
At a party for Bright Young Things, a "treasure hunt" for attractive yet virtuous people nets Sir Christopher Strong, M.P., and Lady Cynthia Darrington, dashing aviatrix. Their acquaintance is innocent at first; but after he sees her in a spectacular silver moth costume, virtue begins to wane. Against their wills, they are drawn into an affair whose consequences threaten Strong's happy marriage and both their careers.... (Full plot summary below)
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At a party for Bright Young Things, a "treasure hunt" for attractive yet virtuous people nets Sir Christopher Strong, M.P., and Lady Cynthia Darrington, dashing aviatrix. Their acquaintance is innocent at first; but after he sees her in a spectacular silver moth costume, virtue begins to wane. Against their wills, they are drawn into an affair whose consequences threaten Strong's happy marriage and both their careers.
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| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyAt the time, Arzner's film was not well-received, but later, feminists and other critics reexamined the incoherent saga in terms of gender roles and singled out Hepburn's turn (her first starring role) as an aviatrix and her penchant for bizarre outfits. |
| User ReviewPatrick BHepburn's great in this; Arzner deserves a little more respect. |
| User ReviewShira PThe original ridiculously depressing movie about powerful women falling victim to love. |
| User ReviewKeenan SChrisopher Strong is a strange entry into the legendary Katharine Hepurn's filmography, but an an enjoyable film nonetheless. The plot involves an aviator (Katharine Hepburn) who falls in love with a British married man with political aspirations. It's a scandalous film for its time, but what makes it work are the performances. Even though this is one of the films that turned her into box office poison, I think it is a well-directed and compelling film featuring one of the greatest stars in the history of film. There may be some melodrama, but thanks to the performances, the film rises well above that label. It's an enjoyable, underrated film within Katharine Hepburn's veritable filmography. It's not her best performance, but it's still a great performance nonetheless. |
| User ReviewWalter Mthe beginning is so slow, but after about fifteen or twenty minutes the story really picks up. i thought the ending was incredibly sad, but that's part of why i liked it. though i think it would have been better if it showed some of the characters' reactions instead of just ending right away. |
| User ReviewGreg WThe love affair is a little in your face in terms of delivery, but it's a gentle enough drama to enjoy with two big stars of the day. |
| User ReviewScott SChristopher Strong (1933) -- [6.0] -- Katharine Hepburn plays a daring aviator, her first starring role, in "Christopher Strong." You can see a lot of the attitude and behavior that would later define her career in this early talkie. But the film, directed by Dorothy Arzner, is far from a triumph for feminist viewers. Hepburn's character begins an affair with a married man and ends up paying the ultimate price for her "sins." The film is otherwise a passable drama that moves fairly quickly. Hepburn's acting style is miles ahead of her highly theatrical co-stars, Colin Clive and Billy Burke. Hepburn also deserves credit for giving a serious performance in what has to be one of the silliest masquerade costumes of the decade, a silver lamé moth suit with curly antennae. |