The Country Girl - Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly [DVD] [1954]

Grace Kelly won her only Oscar for this movie. She was 23 at the time. This is seen as her greatest role. Every time I watch it I'm moved by her timeless beauty.

An unlikely role for Crosby, a brave and mostly successful portrayal of a past-it performer; moving and with a good supporting cast. P.S. Grace Kelly as you've never seen her before. Complex characters portrayed by Crosby and Kelly, presenting alternative natures. Big weakness is that Crosby is unconvincing in his stage role. He doesn't have either the physical presence or the voice to convince the audience he could make a success of the part. Think of Macrae for example.

I am reading a book about Kelly, I was never a real fan as I thought she always played a certain type of woman, this is why I bought this movie. I felt that this film gave her the opportunity to stretch her acting talents and she did a great job. But this film gave me a completely new look at Bing Crosby who I felt played his part really well.This movie engaged me from the get go and is worth watching not only because it is a great story but it gives 2 well know actors very different parts and lets us see what they are capable of.

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Unlike her usual frothy, charming portrayals of society girls (Rear Window, High Society), here Grace Kelly appears as a somber, plain married woman whose life, and that of her husband (Bing Crosby), has been shattered by a terrible tragedy. Crosby is a song-and-dance man who is trying to resurrect his once-successful acting career, while Kelly tries helplessly to support him and get him off the booze. The tragedy that haunts them both is never mentioned or talked about between them, and we find out what it was only in a brief flashback scene. Yet the shadow of it hovers over the whole film. The love they have for each other is the one sustaining element in ther broken lives. Kelly and Crosby both play against type in this powerful, moving drama and each is a relevation Very much worth watching and highly recommended.

A marvellous film with a brilliant portrayal of alcoholism.

Have just read a biography about Grace Kelly where this film was mentioned. I had not seen this film, so bought it on DVD. Well pleased with it too, I can see why Grace got an Academy Award for her part, she turns in a super performance. I was also surprised by Bing Crosby's acting. Obviously one knows Bing can sing, but his straight acting here is really good.

I had seen a film of Grace Kelly played by an actress. I wanted to see what she was really like. The plot of the film was very thin and she was not portrayed in a good light.