Charlotte Vale (Bette Davis) is the repressed and depressed daughter of an imperious mother (Gladys Cooper), head of a wealthy and socially prominent Boston family. Miserably unhappy and insecure, she spends much of her time in her room, making carved...read the complete Now, Voyager (1942) review at The Movie Mom (Nell Minow)
If Now, Voyager is, as some have defined it, a "woman's picture," then this is womanhood as defined by Hollywood's masculine codes of hysteria and sexual propriety. If this is indeed the heart of the film, that all desire must be deferred to motherhood...read the complete Now, Voyager (1942) review at Daily-Reviews.com (Mike Pinsky)