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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Long overdue look at early screen icon,
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This review is from: Clara Bow: Discovering It Girl [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Though by no means ground breaking, this is an overdue re-examination of what is described as Hollywood's first sex symbol. With a personal history more complex and tragic than better known icons ranging from Marilyn Monroe to Jean Harlow, it is amazing that Bow is not better remembered.The narration by Courtney Love, who no doubt shares more than a few things in common with the subjet, is worth noting. She brings real emotion to the voice over without going over the top.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Bow - A Celluloid Treasure,
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This review is from: Clara Bow: Discovering It Girl [VHS] (VHS Tape)
"Clara Bow: Discovering The "It" Girl" is an insightful look at the life and times of one of the cinema's greatest treasures.Narrated beautifully by Courtney Love, with insights from Clara's friends,and family, we get a good look at what made her the superstar of the silents and early talkies that she was and still is to this day. It takes us on a journey from her early childhood, growing up in a dysfunctional family, through her earliest film work, in which the directors found her extraordinarily talented, her rise to super stardom and having what it took to become the "It" girl(that shocked, yet endeared her to her audiences), to her eventual decline, beginning with the arrival of the "talkies". Although remembered primarily as the first big sex symbol to grace the screen, she was much more than that and overcame terrific odds to bring us the gifts she left us with.One of those wonderful silent films, "Wings" became the first film in history to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. Although there are many film clips and fond rememberances discussed by people who were closest to her, and the documentary is captivating and informative, it just wasn't enough. It ran close to an hour, but if you are a big fan of Bow's you will want more! More clips and maybe more facts from some film historians would have been nice.(Leonard Maltin does contribute some, but not enough). It's definatly worth the view for any Bow fan or film buff. She's one of the reasons I love movies so much, and this Bio made me want to watch everything she ever made! Enjoy......Laurie
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Sparkling Image Masks Tragic Life,
By Jacque Boeriu (Palo Alto, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Clara Bow: Discovering It Girl [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Clara Bow was a vivacious, beautifu example of flaming youth in the twenties--the "It Girl" was a sensation, a truly great sex symbol who still has a contemporary quality even when viewing her films from long ago. Yet, as this documentary so poignantly illustrates, Bow's life, in spite of her great popularity, was no bed of roses. Misfortune was her earliest companion, and the shadows of poverty and abuse were always close at hand. As narrated with real feeling and restraint by Courtney Love, we learn how Bow rose above these stumbling blocks to become one of Hollywood's biggest stars in the Twenties, only to have her private life once again sabotage her efforts at finding happiness. This is a very touching film that is a fitting tribute to one of Hollywood's silent icons.
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