From 1965 to 1975 ... She was arguably the hottest actress on screen. There were others too. But Faye had such a unique look, style, and grace ... 50 years later, and we're still reminiscing!
Her nervy portrayal of a ruthless TV executive in Network is one of the most memorable performances of any film from the 70s. Also, a masterclass in high-octane satire. Just thinking about it makes me want to watch the movie again.
This is crazy!! In the past year, I've been scrubbing youtube to find docs and interviews of this talented actress. After seeing this and by HBO, all I have to say is, "It's about time, and thank you!!" Whatever the reason she was shut out by Hollywood back then doesn't mean her story and achievements can't be told.
@@johnwright2911 if only they were more interested in humanizing rather than glorifying her. She’s a wretched, vicious person, and seeing that would be pretty interesting.
@@patricedecourcy4505 what did she do, distract him from assaulting a minor? Faye is so notoriously horrific, it’s bizarre that a Polanski anecdote is what you think makes that notoriety credible.
I'm happy she's opening up. I hope she will break her silence on "Mommy Dearest", especially while having a cult following from it. I was always mesmerized by her. Loved her cameo in "The Rules of Attraction".
I do, too. Even though she hates it, she's gotta talk about it. There are generation after generation who were introduced to Faye at a young from watching Mommie Dearest. I was one of those kids. There are hundreds, maybe even thousands of people who love that movie, and they love Faye because of it. I hope for once she will embrace it.
In 1997, I was captivated by her stage performance in McNally's "Master Class" at San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre, so much so, that I returned to see another performance during the run. She was mesmerizing and I felt, and still feel, very fortunate that I was able to see her on stage. I only wish her plans of adapting the play for film and her directorial debut had been fully realized.
I also saw her live in the brilliant play MASTER CLASS. Stunning Unforgettable and Fantastic. One of my favorite plays going experiences - this "one woman" , one wonderfully acted one woman show. How lucky are we????
Wow.. what a fantastic experience I had watching this Documentary. Faye is complicated, charming, smart and extremely talented. As her son said, she encompasses all, the good and the bad, all at once. Like every human being.
Icon, legend, supremely gifted actress who deserved a whole lot more love and respect. Thank you HBO, cannot wait for this to be available in the UK!!!
I mean, nobody deserves MORE respect you have to earn it and from most accounts...she's not nice to be around. Maybe she should have been a bit more respectful of everyone around her...
In Bonnie and Clyde Arthur Penn gave her the most exquisite close ups of any actor I've ever seen. They are unforgettable and caught her unimaginable beauty. ❤
Faye dunaway is one of the greatest icons and greatest movie stars I’ve ever seen what an amazing talented person she is I really hope this is a good movie about her
A very interesting documentary and it solidifies her status as a true acting icon of her time. She is a true student of her craft and has demonstrated her talents for decades. Sadly, her career is also a reminder that talent and beauty are not enough. A challenging reputation all too often becomes a person's prison and sadly, her "issues" have become the albatross around her own neck. Yet, we must celebrate her many achievements and give her incredible talent the credit that it is due.
Great that Dunaway is getting her due here. She may have had a rep for being difficult & unreasonable but she was no doubt an important part of the ‘70s New Hollywood revolution and deserves to be recognised as such. Looking forward to seeing this
Roman Polanski said she is a great actress, but so difficult to work with. She didn't learn her lines, she was obsessed with her look, constantly doing make-up between takes... Anyway the result was spectacular :)
WOW! What a star ⭐ I'm still convinced Bette David was right about how complex was working with her. About Mommie Dearest, she said she regreted it but also mentioned taht it was a very dear role to her. I salute her career whch was for the art, not for the flashes.
The first time I saw her, was the Bonnie & Clyde... Amazing! Then Towering Inferno, knocked me out... The Eyes of Laura Mars.... Loved it, being a photographer....Then the mind blowing Chinatown film... The Masterpiece!
I watched both the Elizabeth Taylor documentary and the Faye Dunnaway one. Given my age, I knew more about Faye Dunnaway and saw more of her films. I love many of them, but especially Chinatown.
this was so good! Watching her on the screen was very inspirational for me as a child to see her characters being strong and voicing their own opinions. This doc makes me want to see all of her films from the very beginning:)))
Got to watch this doc one of the best and finest and most elegant actresses of all time her performances in "Chinatown" and "Network" were all pro and her turn in "Mommie Dearest" was frightening and scary, Faye was one of the best ever!
Probably more difficult considering even Bette Davis loathed her...and she had to also put up with Joan Crawford but Faye topped her list of people she loathed.
so, back in the 90s, Faye Dunnaway did a tour of a play called the Master Class where she played Maria Callas, when the tour got to my home town, by mom was working as a costumer to help with any mending or alterations of if new pieces needed to be made or what ever. The room my mom was usually in with the other staff she worked with would be in the green room. Faye took that room over as her dressing room even though there were at least 2 large dressing rooms with showers she could've taken over, the green room was decorated more nicely I guess. Then she insisted that no one other than her dresser was allowed to see her backstage or to see her walk to the restroom (you know, since she didn't take a dressing room that had a restroom in it) she had the crew set up a hallway of curtains to block the view, these hallways weren't that big mind you. She was absolutely horrid to everyone, and she was there for 2 weeks I think. I don't know if Faye did method acting or anything, which I personally am NOT a proponent of, but if she was, it was to the detriment of everyone around her, the crew had a huge party after she left and I think the promotional office unofficially banned Dunnaway from the theatre in the future.
There are several stories like that that I’ve heard of her over the years. I wonder if any of that behaviour will be addressed in a more frank and honest way in the doc (it hints that it will; docs are highly subjective and this one seems angled mostly for favourable lighting on its subject, but there is a hint of it - she’s human, and in an entertainment sense at least, such stuff gives depths and spice to the subject). I’m sorry she had that effect on your mom and her workplace.
I saw a review of this that mentions she is bipolar and Fay addresses this in the doc. I have friends who have bipolar and let's just the mood swings can be jarring--not that all with this illness have that severity.
I also know through only 2 or so degrees of separation that she's not well liked by civilians forced to interact with her. I don't condone such behavior but at least with her, it's fitting - she's a diva but with the medals to back it up.
"She's my sister. She's my daughter. She's my sister, she's my daughter. Quit slapping me or I'll carve your other nostril with my eyebrow tweezers, kitty cat."
I saw this yesterday. She admits she is difficult to work with but suffers from bi polar. But Faye didn't mention anything about (though they showed a clip of) Bette Davis, who said Faye Dunaway was the worst person she ever worked with.
Love her! It's such a shame what she's done to her beautiful face though. With looks that stunning, had she allowed herself to age naturally, she would still be stunning. That doesn't take away from all the excellent work she's done, but I still find it sad.
She was a successor to the stars of the 30’s and 40’s and came up after the studio system collapsed. She was part of the Golden Age and rebirth of American cinema. The films she made defined Hollywood as it exists today. Much of that is forgotten now and it shouldn’t be. It’s sad that in this society women can’t be seen as valuable in their old age and know even more than they did when they were younger. But you’re supposed to look “pretty” I guess all the way to the grave and it ain’t necessarily so.
In no way is Dunaway a successor to the stars of the 30’s and 40’s. (You took that line directly from Dunaway's "Inside The Actors Studio" appearance). No actress of the 30s and 40s ever behaved the way Dunaway has behaved towards members of her own industry and the public. Actually, Dunaway is a testament of what went wrong in Hollywood in the 1960s and 70s, when older stars were brushed aside and discarded by the up and coming flakes of Hollywood. Dunaway became brushed aside in the 1980s, and has resented it every since. She got what she had coming to her after her poor treatment of so many. The rest of your comment is word-for-word copied from the "Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star" documentary - specifically what Betsy Palmer stated.
Ha ha ha ! You should stop watching too many documentaries about female star. Your last line is a complete repeat of one of the guests on that Joan Crawford documentary...Talk about being a person and finding your uniqueness! Hey mate , follow the advice but make it your own!😂😂😂
I lived in her guest house at Spauldig & Willoughby in Los Angeles for a time. No one could shout down a team of gardeners like Faye. Surprised they didn't salt the lawn and all the plants when she would fire one of them. She was a real piece of work. Perfectly nice to me, though. Not so sure she was missed by the neighbors when she cleared out of the area for good.
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From 1965 to 1975 ... She was arguably the hottest actress on screen. There were others too. But Faye had such a unique look, style, and grace ...
50 years later, and we're still reminiscing!
Ruled a decade!
Let's not get carried away.
@@Mr21scott Is this a Pride, thing?
She hit the wall in 1969
What an incredible body of work she made in the late 60's and 70's. One iconic role after another.
For real. She was it.
I can’t WAIT for this one. One word to describe her is BALLSY. I’ve always admired her WILLINGNESS to just dive into whatever role she takes.
She was a ball breaker!
Her nervy portrayal of a ruthless TV executive in Network is one of the most memorable performances of any film from the 70s. Also, a masterclass in high-octane satire. Just thinking about it makes me want to watch the movie again.
You've whetted my appetite too.
"Network" a movie that was ahead of it's time it told the future of TV and Media and it held true as you see what it did become in today's world.
Finally, we get this documentary in our eyeline!
I see what you did there 😂 Good one!
Why can't you ask me about the Kusturica movie that was a big hit in Cannes?!
@@oscarfun100 Or that film I acted in with Brando?
This wins! 😂😂😂😂😂
@@catkelly78 Johnny Depp... I don't expect you to get him for an interview...
Shading in an angry voicemail. Queen.
This is crazy!! In the past year, I've been scrubbing youtube to find docs and interviews of this talented actress. After seeing this and by HBO, all I have to say is, "It's about time, and thank you!!"
Whatever the reason she was shut out by Hollywood back then doesn't mean her story and achievements can't be told.
There’s been negative publicity surrounding her for many years now so it’s nice that she gets a platform to tell her side.
I trust Bette Davis
There's a reason for the negative chat. I doubt it will be shown in this PR doc though.
@@johnwright2911 if only they were more interested in humanizing rather than glorifying her. She’s a wretched, vicious person, and seeing that would be pretty interesting.
Because she is/was very difficult on set. Very. I've just watched an interview with Polanski.
@@patricedecourcy4505 what did she do, distract him from assaulting a minor? Faye is so notoriously horrific, it’s bizarre that a Polanski anecdote is what you think makes that notoriety credible.
I encountered her on a film set a few years ago, definitely gave off a Gloria Swanson vibe… Hollywood is a brutal place.
You mean Norma Desmond
@@cvill03 just like Fate's portrayal of Joan Crawford was a bit too much of Faye so was Gloria as Norma...
I'm happy she's opening up. I hope she will break her silence on "Mommy Dearest", especially while having a cult following from it. I was always mesmerized by her. Loved her cameo in "The Rules of Attraction".
I do, too. Even though she hates it, she's gotta talk about it. There are generation after generation who were introduced to Faye at a young from watching Mommie Dearest. I was one of those kids. There are hundreds, maybe even thousands of people who love that movie, and they love Faye because of it. I hope for once she will embrace it.
In 1997, I was captivated by her stage performance in McNally's "Master Class" at San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre, so much so, that I returned to see another performance during the run. She was mesmerizing and I felt, and still feel, very fortunate that I was able to see her on stage. I only wish her plans of adapting the play for film and her directorial debut had been fully realized.
I also saw her live in the brilliant play MASTER CLASS. Stunning Unforgettable and Fantastic. One of my favorite plays going experiences - this "one woman" , one wonderfully acted one woman show. How lucky are we????
I never realized how stunning she was and is...just wow!
Beautiful and one of the best ever is Faye!
Not one of her most famous movies, but I absolutely loved her as Milady in the Three and Four Musketeers. Perfect casting.
Wow.. what a fantastic experience I had watching this Documentary.
Faye is complicated, charming, smart and extremely talented.
As her son said, she encompasses all, the good and the bad, all at once.
Like every human being.
Icon, legend, supremely gifted actress who deserved a whole lot more love and respect. Thank you HBO, cannot wait for this to be available in the UK!!!
I mean, nobody deserves MORE respect you have to earn it and from most accounts...she's not nice to be around. Maybe she should have been a bit more respectful of everyone around her...
She has carved her place in history due to her roles. Her place in the Seventh Art's history is solidified permanently.
Available on Sky Documentaries from the 18th
In Bonnie and Clyde Arthur Penn gave her the most exquisite close ups of any actor I've ever seen. They are unforgettable and caught her unimaginable beauty. ❤
good for her
get your flowers
Faye dunaway is one of the greatest icons and greatest movie stars I’ve ever seen what an amazing talented person she is I really hope this is a good movie about her
I love Faye Dunaway. Definitely watching this.
Yesss
This is soooo long overdue. Honestly all hail Faye! She is an absolute legend.
I'm so glad that they're finally giving underrated gems with Faye Dunaway; like Eyes of Laura Mars & and Barfly, some flowers.
A very interesting documentary and it solidifies her status as a true acting icon of her time. She is a true student of her craft and has demonstrated her talents for decades. Sadly, her career is also a reminder that talent and beauty are not enough. A challenging reputation all too often becomes a person's prison and sadly, her "issues" have become the albatross around her own neck. Yet, we must celebrate her many achievements and give her incredible talent the credit that it is due.
Faye knocked it out of the park numerous times! She's fabulous.
Great that Dunaway is getting her due here. She may have had a rep for being difficult & unreasonable but she was no doubt an important part of the ‘70s New Hollywood revolution and deserves to be recognised as such. Looking forward to seeing this
Roman Polanski said she is a great actress, but so difficult to work with. She didn't learn her lines, she was obsessed with her look, constantly doing make-up between takes... Anyway the result was spectacular :)
I first saw her in Supergirl and I was mesmerized as a kid. I watched all her work my life
She's been in some of the greatest movies ever made.
Network was ominous and one of the greatest movies ever made.
Her performance in Network is, for my money, the greatest performance an actress has ever given.
She was pure evil in this movie. But also perfect !
A lesser known but great one of hers is De Sica's A Place for Lovers. And her wardrobe in it is delectable.
bonnie & clyde, network, 3 days of the condor, chinatown
legend!
barbara please, please barbara
Jesus Our Consolation in Darkness - Monks of Mt Tabor by Sensus Fidelium.
Should be interesting
Is it true Redford hated her and didn't talk to her much on the set of "3 days of the condor"?
I Adore Faye Dunaway!
The Thomas Crown Affair with Faye Dunaway and Steve McQueen 😻
omg, I'm going to look that up. maybe it's on Max now. I enjoyed the remake. The original must be awesome with these two actors.
That's where I know her from :-) One of my favorite movies ever.
China Town!! Faye’s performance is heartbreaking. Network is a close second.
Ok Faye....you've got my attention......again.
Looking forward to this.
I’m there! I adore her.
WOW! What a star
⭐
I'm still convinced Bette David was right about how complex was working with her.
About Mommie Dearest, she said she regreted it but also mentioned taht it was a very dear role to her.
I salute her career whch was for the art, not for the flashes.
Makes me want to watch Barfly tonight. She is everything.
The first time I saw her, was the Bonnie & Clyde... Amazing! Then Towering Inferno, knocked me out... The Eyes of Laura Mars.... Loved it, being a photographer....Then the mind blowing Chinatown film... The Masterpiece!
Every great actor has a past x
How I enjoyed watching this film and being able to learn about this incredible woman.. ♥️
I really hope they highlight how amazing she was in Barfly! She should’ve had been nominated along with Rooney.
1:37 “I’m Faye Dunnaway, that’s who I am.”
I watched both the Elizabeth Taylor documentary and the Faye Dunnaway one. Given my age, I knew more about Faye Dunnaway and saw more of her films. I love many of them, but especially Chinatown.
Yesss! I loved Faye Dunaway ever since watching Bonnie and Clyde back in 2020. ❤
Legend.
Faye is incredible. Most beautiful woman of all time for me
this was so good! Watching her on the screen was very inspirational for me as a child to see her characters being strong and voicing their own opinions. This doc makes me want to see all of her films from the very beginning:)))
LEGEND!
I love her
Got to watch this doc one of the best and finest and most elegant actresses of all time her performances in "Chinatown" and "Network" were all pro and her turn in "Mommie Dearest" was frightening and scary, Faye was one of the best ever!
Still stopping traffic and on my all time favorites list.
She is so beautiful!
you're all in her eyeline !!!!!
An amazing actor, truly amazing. I always am stunned when these bio-docs come out so late in interesting people's lives. Why not sooner.
Faye has always been a hesitant diva
Difficult or demanding the best? Wanting respect and acknowledgment for her accomplishments is her due.💐💐💐❤
Probably more difficult considering even Bette Davis loathed her...and she had to also put up with Joan Crawford but Faye topped her list of people she loathed.
Love her!
Loved her in Barfly. Crazy mess of a movie, but she was captivating.
This looks amazing!
Now this is the biopic I want to see
This looks like a Masterclass. Love the quality. 😊
When you look into Faye Dunaway's eyes, It's obvious the woman was a Alpha-Type female.
Which is why she fit in so well in Hollywood.
so, back in the 90s, Faye Dunnaway did a tour of a play called the Master Class where she played Maria Callas, when the tour got to my home town, by mom was working as a costumer to help with any mending or alterations of if new pieces needed to be made or what ever. The room my mom was usually in with the other staff she worked with would be in the green room. Faye took that room over as her dressing room even though there were at least 2 large dressing rooms with showers she could've taken over, the green room was decorated more nicely I guess. Then she insisted that no one other than her dresser was allowed to see her backstage or to see her walk to the restroom (you know, since she didn't take a dressing room that had a restroom in it) she had the crew set up a hallway of curtains to block the view, these hallways weren't that big mind you. She was absolutely horrid to everyone, and she was there for 2 weeks I think. I don't know if Faye did method acting or anything, which I personally am NOT a proponent of, but if she was, it was to the detriment of everyone around her, the crew had a huge party after she left and I think the promotional office unofficially banned Dunnaway from the theatre in the future.
There are several stories like that that I’ve heard of her over the years. I wonder if any of that behaviour will be addressed in a more frank and honest way in the doc (it hints that it will; docs are highly subjective and this one seems angled mostly for favourable lighting on its subject, but there is a hint of it - she’s human, and in an entertainment sense at least, such stuff gives depths and spice to the subject). I’m sorry she had that effect on your mom and her workplace.
I saw a review of this that mentions she is bipolar and Fay addresses this in the doc. I have friends who have bipolar and let's just the mood swings can be jarring--not that all with this illness have that severity.
I also know through only 2 or so degrees of separation that she's not well liked by civilians forced to interact with her. I don't condone such behavior but at least with her, it's fitting - she's a diva but with the medals to back it up.
Now tt's the story we wanna see!! Not sum sugarcoated docu endorsed by La Faye!!
Alot of these celebrities are so full of themselves.. wish folks quit worshiping them.. treat them like normal people
"She's my sister. She's my daughter. She's my sister, she's my daughter. Quit slapping me or I'll carve your other nostril with my eyebrow tweezers, kitty cat."
Brilliant Scene
Best movie scene ever
Meryl Streep idolizes Faye…that says everything.
She paved the way for her! You can see the influence!
When did she say that?
@@thebigl156 years ago
During filming of The Thomas Crown Affair, director Norman Jewison said Steve McQueen would call her Dunne Fade Away.
I saw this yesterday. She admits she is difficult to work with but suffers from bi polar. But Faye didn't mention anything about (though they showed a clip of) Bette Davis, who said Faye Dunaway was the worst person she ever worked with.
A must see!
A *proper* movie star! 💕
'I'm Faye Dunaway.....and you're not!!' lol
Great actress ❤❤❤❤
Im obsessed with after Chinatown
SHE IS A BEAUTY LOVED HER IN THE EYES OF LAURA MARS . 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
I am one of your faaaans!
Queen
My Favourite american actress
A legend for a reason!!!!!
Not sure if I'll watch this but she was great in Chinatown and network
Love her! It's such a shame what she's done to her beautiful face though. With looks that stunning, had she allowed herself to age naturally, she would still be stunning. That doesn't take away from all the excellent work she's done, but I still find it sad.
Amazing actress ❤
She was a successor to the stars of the 30’s and 40’s and came up after the studio system collapsed. She was part of the Golden Age and rebirth of American cinema. The films she made defined Hollywood as it exists today. Much of that is forgotten now and it shouldn’t be. It’s sad that in this society women can’t be seen as valuable in their old age and know even more than they did when they were younger. But you’re supposed to look “pretty” I guess all the way to the grave and it ain’t necessarily so.
In no way is Dunaway a successor to the stars of the 30’s and 40’s. (You took that line directly from Dunaway's "Inside The Actors Studio" appearance). No actress of the 30s and 40s ever behaved the way Dunaway has behaved towards members of her own industry and the public. Actually, Dunaway is a testament of what went wrong in Hollywood in the 1960s and 70s, when older stars were brushed aside and discarded by the up and coming flakes of Hollywood. Dunaway became brushed aside in the 1980s, and has resented it every since. She got what she had coming to her after her poor treatment of so many.
The rest of your comment is word-for-word copied from the "Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star" documentary - specifically what Betsy Palmer stated.
Yeah, old women should be allowed to just be old women, not decrepit sexpots.
Ha ha ha ! You should stop watching too many documentaries about female star. Your last line is a complete repeat of one of the guests on that Joan Crawford documentary...Talk about being a person and finding your uniqueness! Hey mate , follow the advice but make it your own!😂😂😂
She was also in a music video of Tom Petty's. She shone in that one!
Faye is passion. Faye is talent. Faye is life.
Wait, is Bowen Yang really famous enough already to have a documentary about him?
He's earned it!
?
Yayy🤗 Love her
I lived in her guest house at Spauldig & Willoughby in Los Angeles for a time. No one could shout down a team of gardeners like Faye. Surprised they didn't salt the lawn and all the plants when she would fire one of them. She was a real piece of work. Perfectly nice to me, though. Not so sure she was missed by the neighbors when she cleared out of the area for good.
I thought she was great as Eva Peron. I was surprised to find out that people didn't agree.
LOVE HER! Need I say more?
Can’t wait to see this!
OMG !!!!!❤❤❤❤❤ CANT WAIT ❤❤❤❤❤❤ ❤
Don't forget to put Bette Davis in that documentary.
Because of her eyes....
@@koleyw932 Because Bette HATED Faye Dunaway. She hated her more than she disliked Joan Crawford...
And don't forget she's a "Seminole for life." FSU baby!
Do these HBO documentaries ever end up being released on DVD/Blu-Ray?
This is gonna be good!
Faye looks almost like Joni Mitchell now! I smell older Joni in a biopic!
She could play a ninja turtle too!
She was so beautiful and now she looks like she’s had a skin graft after a fire
Dang, when is HBO gonna come to the UK?
Must watch ❤️👀
Seen this in the people’s magazine nice trailer
Faye has always strived for perfection and it shows in her performances. She can be as difficult as she wants. She’s earned that privilege.