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In the present, their surroundings cause them to recall their relationship as young women, and the summers they had enjoyed there in the past. They reflect on the passage of time, and the bitterness, jealousies and misunderstandings that slowly festered over the years and kept them from establishing a true closeness in their relationship.
- $1.3 million
- Carolyn Pfeiffer, Mike Kaplan
That is the story. As stories go, it is conventional enough, but in "The Whales of August," as in grand opera, the story is only the occasion for the performances. This film stars Lillian Gish and Bette Davis, and to cast those two actresses as the leads of the same movie is to make their very presences more important than anything else.
Summaries. Two aged sisters reflect on life and the past during a late summer day in Maine. It's August. Like they have most summers, elderly widowed sisters Libby Strong and Sarah Webber, who live in Philadelphia, are staying together in the family's summer cottage on an island off the coast of Maine. The cottage, which now belongs to Sarah ...
Mar 8, 2018 · 1.) The Whales of August stars two of the most iconic women in film history, Lillian Gish and Bette Davis. How did you manage to get those two titans of the silver screen to agree to be a major part of this film. The genesis of Whales was wanting to present Lillian to a modern audience in a major role that would equal her silent classics, Way ...
Oct 16, 1987 · Because the film operates most effectively by being literal, the raising of such basic questions obscures one's commitment to it. The pleasure of ''The Whales of...
- Lindsay Anderson
Sarah and Tisha are anxious to see them one more time, but blind Libby seems not to care. Anticipating her own death, she is unable to understand why her sister continues to relish life. Once again, the contrast between the two sisters is what makes their relationship fascinating. Their minor spats are frequent, but do not last for long.
Aug 19, 1987 · The Whales of August: Directed by Lindsay Anderson. With Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Vincent Price, Ann Sothern. Two aged sisters reflect on life and the past during a late summer day in Maine.
