Charles Boyer, Irene Dunne
British postcard in the “Film Partners” Series, London, no. P 268. Photo: R.K.O. Radio. Publicity photo for Love Affair (1939, Leo McCarey).
Suave and sophisticated French actor Charles Boyer (1899-1978) began his career in French silent films and in 1936 he became an international star with his role in Mayerling opposite Danielle Darrieux. His long career earned him the title of “the last of the cinema’s great lovers.”
Charles Boyer was born in Figeac in the French Pyrenees to Maurice and Louise Boyer. He was just a shy small-town boy who discovered the cinema at the age of eleven. Working as a hospital orderly during the First World War, he started to come out of himself performing comic sketches for the soldiers there. Boyer began a philosophy studies at the Sorbonne while waiting for a chance to study acting at the Paris Conservatory. In 1920, he replaced the leading man in a stage production, and he scored an immediate hit. In the 1920’s he became a popular ultimate ladies’ man on the stage who also appeared in silent films. His first film was L’homme du large (1920, Marcel L’Herbier), followed by productions like La Barcarolle d’amour (1929, Carl Froelich, Henry Roussel) with Annabella, and Le Capitaine Fracasse (1929, Alberto Cavalcanti, Henry Wulschleger) starring Pierre Blanchar.
In 1929 Boyer was signed by MGM, but nothing much came of this first Hollywood stay. But with the coming of sound, his deep voice made him a romantic star: “suave and sophisticated beyond a woman’s wildest dreams”. Back in European he starred in productions like Tumultes (1932, Robert Siodmak) and La Bataille (1933, Nicholas Farkas, Victor Tourjansky) with Annabella. In 1934, after starring in a French adaptation of Ferenc Molnár’s Liliom directed by Fritz Lang, he eventually decided to return to the USA. He played his first major Hollywood role in the romantic musical Caravan (1934, Erik Charell) with Loretta Young. He also continued to make European films, and his role in the French historical love-drama Mayerling (1936, Anatole Litvak) opposite Danielle Darrieux made him an international star. In the following years he whispered declarations of love to Marlene Dietrich in The Garden of Allah (1936, Richard Boleslawski), Jean Arthur in History Is Made at Night (1937, Frank Borzage), Greta Garbo in Conquest (1937, Clarence Brown), and Irene Dunne in the classic tearjerker Love Affair (1939, Leo McCarey). One his most famous role was Pepe le Moko, the thief on the run, in Algiers (1938, John Cromwell) an English-language remake of the French film hit Pépé le Moko (1937, Julien Duvivier) with Jean Gabin. In 1942 Boyer became a naturalized citizen of the United States.
After World War II, Charles Boyer continued his international career in films and on television, Broadway and the London stage. During his career he was nominated four times for the Academy Award: for his parts in Conquest (1937), Algiers (1938), Gaslight (1944, George Cukor) and Fanny (1961, Joshua Logan), but he never won. In the 1950’s he moved into television as one of the pioneering producers and stars of Four Star Playhouse (1952-1956). Onscreen, he continued to shine with older roles in many Hollywood productions and in European films like Madame de… (1953, Max Ophüls) and Stavisky (1974, Alain Resnais). The latter role won him the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor, and the Cannes Film Festival Special Tribute. In 1948, France had already made him a chevalier of the French Legion of Honor. Boyer’s distinguished career would last longer than other romantic leading men, and earned him the title of “the last of the cinema’s great lovers.” In real life Charles Boyer was faithfully married for 44 years to British actress Pat Paterson whom he met at a dinner party in 1934. In 1978, two days after his wife died from cancer, and two days before his own 79th birthday, he committed suicide.
Sources: Wikipedia and IMDb.
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Bette Davis and Henry Fonda in Jezebel (1938)
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Unul din marile filme pentru care William Wyller este regizorul meu preferat, un film tipic de mesaj care arata ce se intampla, inclusiv in viata reala, cand o femeie, punand mai presus propria vanitate, prefera sa-si nege sentimentele.
Sigur, ar putea spune cineva, ce a realizat eroina din “Love story” pentru ca a spus “I care”. Da, finalul a fost tot tragic, insa a trait o frumoasa poveste de dragoste.
Evident, am glumit, este vorba de epoci diferite, mentalitati diferite. Mai degraba as asemana, intr-un fel, acest film cu Pe aripile vantului, cel putin in prima sa parte.
In orice caz, unul din marile filme pentru care Bette Davis si Henry Fonda au fost doi mari, foarte mari actori. Voi reveni cu fiecare dintre ei in lista numita de mine: “Filme favorite Cornel”
Spoiled, strong-willed New Orleans belle Julie Marsden (Bette Davis) is engaged to banker Preston ‘Pres’ Dillard (Henry Fonda). In retaliation for Pres refusing to drop his work and accompany her while she shops for a dress, she orders a brazen red one for the most important ball of the year, one where white dresses for unmarried women are expected. Everyone is shocked, but no one can convince her to give up her whim.
Fonda and DavisPres escorts Julie to the Olympus Ball, where their entrance is met by the disdainful stares of all present. She finally realizes the magnitude of her social blunder and begs Pres to take her away, but by this time, he is implacable. He makes her dance with him. All the other couples gradually leave the floor, finally leaving them alone and isolated. When the orchestra conductor stops playing, Pres orders him to continue and they finish the dance.
Afterwards, Pres takes his leave of Julie, implicitly breaking their engagement. In a final bit of spite, Julie slaps him in the face by way of farewell. Aunt Belle Massey (Fay Bainter) urges her to go after Pres and beg his forgiveness, but she refuses, arrogantly confident that he will return to her. Instead, he goes north on business. Julie shuts herself up in her house and refuses to see visitors.
A year later, Pres finally returns, to help Dr. Livingstone (Donald Crisp) try to convince the city authorities to take measures against an outbreak of yellow fever. Before Pres can stop her, Julie humbles herself and begs for his forgiveness and a return of his love. Then Pres introduces her to his Northern wife Amy (Margaret Lindsay).
Julie then eggs on her admirer, skilled duellist Buck Cantrell (George Brent), to quarrel with Pres, but the scheme goes awry. Pres’s inexperienced brother Ted (Richard Cromwell) is the one who is goaded into challenging Buck. In an unexpected twist, Ted emerges victorious; Buck is fatally shot.
Then something happens that overshadows everything else. As Pres and Dr. Livingstone had feared, a deadly epidemic of yellow fever sweeps the city, as it had numerous times before. Pres comes down with it and, like all other victims, is to be quarantined on an island. Amy prepares to go along to care for him, risking her own life, but Julie stops her. She tells the Northerner that she doesn’t know how to deal with the slaves and Southerners on the island. She begs to go in her place, as an act of redemption. Amy agrees.
[edit] Wins
Academy Award for Best Actress - Bette Davis
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress - Fay Bainter
Venice Film Festival: Special Recommendation for its overall artistic contribution - William Wyler
[edit] Nominations
Academy Award for Best Picture - Hal B. Wallis and Henry Blanke
Academy Award for Best Cinematography - Ernest Haller
Academy Award for Original Music Score - Max Steiner
Venice Film Festival: Mussolini Cup for Best Film - William Wyler
Película basada en la obra teatral del mismo título de Owen Davis. Ganó dos Oscar, los correspondientes a la mejor actriz principal y a la mejor actriz secundaria y fue nominada a otros tres.
La bella, impulsiva y temperamental sureña Julie Marsden (Bette Davis) hace una entrada memorable en el Gran Baile de Debutantes del Olympus. En una época en la que se esperaba que las mujeres solteras vistieran de blanco pristino, ella insiste tercamente en llevar un inadecuado, pecaminoso e incendiario vestido rojo. Su propósito es despertar los celos de su prometido, el banquero Preston Dillard (Henry Fonda), pero sólo destruye sus oportunidades con él. La cámara sigue los ojos de Julie, grandes y culpables mirando de acá para allá mientras la gente le da la espalda y da un espectáculo, sufriendo una humillación bien merecida y una vergüenza comprensible. Su tía Belle Bogardus (Fay Bainter), le dice que es una loca , a lo que ella replica llena de confianza : “No tan loca. Él volverá.” Pero Preston se va al norte y finalmente decide casarse con otra, sin su conocimiento. Tres años después, Preston vuelve y en una segunda gran escena rebosante de insinuación sexual, una determinada y arrepentida Julie se disculpa humildemente ante Preston, rendida y arrodillada, rogando su perdón, vistiendo esta vez un espctacular vestido blanco, pidiéndole que la ame como ella le ama. Y entonces Amy (Margaret Lindsay), la esposa de Preston entra en la habitación para ser presentada. Julie despechada provoca un duelo entre Buck Cantrell (George Brent), un antiguo admirador suyo y el hermano menor de Preston, Ted (Richard Cromwell), que acaba matando a Buck. Esto provoca que todo el mundo le haga el vacío y la desprecie. Julie se redime sirviendo heroicamente durante una epidemia de fiebre amarilla, convenciendo a Amy para que le permita cuidar a su marido que ha contraido la enfermedad y que ha sido confinado a una isla, donde todos los enfermos son puestos en cuarentena y abandonados a su suerte.
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Presidential Pooch Watch
by Claudine Zap
Ever since president-elect Obama mentioned that his kids are getting a puppy, dog lovers around the world have been panting with anticipation to learn what kind of dog will become first pup.
Obama, who described the decision as a “major issue,” is on the hunt for an allergy-free dog, since daughter Malia is allergic. Seeing that Obama is the first “global president,” it’s not surprising that the Fido frenzy has gone international.
Peru has suggested its native Peruvian hairless dog, a bald, toothless breed, which actually looks cuter than it sounds. (You can get better acquainted with the breed here.) The country even has a specific dog in mind. Nicknamed “Ears,” the four-month-old has been offered formally to the future first family in a letter sent to the U.S. Embassy. If the Obama girls reject the Peruvian pup, we hope it won’t create an international incident.
But if the Obamas want to go American, there are plenty of allergy-free dogs to choose from. In fact, Yahoo! searches on “list of hypoallergenic dogs” surged over 3,000% as the curious researched on their own. Lookups on “goldendoodle,” another low-allergy breed, increased 200%, as well as searches on “obama goldendoodle” and “goldendoodle rescue.” As Obama mentioned himself, the family’s preference is to adopt a dog from a shelter. A shelter dog would likely be, as he joked, “a mutt, like me.”
It may be the first difficult choice of his presidency. But at least this decision will come with unconditional love.
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