Don't know how I missed this in 1989, but more than 30 years after it was made, it holds up very well. Immediately, the movie reminds you of "The Devil Wears Prada," but the legendary Loretta Young in her last film, at age 76, is no stereotype. Instead, portraying a fashion magazine powerhouse, she deals with the changing times with dignity and integrity as a new generation attempts to brush her values aside. "Lady in the Corner" is not a great film, nor is it a significant sociological study, but it is an honest look at how the relentless march of time, one way or another, tries to make all that came before irrelevant. Since this is a movie about the fashion industry, notice how Loretta Young's hairdo seems timeless and the '80s mop on the head of her successor is totally dated.
Review of Lady in the Corner
