I've never understood why
Kim Novak's film career was so brief - well, TCM (Turner Classic Movies) last night aired Hitchock's
Vertigo - his masterpiece - and, afterwards, TCM's Robert Osborne interviewed Kim Novak in a hour-long, uncut, commercial-free interview from 2012, where Novak states the industry treated her very badly, and she left.
She said she's been bipolar all of her life - she discovered this after she quit films - and it's now treated with medications. Her father was a nasty paranoid schizophrenic.
She's married to an equine veternarian, has horses and dogs all over their country home in Montana, and she carries on with her first passion: painting - she is absolutely brilliant - and some of her work was shown last night.
Some reviews of the interview are
here, the interview itself is on YouTube - but it's a long download.
I've seen all of Hitchcock's movies at least twice - Vertigo ain't my favourite - but, nevertheless, I've always liked Kim Novak. I found her difficult to comprehend - in my opinion, being in films held her back from something, and last night it was revealed her passion has always been painting, and she's considering an exhibition of her work. She's obviously much older now from her days as the number one movie star in the world in the 1950s, but ain't we all?
correction: not "lots of dogs and horses" but I think she said two dogs, and at least one horse.
(there's a photo of Novak - from 2012 - at the link)