Vera Donovan was the most riveting character in this movie. I loved Kathy Bates as Delores but the character Vera upstaged her. You wouldn’t know it by this scene but Vera actually had a quiet respect & love for Delores. I loved everything about this movie: women teaching other women how to survive.
You are both right. As a man, this movie had a deep impact on me, not just because Bates' glorious performance, but also for the location how it was taken away from the mainstream to isolation, and how it plays whether what she done was right. She knows she did wrong albeit protecting her daughter, and she carries it throughout her life. King has always been amazing at portraying strong and conflicted people.
You can infer on Vera's life in just that 5 seconds she spoke to her husband Jack, he ignored her didn't even have the courtesy to answer her acted like she was an annoying fly buzzing around. Any woman married to such a man for such a long time would become bitter, oh you can ask why doesn't she leave him especially when she knows he is having an affair, maybe because she feels the rich lifestyle is owed to her as payment for putting up with him and she doesn't have the courage to be stripped off the only thing that keeps her going.
They ended up the best of friends right up til the very end, Vera lied to the cops and said Dolores stayed at the Eclipse party working the same time Joe’s time of death was calculated but really let her leave early when she wouldn’t be missed or seen leaving the party and encouraged her to kill Joe, this movie is AMAZING
"Husband's die all the time Delores...theyre driving down a dark rainy road and suddenly their brakes fail...an accident..." the way she delivered those lines...chilling! But I get the message!!!
@@robind700 Hopefully you saw Judy Parfitt in the Jewel in the Crown series. That's where she shined as a wonderfully alcoholic snobbish bitch before this. Not sure why she stays with Call the Midwife unless its for the money and lack of roles.
The movie and novel are called "Dolores Claiborne" for a good reason. It's a complete character study. You understand everything about her, her life, her problems, her reasons... it's terrifying, but totally grounded, on reality. Kathy bates was perfect, you always believe Dolores is a real person.
@@clementjb i think Vera's is perfect. She does it in such a way that whenever the Maine accent comes out, it seemed like a slip of the tongue. A reminder that she was not that different from Dolores.
@@shaunadamson4634 That's not all that funny bruh. It reminds me of my late mother. Did you ever live with anyone who had OCD like that? Hell, I remember the time she redid the bathroom all in white and flipped out one day screaming and yelling and accused me of ruining her 'beautiful new bathroom.' She literally pulled me down on my knees to see this tiny little pencil mark my shoe must have left on the floor. Which, by the way, wiped up with a damp paper towel.
God I love this film. Both actresses are remarkable. Kathy Bates is a gem in all she does. I forget the other actress’ name, but she’s brilliant. These two had a chemistry on screen that was magical.
Thanks for posting this. It is an extremely underrated movie and, arguably, the best adaption of a Stephen King book. How Kathy Bates and Judy Parfitt did Oscar nominations for their roles is baffling.
Unfortunately I was the only child in a home with a violent, alcoholic father and a mother who did her best to protect me while she was beaten, slapped, had hot coffee thrown in her face, was thrown down a flight of stairs and almost strangled by him. Fortunately he totally ignored me but I was terrified of him. There was no easy way for a woman with a young child to leave a man in the 50's - no women's shelters, if a woman was married bank accounts and credit cards were all in the husband's name, never mind my mother did all of the household accounting. When she was finally able to get away from him when I was 17, she had built up fantastic credit...for my father...and had to start over. What a strong, brave woman she was...and still is at 86. In our childhood beautiful suburban home where no one knew what went on behind closed doors, there was a beautiful fireplace. My mother told me in later years that several times my father (6'2" and a former boxer in the Marines; my mother a delicate 5'7") was backing her up into a corner beside the fireplace and she prayed, "Please, Lord, don't let me get near the iron fire poker." She was afraid out of instinct she would grab it to defend herself...and likely land in jail. "The Burning Bed" is a very hard movie for me to watch.
@@SonshineLady7 Soooooooo glad your survival (and triumph over adversity) was an inspiration for mine (mind?)... sometimes it seems like we walk a circuitous route, a twisted path, a long and winding road... to arrive at a place & time (Time & Place) where "peace, sharing, and engaged in the lives of others" lives (and thrives). God Bless your little 💗
As someone who has lived through abuse, I feel for Dolores and Vera. But really, Selena is the one I felt for the most, coupled with her mother. This poor child never asked for any of this.
The Tommyknocker Man It was cleverly Filmed. You hear Dolores in the present talking about Vera as though all they did was fight, but you don’t see it in any of the flashback scenes. The flashback scenes alone suggest that they got along just fine, A proper build up to the twist. But done in such a way that the audience can play along and solve the mystery.
It really wasn't so much respect as it was this dark secret that each of them had and knew that forced them to stick together. They each did something that they thought would make their lives easier but it made them prisoners bound to each other.
The slight impressed look on Vera’s poker face at the 1:00 mark after Delores talking about her hard work in the past, the first slight sign on Vera’s respect for Delores. Delores respected Vera after she sent her home to finish Joe, took longer but both wound up with lots of respect for each other.
Judy Parfitt is an amazing actress. I first saw her in "Call the Midwife" then was delighted to watch her in "Dolores Claiborne." They played off each other so well.
I recommend watching the miniseries "The Jewel in the Crown", circa 1984. Ms. Parfitt plays a right royal bitch in that one, and the entire production is magnificant.
Both of these actresses deserved an Oscar nomination for their roles. Books are always better than their film versions. It's just a fact. Most times when I see a movie after having read the book, no matter how good the movie is, I find myself feeling disappointed at all the parts that get left out. Movies end up gutting the books just because of the time limit alone. But this movie...it did the book justice and then some. I can only think of one other (Fight Club) that I feel that way about. Kathy Bates and Judy Parfitt were perfect for these roles. Jennifer Jason Leigh as well.
Vera left Dolores her fortune when she died since she was the only one who put up with her for so long, so it worked out. Doesn't justify it, mind you, but at least there's a happy ending.
when I was a little girl I use to love to role play dolores and act like Vera... I'd dress up in my costumes and act richy and snobby then I'd go on my second act as Dolores. great movie
From the wave vera’s face shifted when she heard her say “I was cleaning three floors all by myself”, I think she was impressed and had already decided that she was gonna get the job. Looking back I don’t think Vera was ever mean to her, certainly not by comparison to the others. I think Vera respected her but they’re ahead always guarded herself by being as she said “a high riding bitch“. I think it was a façade she used because she knew no other way to protect herself. Hence how she was always stern with Dolores but never cruel. It was a way of showing respect without showing respect. I don’t think she minded Dolores regarding her as a friend, she just didn’t want it to be in a way that would give people in town the idea that she had gone soft.
I just finished reading the book for the 2nd time. One thing about this scene is off is when Vera looks down when she says $12.00 a week. In the book Vera would have kept her gaze fixed on Dolores as she offered the $12.00 a week.
Masterpiece is often thrown around too frequently, but this film is such. And the acting is superb. Stephen King adaptations often suffered from poor lack of quality from a decent literary source to the big screen, I think the movie also succeeds in portraying the undertone in many of King's writings that it is the endurance of human nature, that through many a difficulty can still find a way. There is a wonderful and emotional payoff at the end of the movie, with bittersweet...
1:55 mark. Definitely correct in the sign of the times. Spic and Span was huge in the 70s. They paid attention to detail in making the movie. To have come up with that particular detail, very good.
I've been to Vera's house multiple time since the filming. Still looks exactly the same. Dolores' old house is not there, but the locale is beautiful and still looks the same (Blue Rocks, Nova Scotia). I've also been there recently. Pretty much visited every single location of this film.
@@josebro352 I believe by the time they get to the well and you can see the bottom, it's a set. Everything during that eclipse scene was a set. I never found the well myself and I ran around the entire property taking pics. lol.
@@maxime7 LOL. I live in Massachusetts and if I ever get up to Nova Scotia Vera's house is gonna be the first thing I want to see. Imagine seeing a clothesline on the property with white sheets? LOL I loved the area where Selena stands by herself looking out at the water in the scene where Dolores says it's cold as Christmas. Where is that? It's such a beautiful locale.
@@josebro352 awesome Jose! So that scene with dolores and selena is at the bottom of the hill in Blue Rocks along the water’s edge. I actually goodled blue rocks to look for this spot and could only really find it when i drove up to it. It’s in a tiny dirt road you have to take to get to this settings. About a 5 minute drive in.
The complete disregard and disrespect that Jack had for her, kept hitting the balls, if it hits her then be damned. One of the many subtleties that make this an interesting film.
Holy shit, that little exchange between Vera and the prospective employee she dismissed right before Dolores applied for the job is such a perfect example of 'show don't tell' as well as foreshadowing. This movie is amazing.
Vera: "What's the matter Deloes, did we wake up with a hair across our ass?" My other favorite was from Delores: Well, if it ain't the grand puba of upper butt crack! lol🤣
"..what a bitch Vera Donovan is." Man I love this woman. I am a fan of Misery but Kathy played Dolores so well I cannot decide which one of these movies is my favorite.
Its called untreated OCD ! We have our winter home in Palm Springs FL . But I do not ask for 6 pins . I hate sheets that are not dried in the dryer !!!
I love how Dolores gains Vera's respect. She kept up with Vera's rather extreme demands, worked her ass off, and in the end, they formed a rather close bond. Vera's not a warm person, she's cold as ice. But when she realizes Dolores' awful situation, she offers uncharacteristic sympathy and even some advice, however shady, to help Dolores with the monster she's married to.
I can relate. Years ago I was renting a huge house in Salem, Massachusetts. The landlord was pretty cool until I lost my job. When I told him he said he would lower my rent if I did work for him around the house. It sounded like a great idea but let me tell you it WASN'T. He turned out to be just like Vera Donovan. Everything had to be perfect. Floors meticulously scrubbed. Beds made a certain way. Ugh! I actually used to joke to my friends that I felt like Dolores Claiborne. It was a terrible experience. I would've preferred to just pay the full rent or leave than go through that torture.
It may look that way at first glance, but the daughter was really messed up from the abuse she endured in childhood. She had blocked it out. As she started to remember, she started to understand what her mother did for her. Yes, the daughter was angry and a drunk. And didn’t show any tolerance for her mother, but there were definitely reasons for that.
@@heathercontois4501 Judy Parfitt wasn't in Titanic. I think you're thinking of Frances Fisher. She played Kate Winslet's mother. She does look a little like Judy.
Watched this amazing movie many times. Just now seen the person shaking the carpet out on the veranda 0:29 mark. And I re watched the trailer. I think there are some scenes there that did not make the movie. So I do believe there must be unused footage, which I would love to see.
Looking at that scene now as an adult I feel bad for Vera I didn't see it as a child when I 1st saw this movie I just thought she was just so mean now I understand why.
She was a victim of the times. Today, she may have been the CEO of a large company. But back then, a woman’s best bet was to marry a rich man and try to make the best of it. But Vera was intelligent enough to know that she was not living her best life. And after the betrayal of her husband having affairs, she took matters into her own hands. What she did was not legal, and definitely not ethical, but it was a way out that would not leave her destitute or in jail. I can understand that, if not condone it.
Vera Donovan was the most riveting character in this movie. I loved Kathy Bates as Delores but the character Vera upstaged her. You wouldn’t know it by this scene but Vera actually had a quiet respect & love for Delores. I loved everything about this movie: women teaching other women how to survive.
You are absolutely right!
You are both right. As a man, this movie had a deep impact on me, not just because Bates' glorious performance, but also for the location how it was taken away from the mainstream to isolation, and how it plays whether what she done was right. She knows she did wrong albeit protecting her daughter, and she carries it throughout her life. King has always been amazing at portraying strong and conflicted people.
Oh, yes, these two women loved and respected one another. And "women teaching other women how to survive", yes, absolutely true!
You can infer on Vera's life in just that 5 seconds she spoke to her husband Jack, he ignored her didn't even have the courtesy to answer her acted like she was an annoying fly buzzing around. Any woman married to such a man for such a long time would become bitter, oh you can ask why doesn't she leave him especially when she knows he is having an affair, maybe because she feels the rich lifestyle is owed to her as payment for putting up with him and she doesn't have the courage to be stripped off the only thing that keeps her going.
@@maragathm Perhaps, but that didn't stop her from murdering him.
His car brakes didn't just "suddenly fail" all on their own.
They ended up the best of friends right up til the very end, Vera lied to the cops and said Dolores stayed at the Eclipse party working the same time Joe’s time of death was calculated but really let her leave early when she wouldn’t be missed or seen leaving the party and encouraged her to kill Joe, this movie is AMAZING
"Husband's die all the time Delores...theyre driving down a dark rainy road and suddenly their brakes fail...an accident..." the way she delivered those lines...chilling! But I get the message!!!
Hell, Vera made it happen!
Now THAT, is a real friendship!
Both these actresses, especially Kathy Bates were robbed from receiving an Oscar nomination.
I was introduced to Judy Parfitt in this movie. I was delighted to see her AMAZING performance in "Call the Midwife".
They dont need a stupid cheap oscar to validate their performance,we as the audience are the oscar for their wonderful performance.
@Opinions MoreOpinions yep indeed
@Kyle S. but every Actor wants one
@@robind700 Hopefully you saw Judy Parfitt in the Jewel in the Crown series. That's where she shined as a wonderfully alcoholic snobbish bitch before this. Not sure why she stays with Call the Midwife unless its for the money and lack of roles.
Dolores Claiborne is the best book I have ever read. Ever. And, I've read a lot of books. The movie really did do it justice. Thanks to Kathy Bates...
Just finished reading it myself and I must say it's one of King's best works, in my opinion.
The movie and novel are called "Dolores Claiborne" for a good reason. It's a complete character study. You understand everything about her, her life, her problems, her reasons... it's terrifying, but totally grounded, on reality. Kathy bates was perfect, you always believe Dolores is a real person.
The Audio book is great too, very well read!
Favourite film.
That husband.. the most insane husband in literature history. 😆
Man Kathy really nailed the Maine Accent.
It's very good, but it's not totally right. There are moments when it sounds more like Boston, and times when her own accent comes through.
@@clementjb i think Vera's is perfect. She does it in such a way that whenever the Maine accent comes out, it seemed like a slip of the tongue. A reminder that she was not that different from Dolores.
@@roddo1955 Parfitt isn't doing a Maine accent; it's East Coast upper class.
@@clementjb
The word is “blue blood”.
@@clementjb
Lotta intersection tho
This was a great movie.
Yes, and and painful. Brilliant and terrifying, this is the point. I think?
Hell yeah it was.
Beautiful beautiful days
And a great book
Yep. Used to clean rich folks homes with my gram..at age 12 and 13. Dolores, I feel you
Did you always make sure it was 6 pins and not 5?
Is being a bitch all you have?
@@shaunadamson4634 That's not all that funny bruh. It reminds me of my late mother. Did you ever live with anyone who had OCD like that? Hell, I remember the time she redid the bathroom all in white and flipped out one day screaming and yelling and accused me of ruining her 'beautiful new bathroom.' She literally pulled me down on my knees to see this tiny little pencil mark my shoe must have left on the floor. Which, by the way, wiped up with a damp paper towel.
@@retroguy9494 Very sad that you were held captive by someone else's mental illness.
God I love this film. Both actresses are remarkable. Kathy Bates is a gem in all she does. I forget the other actress’ name, but she’s brilliant. These two had a chemistry on screen that was magical.
Her name is Judy Parfitt. She is another one of our (Englands) greatest actresses.
RNW I love them both 💝
@@rnw2739 ikr she's so famous I guess...
@@warai-san She is, amongst those who know..
Thanks for posting this. It is an extremely underrated movie and, arguably, the best adaption of a Stephen King book. How Kathy Bates and Judy Parfitt did Oscar nominations for their roles is baffling.
". . . did NOT get Oscar nominations."
@@eugenesmith5173 you can edit your original comment
A phenomenal understated and underrated film.
Not only is this one of the best (THE best IMO) adaptation of a King novel, its also an acting masterclass.
Unfortunately I was the only child in a home with a violent, alcoholic father and a mother who did her best to protect me while she was beaten, slapped, had hot coffee thrown in her face, was thrown down a flight of stairs and almost strangled by him. Fortunately he totally ignored me but I was terrified of him. There was no easy way for a woman with a young child to leave a man in the 50's - no women's shelters, if a woman was married bank accounts and credit cards were all in the husband's name, never mind my mother did all of the household accounting. When she was finally able to get away from him when I was 17, she had built up fantastic credit...for my father...and had to start over. What a strong, brave woman she was...and still is at 86. In our childhood beautiful suburban home where no one knew what went on behind closed doors, there was a beautiful fireplace. My mother told me in later years that several times my father (6'2" and a former boxer in the Marines; my mother a delicate 5'7") was backing her up into a corner beside the fireplace and she prayed, "Please, Lord, don't let me get near the iron fire poker." She was afraid out of instinct she would grab it to defend herself...and likely land in jail. "The Burning Bed" is a very hard movie for me to watch.
SonshineLady I’m sorry
OMG! I hope you're ok....
Sometimes you have to do to save yourself and your child
Wow! Your survival is... glad you did.
@@SonshineLady7 Soooooooo glad your survival (and triumph over adversity) was an inspiration for mine (mind?)... sometimes it seems like we walk a circuitous route, a twisted path, a long and winding road... to arrive at a place & time (Time & Place) where "peace, sharing, and engaged in the lives of others" lives (and thrives). God Bless your little 💗
As someone who has lived through abuse, I feel for Dolores and Vera. But really, Selena is the one I felt for the most, coupled with her mother. This poor child never asked for any of this.
And, in a way, they end up being best friends. They both respect each other.
That's what twenty-two years of Vera Donovan will do to you.
The Tommyknocker Man It was cleverly Filmed. You hear Dolores in the present talking about Vera as though all they did was fight, but you don’t see it in any of the flashback scenes. The flashback scenes alone suggest that they got along just fine, A proper build up to the twist. But done in such a way that the audience can play along and solve the mystery.
It really wasn't so much respect as it was this dark secret that each of them had and knew that forced them to stick together. They each did something that they thought would make their lives easier but it made them prisoners bound to each other.
The slight impressed look on Vera’s poker face at the 1:00 mark after Delores talking about her hard work in the past, the first slight sign on Vera’s respect for Delores. Delores respected Vera after she sent her home to finish Joe, took longer but both wound up with lots of respect for each other.
Correct 💯
Judy Parfitt is an amazing actress. I first saw her in "Call the Midwife" then was delighted to watch her in "Dolores Claiborne." They played off each other so well.
This movie made me a fan of Judy Parfitt,..she is SO good in this role; very memorable.
I recommend watching the miniseries "The Jewel in the Crown", circa 1984. Ms. Parfitt plays a right royal bitch in that one, and the entire production is magnificant.
Shes the old nun in the series Call the Midwife…shes such a good actress
Vera was such a great character with some great lines. Keeping the mice company the least of her great lines.
Thanks for posting.
Judy Parfitt = one of the most capable actresses ever. I haven't seen this movie in years, but I remember her scenes vividly.
I like the character Vera. She helped Delores in so many ways.
This was an awesome movie...lots of important scenes women need to pay attention to...many hard lessons to be learned...Thanks Veronique Laurent
It's also important hard lessons for men to learn.
@@alsatiancousin2905 Don't forget Trans.
I was 15 years old back in 1995, loved this movie! I am 43 years old now in 2023,❤
Both of these actresses deserved an Oscar nomination for their roles. Books are always better than their film versions. It's just a fact. Most times when I see a movie after having read the book, no matter how good the movie is, I find myself feeling disappointed at all the parts that get left out. Movies end up gutting the books just because of the time limit alone. But this movie...it did the book justice and then some. I can only think of one other (Fight Club) that I feel that way about. Kathy Bates and Judy Parfitt were perfect for these roles. Jennifer Jason Leigh as well.
I admire the creator for giving us creative minds such as Mr.King. I am grateful for him inspiring me to come out of my shell.
This film has aged so well.
Just love how she looked at the book to know Dolores name
Genuinely amazes me how many roles Judy Parfitt can fit into.
Vera took out her sexual frustrations and neglect of her husband out on the help
Vera left Dolores her fortune when she died since she was the only one who put up with her for so long, so it worked out. Doesn't justify it, mind you, but at least there's a happy ending.
Factual
MrJimmyTide And Delores left all of the thirty million to an orphanage anonymously. Shows just how humble and hard working she is.
@Kyle S. In the film she could have gave it to charity afterwards;who knows? She could have gave it to her kids in the book.
Like a good narcissist
How many real folks can survive working 22 years with an employer like 💰 Ms. Vera Donovan 😁
when I was a little girl I use to love to role play dolores and act like Vera... I'd dress up in my costumes and act richy and snobby then I'd go on my second act as Dolores. great movie
I do the same now except I’m Vera all the time!
@@ezequielesplugas7607 Ahhhhhh you're SO young. I was like 30 when this movie came out! LOL
God I love this movie. The Shining, It, Misery... none of them stand up to this.
I think the best SK adaptations are the ones that are not horror like this one, Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile and Stand by Me.
And it’s a sadly forgotten movie too
So true! Watched it 100 times
From the wave vera’s face shifted when she heard her say “I was cleaning three floors all by myself”, I think she was impressed and had already decided that she was gonna get the job. Looking back I don’t think Vera was ever mean to her, certainly not by comparison to the others. I think Vera respected her but they’re ahead always guarded herself by being as she said “a high riding bitch“. I think it was a façade she used because she knew no other way to protect herself. Hence how she was always stern with Dolores but never cruel. It was a way of showing respect without showing respect. I don’t think she minded Dolores regarding her as a friend, she just didn’t want it to be in a way that would give people in town the idea that she had gone soft.
I just finished reading the book for the 2nd time. One thing about this scene is off is when Vera looks down when she says $12.00 a week. In the book Vera would have kept her gaze fixed on Dolores as she offered the $12.00 a week.
Thank you for posting I was looking for these scenes, great quality thank you!! I love vera!!!!
Two great actresses scoring off each other. Simple scenes but their performances were full of depth.
The quick wittiness of Dolores Claiborne is superb in my opinion..I done messed around and learned about vinegar & baking soda as cleaning tool.
Masterpiece is often thrown around too frequently, but this film is such. And the acting is superb. Stephen King adaptations often suffered from poor lack of quality from a decent literary source to the big screen, I think the movie also succeeds in portraying the undertone in many of King's writings that it is the endurance of human nature, that through many a difficulty can still find a way. There is a wonderful and emotional payoff at the end of the movie, with bittersweet...
Best twists and strings of swear words ever!
“Sometimes being a bitch is all a woman's got to hold on to.”
1:55 mark. Definitely correct in the sign of the times. Spic and Span was huge in the 70s. They paid attention to detail in making the movie. To have come up with that particular detail, very good.
Fantastic film! Great actresses!!
My favourite line and nobody gets it when I say it:"Remember; eclipse at FIVE!"
I so in love with movies from the 70s and 90s were the best movies
I've been to Vera's house multiple time since the filming. Still looks exactly the same. Dolores' old house is not there, but the locale is beautiful and still looks the same (Blue Rocks, Nova Scotia). I've also been there recently. Pretty much visited every single location of this film.
Is the well still there? Was it even a real well or just made for the film.
@@josebro352 I believe by the time they get to the well and you can see the bottom, it's a set. Everything during that eclipse scene was a set. I never found the well myself and I ran around the entire property taking pics. lol.
@@maxime7 LOL. I live in Massachusetts and if I ever get up to Nova Scotia Vera's house is gonna be the first thing I want to see. Imagine seeing a clothesline on the property with white sheets? LOL I loved the area where Selena stands by herself looking out at the water in the scene where Dolores says it's cold as Christmas. Where is that? It's such a beautiful locale.
@@josebro352 awesome Jose! So that scene with dolores and selena is at the bottom of the hill in Blue Rocks along the water’s edge. I actually goodled blue rocks to look for this spot and could only really find it when i drove up to it. It’s in a tiny dirt road you have to take to get to this settings. About a 5 minute drive in.
where is Vera's house located? would love to see a real estate listing of that house
I would love to have heard all the rules that she had LOL
lol I never noticed Dolores runnin' down the steps, trying not to get hit by the golf ball. 😅
The complete disregard and disrespect that Jack had for her, kept hitting the balls, if it hits her then be damned. One of the many subtleties that make this an interesting film.
Seen it in high-school 25 years ago
One of my favorites
Along with Jessica Lange and gwenith paltrow's: "hush"
This movie is soo good
When Selena finally realized what had happened to her
I got so emotional
I would of done the same if I was in Dolores position.
Really superlative story telling... thank you Stephen King.
GOD HOW I LOVED THIS BOOK & MOVIE!! 💜💯
Six pins Dolores ! six pins !!!
Not five^^^^^^
the queens love this film
You should know !!!
Gotta love Judy parfitt
“You know thats the way i like it”
Hands down my favourite film.
Judy Parfitt Is Brilliant in Everything!
It's reality still to this day.
Great movie.! Great Kathy Bates...!!!!
What an awesome movie. ❤❤
Holy shit, that little exchange between Vera and the prospective employee she dismissed right before Dolores applied for the job is such a perfect example of 'show don't tell' as well as foreshadowing. This movie is amazing.
Old fart vera donovan was something else all that money look how her life turned ou in the end 😂 Great 🎥
Just read the book. Fantastic
Vera and Dolores were amazing characters
And Vera leaving her money to Dolores.
Great movie!
Vera: "What's the matter Deloes, did we wake up with a hair across our ass?"
My other favorite was from Delores: Well, if it ain't the grand puba of upper butt crack! lol🤣
"..what a bitch Vera Donovan is."
Man I love this woman. I am a fan of Misery but Kathy played Dolores so well I cannot decide which one of these movies is my favorite.
Judy Parfitt owned this movie.
@3:23 40 dollars in 1973 would be 236.76 in todays dollars..
No it was low even for then. It was probably more like 100US a week.
Geez really?
Brandon Lee the buying power of 40 was bigger
I'm with Vera, you should never dry sheets in the dryer.
Robert Sanchez hahahahhaa
But whhhhyyyyy
Robert Sanchez OMG...but $12 BUCKS a week?? What a miserable bitch!
crimsoneyes419 when you dry sheets in the dryer they sometimes smell weird, but when you dry them outside with a nice breeze, they smell fresh!
carlosed1979 12.00 was just for the winter, once a week, to dust... that's fair lol
Just seen this movie last night on HBO Max. Excellent movie.
Judy Parfitt as Vera. What a great actress.
Its called untreated OCD ! We have our winter home in Palm Springs FL . But I do not ask for 6 pins . I hate sheets that are not dried in the dryer !!!
Michael Neel or towels i hate line dried towels and socks.
OMG ! So do I . They feel hard & nasty lol . That poor crazy Bitch had a Major case of OCD !!!
Vera Donavon left on Labor Day September and 10 months later she returned on Memorial Day in May.
One of my favorite characters. Even though she was the queen bitch, she really taught Dolores not to take shit from no one. Her only good quality
Great movie. They don't show it enough
Jack it's 4:30 don't you want a cocktail?
One of the three Jacks from Stephen King's universe. The other two being Jack Sawyer from The Talisman and of course Jack Torrance from The Shining.
I've watched this an unhealthy amount of times.
Best Movie-classic.
This part shows what extremes some women will go for their children,
Excellent
que pelicula espectacular. Kathy Bates una genia
I love how Dolores gains Vera's respect. She kept up with Vera's rather extreme demands, worked her ass off, and in the end, they formed a rather close bond. Vera's not a warm person, she's cold as ice. But when she realizes Dolores' awful situation, she offers uncharacteristic sympathy and even some advice, however shady, to help Dolores with the monster she's married to.
Filme excepcional!
I work for a male Vera Donovan and he is definitely a prisoner to his ideas & ways. A very wealthy, but unhappy man, indeed.
I can relate. Years ago I was renting a huge house in Salem, Massachusetts. The landlord was pretty cool until I lost my job. When I told him he said he would lower my rent if I did work for him around the house. It sounded like a great idea but let me tell you it WASN'T. He turned out to be just like Vera Donovan. Everything had to be perfect. Floors meticulously scrubbed. Beds made a certain way. Ugh! I actually used to joke to my friends that I felt like Dolores Claiborne. It was a terrible experience. I would've preferred to just pay the full rent or leave than go through that torture.
I feel bad for Delores. I feel bad for Vera. I feel bad for Jack. All miserable people. This movie is depressing.
SurfingBullDog yeeeea
Yeah, it is depressing, but the narrative is unstoppable, and the themes the plot centers on are compelling.
Mr Wells - RIGHT ON!
@@robind700 an AkKccident, Deloris, could be an unnnnhappy woman's bezzt friend🧐
Carlosed - You could be right.
This is a better movie adaptation than Misery.
I feel misery was a very basic movie, carried to a much higher level by the actress.
1:42 "idears" fucking marvelous
"...tablecloths, everything ioned and stahched..."
Daughter was ungrateful and naive as could be that man got what he should have .
It may look that way at first glance, but the daughter was really messed up from the abuse she endured in childhood. She had blocked it out. As she started to remember, she started to understand what her mother did for her. Yes, the daughter was angry and a drunk. And didn’t show any tolerance for her mother, but there were definitely reasons for that.
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The husband reminds me of Jack Moore from when we vacationed in Wolfeboro New Hampshire
I love this movie.
Vera Donavan is the same actress from Titanic.
No, Kathy Bates is
@@anthonyhebisen They both are.
@@heathercontois4501 Judy Parfitt wasn't in Titanic. I think you're thinking of Frances Fisher. She played Kate Winslet's mother. She does look a little like Judy.
Yep and she plays the senile nun in Call The Midwife.
❤❤❤❤❤ favorite movie
Watched this amazing movie many times. Just now seen the person shaking the carpet out on the veranda 0:29 mark. And I re watched the trailer. I think there are some scenes there that did not make the movie. So I do believe there must be unused footage, which I would love to see.
I know Vera was rough around the edges but I love her.
Sometimes she could be a BITCH to be around but SOMETIMES, it takes a bitch to BE one!!
Wish I had read the book first.
...Oh ... my ... god IS THAT SISTER MONICA JOAN?!
@1:12 I love Vera Donovan, bitches take note, this will make me respect you. That is all.
pongan completa esta película
I am reading the book now..no chapters though. But oh well.
Jack prefers not to talk to his wife Vera. Back then Divorce was frowned upon.
Do people even use clotheslines anymore?
J Bro yes! Depends where you live.
They are considered a nuisance now and most HOAs wont allow them
I definitely do from mid March at the earliest till late November at the latest.
My next door neighbours do and they're just as rich as Vera lol
Every week that $40 went into the bank.
And there wasn’t a damn thing she could say about it
Looking at that scene now as an adult I feel bad for Vera I didn't see it as a child when I 1st saw this movie I just thought she was just so mean now I understand why.
And i only thought there were only black housekeepers back in the day
@@ManuelGuzman067
Not in the Northeast
Yeah same she must have been so lonely
She was a victim of the times. Today, she may have been the CEO of a large company. But back then, a woman’s best bet was to marry a rich man and try to make the best of it. But Vera was intelligent enough to know that she was not living her best life. And after the betrayal of her husband having affairs, she took matters into her own hands. What she did was not legal, and definitely not ethical, but it was a way out that would not leave her destitute or in jail. I can understand that, if not condone it.