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Exceptional acting in the main roles overcomes the picture's constant danger of falling into absurdity. Katina Paxinou plays Ezra Mannon's voluptuous, murderous wife with such a convincing mixture of malice and weakness that one forgets completely that the character is itself unrealistic and even ludicrous. Her murder of Ezra is revenged by her two children, the weak Orin, and the strong Lavina (the Electra of Aeschylus). After killing their mother's lover and making her commit suicide, they are obsessed by their own guilt, and Orin, who is played superbly by Michael Redgrave, commits suicide himself, while Lavinia...
...film also boasts some fine performances, notably Rosalind Russell as the cold-blooded daughter and Katina Paxinou as the hot-blooded mother.* Michael Redgrave, as the unweaned son, illumines a tortuous, hazily written role with great imagination. Raymond Massey, as the statue-warm father, acts with variety and sensitivity. Leo Genn may not be the romantic Adam that O'Neill had in mind, but he is still entirely plausible. There are several minor quibbles but only one broad complaint to be lodged with the moviemakers. The film is far too long...
Confidential Agent (Charles Boyer, Lauren Bacall, Katina Paxinou; TIME...
London slavey. Peter Lorre, Katina Paxi-nou and Victor Francen are a very nasty gang of despicable villains. And Director Herman Shumlin has polished up a gallery of minor characters that are as balmy and memorable as any Hitchcock ever thought of. Notable examples: an intense old professor who has invented a new language as a means toward international peace, and a Hindu "mass observer" whose love of irrelevant facts helps solve a crime...
Both stars, crop-haired Ingrid Bergmen and Gary Cooper, do their usual good work as the passionate lovers. Topping the supporting cast is Katina Paxinon, who won an Oscar for her fine portrayal of Pilar, Pablo, El Sordo, and a host of even lesser roles are equally well done...