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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9780783125374 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC ISBN: 0783125372 Label: Hbo Home Video Languages: Manufacturer: Hbo Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Hbo Home Video Release Date: September 07, 2004 Studio: Hbo Home Video Theatrical Release Date: February 15, 2004 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: The fight for women's voting rights has rarely been given as dramatic a treatment as in Iron Jawed Angels. Hilary Swank (Boys Don't Cry) and Frances O'Connor (Mansfield Park) star as second-wave suffragettes Alice Paul and Lucy Burns, who led the final fight for the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. Though the movie sometimes tries too hard to avoid the stigma of a period piece (the soundtrack features electric guitars, Swank has a steamy moment in a bathtub, and the editing is jagged and flashy), the mounting energy of the fight--and the increasingly nasty opposition--gains real momentum when a wartime picket line leads to Paul, Burns, and their sisters-in-arms being arrested on trumped-up charges and imprisoned. The actors--including Julia Ormond (Smilla's Sense of Snow), Angelica Huston (Prizzi's Honor, The Grifters), and Brooke Smith (Vanya on 42nd Street)--give fervent, determined performances. --Bret Fetzer Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Women who VOTE -- what a novel ideaIMHO, an important work that we would all benefit from watching. I just learned that approximately 20 MILLION single American women did NOT vote in the last presidential election! This film serves as a reminder that our liberties are so very hard-won, that it takes a combined effort and a deep commitment, and that often the person who begins a battle (Susan B. Anthony) is not the one who sees it through to victory. I didn't give it 5 stars because I didn't think that Hilary Swank ever ... Read More Rating:  - a must seeevery woman that is undecided about voting or not really needs to see this. If she is only thinking that her vote does not matter that much so why bother, well... look at this and see what these women did just to get you your vote... then look ashamed! I was very pleased in how fast this order arrived and in great condition. Rating: - video purchased - Iron Jawed AngelsPurchase was easy, quick, and reliable from this vendor. This movie is especially timely because it outlines the struggle of women to win their right to vote. Everybody--go out and vote in November--no matter what your politics. Rating: - Women can never take their suffering for granted I was never really aware of how much the women of the suffrage movement had to endure to get the constitution amended until I watched "Iron Jawed Angels". We still live in a masculine world where men call the shots on everything, but in the 1900's it was even harder for women to stand up to men. These women did not let that hold them back, and I salute them for their bravery. I loved Hillary Swank as "Alice Paul". All the other actresses, Frances O'Conner, Julia Ormond, and Angelica Houston were magnificant. ... Read More Rating: - Iron Jawed AngelsI showed this film about the women's suffrage movement to my government class. My students learned about the suffering women went through to get the right to fight. They were deeply touched. |
