Ladies of Leisure 4K 1926

Barbara Stanwyck in this movie is only 23 years old. She grabs the viewer's attention like a magnet. Her acting is confident, natural and professional beyond her years. It's like she lives in the role, enjoying every second of being in it.

This movie was a serious bid Stanwyck for recognition. Soon followed by a truly successful work, deserving of the prize for the best role of the year - So Big! (1932), Baby Face (1933), Stella Dallas (1937), The Great Man's Lady (1942), The Furies (1950), No Man of Her Own (1950), and, of course, the publicly acclaimed 'Sorry, Wrong Number' and 'Double Indemnity'. But, the story is that his honorary Oscar Stanwyck will receive only at the end of his life, confirming his class in 'Dynasty' and 'Singing in the Blackthorn'.

Returning to the movie it should be noted that it is interesting. A simple working girl finds herself hired by a young ambitious artist. He uses her as a model - seeking not only external but also spiritual harmony. Like Pygmallion, he creates his Galatea.... At the same time, our Pygmallion does not see a simple girl in front of him, with more than understandable passions and desires. But the most serious problem is quite predictable - it is the young man's family. His parents do everything so that the union does not work out.

By the way, in 1976 André Téchiné would make a similar, but much more realistic and less 'soapy' movie on a similar theme - 'Baroque'.