Now, Voyager
Published 2025-09-09
Film info
- Title Now, Voyager
- Director Irving Rapper
- Year 1942
- Run time 1hr 57m
- Genres Drama, Romance
- Tagline It happens in the best of families, but you'd never think it could happen to her!
- Cast Bette Davis
A woman suffers a nervous breakdown and an oppressive mother before being freed by the love of a man she meets on a cruise.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:53 | “The last member of your profession I consulted warned me my heart would be the finish of me, the fact I’ve outlived him for 15 years has not increased my meagre trust.” |
| 5:11 | An early version of the use of glasses to make you appear unattractive. |
| 9:09 | “Do you mind if I look at them?” He’s already doing it! |
| 15:15 | She’s not even a tiny bit fat, though. |
| 32:05 | Aww, he’s sweet, keeping up her cover like that. |
| 37:13 | She’s doing a good job with that knitting, faster than me. |
| 43:51 | Quite the excursion, going backwards of a cliff and seeing out a storm in the cabin. |
| 54:42 | Coming home from this must be so difficult. |
| 1:04:25 | You can’t just light a fire like that, is the chimney up to scratch, has it been laid properly? |
| 1:14:29 | The double cigarette thing is good, a signature move. |
| 1:24:41 | Oof, the not wanting to be born thing. Wow. |
| 1:26:46 | “Same as ever, handing out common sense instead of sympathy.” |
| 1:34:33 | How she has grown to become the rock for someone else. |
| 1:52:42 | “Jerry, don’t let’s ask for the moon. We have the stars.” Brutal. |
Thoughts
This is so good. Imagine there being a film focused on a woman's mental health and her finding herself, albeit with the support of a good man, but ultimately understanding her place in the world and that it isn't just about romance. And that film is over 80 years old! So good. The mother is wonderfully awful, Bette Davis coming out of her shell is glorious to watch, and lovely Jerry being endlessly lovely. And that ending quote is iconic for a reason - so heartbreaking.
Rating: 4 / 5