Charms for the Easy Life (TV Movie 2002)

Charms for the Easy Life: Directed by Joan Micklin Silver. With Gena Rowlands, Mimi Rogers, Susan May Pratt, Geordie Johnson. The story of three women who live in a North Carolina town and defy the traditional roles set forth for them by society.

“Joan Micklin Silver, the director of this film has done better before. She must have been attracted to the material. The novel was much better, as usually is the case when the adaptation is from a book and not from a short story.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film is pleasant to watch, but it seems hollow in parts. Charlie Kate was a determined woman; she gets rid of a husband that is a waste and sets up a domestic practice to help everyone that is sick. She had an innate sense for healing, as the man who she saves from being lynched tells her at the beginning of the film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eGena Rowlands is good as the indomitable Charlie Kate. When she has good material, this actress excels. The surprise of the film is without a doubt, Mimi Rogers, an actress that is far superior than others of her generation. Unfortunately, she doesnu0026#39;t get what she deserves. The rest of the cast is good too.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is a nostalgic look of America in the early 40s.”