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Alec B Some things are lost in translating Hellman's play to the screen (inevitable I suppose) but Davis is perfection. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/03/24 Full Review Matthew D Teresa Wright and Bette Davis are amazing, but all the men in this are so dry and boring. The Little Foxes is also way too long and slow. The old Southern racism doesn't help this one either. William Wyler's direction ranges from stylish to very flat and dull. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/27/23 Full Review Blobbo X Well done old flim, beautifully restored. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Lillian Hellman may or may not have been an actual member of the Communist Party, but she was definitely a sympathizer, and did not criticize Stalinism when other leftists did. However, the events in the play were reportedly based on events in Hellman's own family.The title comes from a Bible verse mentioned in the movie about "little foxes" (probably a mistranslation) threatening tender grapevines, and the story itself is about three siblings of a wealthy Southern family who contrive to become even richer by building a cotton mill in the town, paying their workers poorly while reaping all the profits. One brother owns the local bank, which he runs with his dense son, another brother has married a woman solely to gain ownership of her cotton fields, and Regina, the sister, has married a sickly man who is away being treated for heart troubles. Trouble is, time is running short and everyone's funds are required to ensure that the deal goes through- and besides that, Regina's husband must be home before his money can be accessed, so Regina details her daughter to bring her father home on the train.But further troubles develop when Regina decides she wants a bigger share than the third originally offered to her, and furthermore, when the husband makes it home, he refuses to go along with the plan. Can the brothers find another way to get the money-illegally- and get away with it? The story grows in unpleasantness as the ill intentions of all the siblings are brought out, and the daughter comes to learn just how terrible things in her family have been.Good performances by all involved carry the initially-confusing story through, though the end is too ambiguous. What is Regina thinking when we she her face in the final frame? It can only be guessed. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Dark and edgy moral tale that could be recreated on stage. Acting is great and the storyline gripping enough. Nice endings too. Deserved it's Oscar success. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Bette Davis as Regina Gibbons. Well done. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/02/21 Full Review Read all reviews

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