tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post8165592815980674653..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: Separate Tables: A Tale of Two CouplesRick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-29496833052441690262019-03-22T09:38:22.812-04:002019-03-22T09:38:22.812-04:00I must agree with toto2: short though it may be, ...I must agree with toto2: short though it may be, Wendy Hiller's performance is possibly the best one in the entire film: playing a woman in love with a man and all too aware that he may be her last chance at love (she is somewhat plain and no longer young), Hiller moves through the film like a breeze; her acting is so effortless that she makes it look like anyone could do what she did here (and as someone who spent nearly twenty years as an actor in regional theatre, I can tell you that "easy" is perhaps the one thing it is NOT).<br />Scott Amundsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721641071736768883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-37002835304854569542015-07-06T11:50:55.320-04:002015-07-06T11:50:55.320-04:00I love your statement about the Major: "the l...I love your statement about the Major: "the loud braggart, who has recounted his made-up military exploits so many times that he almost believes them." David Niven's role is the antithesis of The Phantom in The Pink Panther. I wrote a short post on Separate Tables called "What it Means to be Judgmental." If you would like to read it, here is the link: https://christopherjohnlindsay.wordpress.com/2015/06/27/separate-tables/Christopher Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06758471141617539115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-50510979364311124462013-09-08T10:41:19.493-04:002013-09-08T10:41:19.493-04:00I agree that the Lancaster/Hayworth story could ha...I agree that the Lancaster/Hayworth story could have been shunted aside so the film could focus on the Niven/Kerr story. This is my fave David Niven performance; he is heartbreaking here.Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-16109609386328842412013-09-07T17:41:42.091-04:002013-09-07T17:41:42.091-04:00This is favorite of mine, along with "The Cha...This is favorite of mine, along with "The Chalk Garden" and "End of an Affair" in the category of stagey films. I thought Lancaster did rather well here but must agree with you and say that Hayworth didn't quite mix in ( not that she was meant to ). Great review - as usual - and what really caught my attention was your mention of a 1983 televised production..now that I got to check out!The Metzinger Sistershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10728879307994086409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-89391163869464104462013-09-06T02:58:48.596-04:002013-09-06T02:58:48.596-04:00Although you have reservations, you've made me...Although you have reservations, you've made me really want to see this film, Rick - will hope to do so soon. What a great cast, and of course a great writer in Rattigan.Judyhttp://movieclassics.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-6677640599259231162013-09-05T16:48:06.636-04:002013-09-05T16:48:06.636-04:00Rick, I enjoyed "Separate Tables" more o...Rick, I enjoyed "Separate Tables" more on my first viewing than I did on subsequent ones. Like you, I think the strongest performances are given by Wendy Hiller, Deborah Kerr, and David Niven. I also think Gladys Cooper is quite effective. The meal sitting at the individual, separate tables is interesting as the hotel residents are mostly all apparently long term ones who of course know one another. That seems rather sad to me. This was a thought provoking entry that I really enjoyed reading. Well done!toto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09652682900471649463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-60115986612302007212013-09-05T11:02:43.091-04:002013-09-05T11:02:43.091-04:00Interesting character studies in this film. A agr...Interesting character studies in this film. A agree with your view on Kerr/Niven, and Lancaster/Hayworth.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.com