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So I woke up with Conrad Veidt whispering in my ear...
I mean literally - I'd fallen asleep with music playing on my MP3 player, but by half past 8 this morning it had reached that radio version of A Woman's Face that I posted a link to a week or two back.
Which at least means I've now actually listened to it. Interesting experience. Being cut down to half an hour means it's very bitty. Connie's very charming, but makes Torsten's turn to villainy sound even more out of left field, especially since in this version of the piano scene he mentions having a rich uncle and Anna immediately goes "who gets his money?" which sort of implies she's corrupting him.
Speaking of Anna, Bette Davis is good in the role, and seems to actually be doing a softer version of Connie's accent. Whether this is a deliberate choice to convey their relationship, or just a convenience for getting a quick European accent for the role, is harder to tell.
The attic scene is there in shortened form, and the climax is *slightly* improved, but only a tiny bit. Oddly, Dr Regert seems to be cast older, more like a father figure though Anna still ends up marrying him.
Of course, being radio, Anna's scarring can be as subtle or excessive as the listener imagines, but I'd disagree with the line that Torsten is lying when he says he finds her beautiful. Lying when he implies he loves her, definitely.
Anyway, overall, not too bad an effort, considering how much had to be chopped.
Which at least means I've now actually listened to it. Interesting experience. Being cut down to half an hour means it's very bitty. Connie's very charming, but makes Torsten's turn to villainy sound even more out of left field, especially since in this version of the piano scene he mentions having a rich uncle and Anna immediately goes "who gets his money?" which sort of implies she's corrupting him.
Speaking of Anna, Bette Davis is good in the role, and seems to actually be doing a softer version of Connie's accent. Whether this is a deliberate choice to convey their relationship, or just a convenience for getting a quick European accent for the role, is harder to tell.
The attic scene is there in shortened form, and the climax is *slightly* improved, but only a tiny bit. Oddly, Dr Regert seems to be cast older, more like a father figure though Anna still ends up marrying him.
Of course, being radio, Anna's scarring can be as subtle or excessive as the listener imagines, but I'd disagree with the line that Torsten is lying when he says he finds her beautiful. Lying when he implies he loves her, definitely.
Anyway, overall, not too bad an effort, considering how much had to be chopped.