Word: paxinou
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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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...
...Greta Garbo, 42, turned down the Paxinou role because she could not bring herself to play the mother of Rosalind Russell...
Confidential Agent (Charles Boyer, Lauren Bacall, Katina Paxinou; TIME...
Forbes, who first became known for his performance in "The Flame" in London, has been seen on the American stage playing in "The Doctor's Dilemma" with Katherine Cornell and with Katina Paxinou of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" fame, in "Hedda Gabler...