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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 333839" data-attributes="member: 5079">Of course Dunaway would never have played Crawford again, but if I&#039;m going to let my mind linger on a fantasy recast of FUED there&#039;s no point in imagining the second best option: give me Dunaway.&nbsp;&nbsp; She had half of a brilliant performance there; perhaps she could have redeemed it with a better conception of character.&nbsp;&nbsp; It&#039;s incredible that Dunaway &#039;recreated&#039; Crawford in a way that transcended mere impersonation, but still turned it into character assassination.&nbsp; Even Christina has said the performance was nothing like Joan (&quot;only the makeup&quot;).&nbsp; It&#039;s funny to me that even when the film thinks it&#039;s being flattering to Joan, it rings false.&nbsp; The famous boardroom scene has impacted public perception of Crawford as much as wire hangers, but it has more to do with 80s soaps than Joan Crawford.&nbsp; I could imagine Bette Davis bellowing at a boardroom full of men in real life, but that wasn&#039;t Joan&#039;s style.&nbsp; Yes she had an admirable career on the board for Pepsi and the line &quot;I fought worse monsters than you for years ...&quot; was apparently taken directly from the meeting notes; but that meeting was also said to be cordial and professional.&nbsp; Because of course it was, that was Joan&#039;s style.&nbsp; Her rages were directed at maids and children.&nbsp; Otherwise her entire professional demeanor was exaggerated propriety and phony-baloney graciousness.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 333839, member: 5079"] Of course Dunaway would never have played Crawford again, but if I'm going to let my mind linger on a fantasy recast of FUED there's no point in imagining the second best option: give me Dunaway. She had half of a brilliant performance there; perhaps she could have redeemed it with a better conception of character. It's incredible that Dunaway 'recreated' Crawford in a way that transcended mere impersonation, but still turned it into character assassination. Even Christina has said the performance was nothing like Joan ("only the makeup"). It's funny to me that even when the film thinks it's being flattering to Joan, it rings false. The famous boardroom scene has impacted public perception of Crawford as much as wire hangers, but it has more to do with 80s soaps than Joan Crawford. I could imagine Bette Davis bellowing at a boardroom full of men in real life, but that wasn't Joan's style. Yes she had an admirable career on the board for Pepsi and the line "I fought worse monsters than you for years ..." was apparently taken directly from the meeting notes; but that meeting was also said to be cordial and professional. Because of course it was, that was Joan's style. Her rages were directed at maids and children. Otherwise her entire professional demeanor was exaggerated propriety and phony-baloney graciousness. [/QUOTE]

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