![]() ![]() Blanchard's name better known?!?! She CAN act!), and, as the strict confines which were imposed on first filmed version of this story have loosened, much more of the horrors Sybil endured at the hands of her mother are shown (in this case, it helps the viewer better understand the depths of depravity done to Sybil and the damage incurred, and it's even more poignant). Blanchard gives a brilliant performance (why isn't Ms. As embodied by Tammy Blanchard, this SYBIL (who does somewhat have a similarity to Ms, Fields' Sybil) is touch more rounded. I only saw this version for the 1st time a year ago, and, I've always on the fence, when I hear 'remake,' because, they're usually inferior. As the original version was made-for-TV in the '70's, the true horrors Sybil endured had to be 'cleaned up.' But, what was there, was a terrifying story of a young woman's tortured life. Fields' riveting performance - stayed indelibly etched in my mind. ![]() The hall-of-mirrors-from-hell tale - and Ms. I - like a many of you - had seen the original SYBIL, with Sally Field, and, for many years, I liked it (it's weird to say 'like' about such a harrowing tale). Whatever the case may be, the CORE of the story - the HORRORS Sybil (Shirley Ardell Mason (1923–1998) endured, were so, so overwhelmingly sad. In other words, the film was not simple 'here-say' - it was a 3rd (or, perhaps 4th) generation of the story removed from the source. Cornelia Wilbur, who - to shield her patient's privacy - had to.'adjust' the story. First, let me say one thing about people who don't feel the story of 'Sybil' is 'real,' or 'true ' You must remember the original film was a version of the book, Sybil, which in turn was made from the work-notes of Dr. ![]()
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