Author Topic: ABCs at the Movies: The Doubles Round! (Read 3241125 times)

southendmd · « **Reply #3910 on:** May 17, 2008, 12:53:59 pm »

Biopic of Australian 3 Time Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer Dawn Fraser

Fran · « **Reply #3911 on:** May 17, 2008, 05:16:30 pm »

From IMDb:

Elektra is a lethal synthesis of grace and power with the mystical power known as Kimagure: a limited ability to see the future. She has purposefully severed all ties with the world and lives only for her next assignment. Elektra's latest job forces her to make a decision that can take her life in a whole new direction or destroy her.

memento · « **Reply #3912 on:** May 17, 2008, 05:33:36 pm »

southendmd · « **Reply #3913 on:** May 17, 2008, 05:55:56 pm »

She's sinful ... she's provocative ... she's super spy "Ginger."

Meryl · « **Reply #3914 on:** May 17, 2008, 08:03:25 pm »

oilgun · « **Reply #3915 on:** May 17, 2008, 09:38:08 pm »

Ilsa
(Like Cher, she doesn't seem to have a last name.)

IMDb Plot Summary: Ilsa is an evil Nazi warden at a death camp that conducts "medical experiments". Ilsa's goal is to prove that woman can withstand more pain and suffering than men and therefore should be allowed to fight on the front lines.

==COMMENT==
Not exactly a heroine, but there you go.

Fran · « **Reply #3916 on:** May 18, 2008, 12:00:59 am »

From IMDb:

There are rare moments on film where the actor gives and gives and gives. This is Ingrid Bergman at her best. Her monologues are magnificent. Her timing, her rhythm, the delivery of her lines are transcendent. Not only for Bergman fans, or fans of Joan of Arc, it is the best version of the film. You cannot beat this greatness of spirit. Many have tried, but none have succeeded. Highly recommended for those who love film, for sure, for those who teach film, and for those who teach acting. It is our great fortune that we live in an era of DVD technology, to have such quality of reproduction, matching the quality of acting. And Victor Fleming -- well, he had the great karma and good fortune to be associated with some of the most fascinating films of the studio system, and fascinating actors on the big screen.

Ellemeno · « **Reply #3917 on:** May 18, 2008, 12:08:17 am »

From the NYT: Released in 1919, Kitty Kelly (Bessie Barriscale) has just graduated from medical school and she decides to set up business in a Western mining camp.

Meryl · « **Reply #3918 on:** May 18, 2008, 12:49:05 am »

oilgun · « **Reply #3919 on:** May 18, 2008, 05:47:57 am »

Muriel Heslop

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Author Topic: ABCs at the Movies: The Doubles Round! (Read 3241125 times)

southendmd

"D" is Dawn! (1979)

Fran

"E" is Elektra (2005)

memento

"F" is Frida (2002)

southendmd

"G" is Ginger (1971)

Meryl

"H" is Harriet the Spy (1996)

oilgun

"I" is Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS (1975)

Fran

"J" is Joan of Arc (1948)

Ellemeno

"K" is Kitty Kelly, M.D. (1919)

Meryl

"L" is Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)

oilgun

"M" is Muriel's Wedding (1994)