This first version of Holiday works much better than the 1938 version, because Harding plays Linda Seton, the lead character, as it was written by Phillip Barry.
Hepburn's performance in the remake fails to portray the insecurity, selflessness, and guilt of Linda.
Hepburn's natural brash self-confidence and surface smoothness are at odds with the personality and actions of Linda.
Hepburn also fails to portray the intense feeling of passionate love that Linda is supposed to be feeling for her sister's fiance.
Ann Harding, however, beautifully captures and portrays all of that, and as a result, this 1930 movie makes sense, because we understand Linda and her struggle.
In the 1938 remake, the plot and Linda's actions all have a disjointed illogical flow, because Hepburn hasn't captured the personality of Linda, and hasn't portrayed the motivations passion and guilt Linda is going through.
The Oscar nomination that Ann received, and the box office hit status that the first version achieved, confirm the superiority of Harding and the first version.
The 1938 remake flopped and received no Oscar nominations.
Some other reviews here claim that Harding imitated Hepburn, which is amusing since Harding version was filmed 8 years earlier, and also bc Hepburn is infamous for stealing from other actors, including Harding and ofc. Cary Grant.
Mary Astor also gives a fine performance playing Linda's sister.
Hepburn's performance in the remake fails to portray the insecurity, selflessness, and guilt of Linda.
Hepburn's natural brash self-confidence and surface smoothness are at odds with the personality and actions of Linda.
Hepburn also fails to portray the intense feeling of passionate love that Linda is supposed to be feeling for her sister's fiance.
Ann Harding, however, beautifully captures and portrays all of that, and as a result, this 1930 movie makes sense, because we understand Linda and her struggle.
In the 1938 remake, the plot and Linda's actions all have a disjointed illogical flow, because Hepburn hasn't captured the personality of Linda, and hasn't portrayed the motivations passion and guilt Linda is going through.
The Oscar nomination that Ann received, and the box office hit status that the first version achieved, confirm the superiority of Harding and the first version.
The 1938 remake flopped and received no Oscar nominations.
Some other reviews here claim that Harding imitated Hepburn, which is amusing since Harding version was filmed 8 years earlier, and also bc Hepburn is infamous for stealing from other actors, including Harding and ofc. Cary Grant.
Mary Astor also gives a fine performance playing Linda's sister.