4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on December 3, 2019

I Want to Live! calls upon the words of two men of repute to make an ethos appeal to the audience. The first quotation is plucked from Albert Camus. I’m not sure what the context actually was but the excerpt reads, “What good are films if they do not make us...   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on July 2, 2013

I Want to Live!  Directed by Robert Wise 1945/USA Figaro First viewing Barbara Graham: Compared to what? This noir biofilm won Susan Hayward an Academy Award. Hayward portrays Barbara Graham as a jazz-loving wise-cracking good-time girl.  The film covers Graham’s life as she starts out a g   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on July 29, 2012

I Want to Live! is another film I had earmarked for my TCM Top Twelve in May, nice to know I’m slowly working my way through something two months old.  Either way, I Want to Live is cited as the quintessential Susan Hayward film and I had high expectations for...   read more