The Goddess (1958)

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Perfect cast and a good story

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

You can look for discover crumbs of biographies. or for critic Kim Stanley choice for the lead role , too mature for the young Emily Ann. or the full story , with too many ways and too high desire to convince the public. it is a touching and suffocated film. for the energic support of thesis about Hollywood star, insecure young woman looking for succes but preserving the pain of the beginnings in more complex and profound forms, pieces from Julien Sorel traits more than from Marilyn Monroe, few cliches who are not very inspired used. and not more. Kim Stanley does her the best annd, maybe, except the bitter flavor of film, that is the lead virtue of this movie about a victim of her deepest vulnerability.

I stayed tuned when I saw it was a Steven Hill movie, and that Patty Duke was in it. Of course I'd seen Kim Stanley before and remembered her from television dramas of the 1950s, but LAW AND ORDER has been my go-to show for comfort because of the presence of Steven Hill as the calm, reserved, and wise Adam Schiff over the years. Hill was one of those young firebrand actors from the Actors Studio, along with Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift, with great emotional depth and range, and too little film remains of him except for his creation of the big boss of all those young D.A's.I enjoyed this clunky film--its flashes of brilliant dialogue by Paddy Chayefsky, the simplicity of young Patty Duke's portrayal of lonely childhood, the miraculous transformation of Kim Stanley to Emily Ann Faulkner (a spectacularly bad name choice, I thought), a chattery teenager and needy adult--but even more, I loved Steven Hill's John Tower. John is neglected, as Emmy has been, but has turned inward to the point of suicide. Steven delivers the self-loathing monologues without sentimentality or melodrama, but as the monumental weight that controls his life. He simply tells his story as a neurosis-ridden introvert might. His performance is direct, uncluttered, rather like Adam Schiff's was to be.The movie is worth seeing, for the writing and for all the performances. It does not paint a picture of Marilyn Monroe--later writers and actresses would go much farther in doing that--and, knowing what we now do about Marilyn we'd hardly connect this film to her. But it is an excellent example of the kind of acting that was breaking ground in the 1950s, through the proliferation of live television dramas and the excellent teaching of the craft of acting in New York and around the country. Kim Stanley is a virtuoso, but Steven Hill was too.

I'm ashamed to confess I didn't know the first thing about Kim Stanley when I saw "The Goddess" Now, she is someone who lives within my psyche. To say that she's remarkable seems feeble. She is, something else, something more, unique! Her character through her got into my system and stayed there. The sadness of the story, written by Paddy Chaeffsky no less, harbors something prophetic. I can't quite put my finger in it but this was 1958 and talks about things we really start to understand now. I'm writing this review in 2010. John Cromwell (Of Human Bondage) directed, Steven Hill (Law and Order, Lloyd Bridges (Jeff's and Beau's dad), Patty Duke (The Miracle Worker) lend extraordinary support. For lovers of great acting. You can't afford to miss this extraordinary experience.

How some people can view THE GODDESS in the aftermath of Anna Nicole Smith's tragedy is beyond me. The parallels, not only between Smith but also Marilyn (and Jayne Mansfield) are astonishing! The film is utterly moving and, contrary to other reviews, inspires much empathy for the main character!The film has a deep and profound insight into the mind of those famous starlets--and the rest of us, as well. This is NOT a Hollywood story; nor is it even the story of a famous woman. It is about suffering and insecurity. From a very early age, the girl is alone. Her mother doesn't want her and the men in her life are only looking for sex. She reaches out desperately for love, and yet she herself (possibly because she has been hurt so many times) is unable to give it back. By the end of the film, she is completely alone; not able to give or receive love from others, including her daughter, and there is that great line by her first husband: "Life is unbearable if you don't love something." Her secretary tells him, "She will go on making pictures, because that is all she can do."Hollywood. The dream factory. Places where lonely people go seeking fame--that great idea of being loved by everyone. Only it doesn't solve anything. Not for Joan. Not for Marilyn. Not for Anna.