how she moved her body were bothersome. Such a subtle thing as to what appeals to us and what does not. Actually, her looks kind of remind me of Hitler's ideal frau even though she is not German.

[–] FranLovesBetteD 11 years ago

She's not a favorite of mine, either; however, I've recently become much more appreciative of her work, especially after watching her in Anastasia, The Inn of the Sixth Happiness and Autumn Sonata. I find her later work to be much more interesting than what she did in the late '30s and the '40s.

As for her beauty, I guess I widely prefer the femme-fatale type, but her face irradiated a certain peace that's amazing and "calming" to look at depending on what your specific mood/state of mind is while watching.

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