History Film / NowVoyager

* TheRemake: It's subtle, but the telenovela LaOtra takes a lot of background and plot points from the movie: [[spoiler: the mistreated daughter of an abusive female patrician who did not wish for her to be born develops mental health issues as a result of her mother's constant emotional and financial abuse. She briefly finds love but her mother takes it from her because of her need for control and she becomes a recluse and an "old maid". Later, she has a full mental health breakdown but a kind friend and a nice doctor bring her to a sanatorium and she recovers. She goes on a cruise, gets a makeover, and has an affair (briefly under an assumed identity) with a man who is abused by his manipulative wife and tries to protect his daughter, whose experience of abuse echoes the heroine's. The heroine ends up developing maternal feelings for the child, whom she supports and loves, fulfilling her longstanding desire for a child. Other similiarities include a short-lived attempt to get over the man she loves through a more reasonable engagement and her finally standing up to her mother, who proceeds to fake a fall down a flight of stairs. Besides, the protagonist briefly considers the nickname ''Carlota'' (as a secret nickname that her surrogate daughter might use).]]

The story centers around Charlotte Vale (Davis), a repressed Boston spinster whose tyrannical mother (Gladys Cooper) has driven her to the edge of a nervous breakdown. Lisa, Charlotte's well-intentioned sister-in-law, feels something must be done. Enter the renowned Dr. Jaquith (Rains), who takes her to his sanitarium to begin her transformation. Part of her healing involves a South American cruise, where she meets the charming Jerry (Henreid)...

* AbusiveParents: Both Tina and Charlotte's respective mothers fit this role. This helps Charlotte understand and help Tina.
* AffectionateNickname: Camille becomes one for Charlotte.

* BigOlEyebrows: Pre-makeover Charlotte has very thick eyebrows. She gets them plucked naturally.

* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Tina from her mother's point of view. But Charlotte has been there and knows it's because the girl is hurting deep down.

* ChickFlick: One of the most famous examples from TheForties.

* CrazyCatLady: Charlotte jokes that she'll become one after she decides she won't marry anyone.

* EvilMatriarch: Mrs. Windle Vale is a cruel old lady who is openly abusive to her youngest daughter. She isn't much kinder to her other relatives either.

* TheMistress: Charlotte is Jerry's. Treating adultery as sympathetic was unusual for a movie made in TheForties.

* PartingWordsRegret: [[spoiler: Charlotte's mother dies during an argument with her, literally right before Charlotte apologises]].
* PetTheDog: [[spoiler: Charlotte's mother leaves the majority of wealth to her, even calling her "my beloved daughter" in the will]].

* StaircaseTumble: The malevolent Mrs. Vale pulls a tumble deliberately to guilt Charlotte.

** Charlotte is the youngest of four, and she's the protagonist. [[spoiler: She's also the one who inherits her family's wealth when her mother dies]].

->''"My mother didn't think that Leslie was suitable for a Vale of Boston. What man is suitable, Doctor? She's never found one. What man would ever look at me and say, "I want you"? I'm fat. My mother doesn't approve of dieting. Look at my shoes. My mother approves of sensible shoes. Look at the books on my shelves. My mother approves of good, solid books. I'm my mother's well-loved daughter. I'm her companion. I'm my mother's servant. My mother says. My mother! My mother! MY MOTHER!"''