Her husband knew and Doc was a cad
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arthursoundtracksunlimited — 12 years ago(March 15, 2014 01:14 PM)
I find most of this speculative moralizing here on this thread somewhat amusing but largely irrelevant. The only meaningful question one might ask (and I suppose the original poster has a definite affirmative but rather absurd answer to) is whether either of the two main characters had ulterior motives for their expressed feelings for one another. All of the evidence points to an unequivocal NO! Regardless of their other committed relationships when they fell in love with each other THEY FELL IN LOVE! The fact that one doesn't subtract from the other is the whole point of the story and what both characters struggle with, and desperately try to reconcile. BOTH selflessly sacrifice for others at the end. The Dr. only puts his hand on her shoulder and he's a cad? She contemplates suicide but doesn't fully reciprocate his feelings? Did I watch the same picture as most of you did??!!
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Jason_Radley — 11 years ago(March 03, 2015 02:30 PM)
I think the husband is the villain here. He's married to one of the most scrumptious pieces of posh totty in Britain, and they're sleeping in separate beds!? Is he impotent, a homo or what? There's a key line that no-one else seems to have commented upon: Laura, lying in her bed, looks over to her husband's: 'That week was misery; I went through it in a sort of trance. How odd of you not to have noticed that you were living with a stranger in the house?' You can't blame the doctor for wishing to prescribe her a weekly course of injections.
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AmyLouise — 9 years ago(June 26, 2016 09:17 PM)
Regarding the twin beds: At that time, the Hayes Code in Hollywood insisted on even married couples sleeping in separate beds. For the film to obtain a US release, any British film would have to follow the same code. It has nothing to do with Laura's relationship with her husband.
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whostercogburn — 11 years ago(March 28, 2015 01:33 PM)
I think the first angle you watched this film from was better! It does read like a bit of a conspiracy theory type article, and I don't think there's much to support your claims. Laura's husband was totally oblivious to the whole thing right up until the final scene, and by thanking Laura "for coming back to him," made it very obvious to the audience that he knew something was going on. In all the previous scenes featuring Fred, he was always very charming, attentive and supportive of Laura. No man who suspects his wife of having an affair could behave in such a relaxed and nonchalant manner.
The only time I'd accuse Alec Harvey of being a bit of a cad was when he invited himself to join Laura at the movies. That was a bit naughty I agree, but it would've have ruined the film somewhat if he didn't! -
suzanne-lawson1 — 9 years ago(July 14, 2016 04:05 PM)
I agree. I think the Dr was only after one thing and didn't really love her. He probably would have dumped her after he had what he wanted. Maybe that would have been better than her living in a fantasy of an imaginary life together which wouldn't have really happened.