Synopsis
A woman suffers a nervous breakdown and an oppressive mother before being freed by the love of a man she meets on a cruise.
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Cast
- Bette DavisCharlotte Vale
- Paul HenreidJeremiah 'Jerry' Duvaux Durrance
- Claude RainsDr. Jaquith
- Gladys CooperMrs. Henry Vale
- Bonita GranvilleJune Vale
- John LoderElliot Livingston
- Ilka ChaseLisa Vale
- Lee PatrickDeb McIntyre
- Franklin PangbornMr. Thompson
- Katharine AlexanderMiss Trask
Recommendations
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The A.V. Club
With its bittersweet romance and air of tragic empowerment, Now, Voyager represents the pinnacle of the woman's picture. - 88
Chicago Tribune
Much-loved 1942 piece of super-romantic schmaltz. [19 Jul 2005, p.C3] - 80
TV Guide Magazine
It's Grade-A schlock, but not without depth: critics have detected feminist overtones in this movie, one in which men prove eminently dispensable in the quest for happiness. - 80
Empire
A classic of the weepy genre so have some toilet roll handy. - 75
Slant Magazine
Now, Voyager is the stuff of young lovers and hare-brained idealists, and if it can feel pretty foolish at times, it’s unforgettable for how sincere and affectionate it is toward one particularly time-honored cliché: that only fools falls in love. - 70
Time Out
The women's weepie angle gets to be a bit of a slog later on, but it is all wrapped up as a mesmerically glittering package by Rapper's direction, Sol Polito's camerawork, and Max Steiner's lushly romantic score. - 63
LarsenOnFilm
Now, Voyager may not have the fine balance of some of Davis’ best films—Jezebel is probably the place to go for that—but it’s still, in its stronger moments, a fine showcase for an iconic actress. - 63
Chicago Reader
Not great filmmaking, but indispensable to students of 40s pop culture.
