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Tag Archives: Romantic Comedy
“Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell”
Paleo Retiree writes: A brightly-colored, super-polished confection starring Gina Lollobrigida that crosses two genres of its era: the marriage-is-impossible farce and the Americans-touring-Europe-by-bus comedy. (I watched in on this disc.) My wife hated it, and we both wondered if it might not … Continue reading
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Tagged farce, Gina Lollabrigida, Greatest Generation, Melvin Frank, movies, Romantic Comedy
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Notes on “Viva Las Vegas”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Viva Las Vegas” pulls off a nifty trick: it uses the corporatization of Elvis to augment and comment on his appeal. Elvis plays Lucky Jackson, a racecar driver whose fortunes belie his name. Ann-Margret is the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann-Margret, Elvis Presley, Film, George Sidney, Las Vegas, movies, Musicals, Romantic Comedy, Viva Las Vegas, William Demarest
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“The Fisher King”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: There’s a lot going on in “The Fisher King.” Perhaps too much. The mythic elements in Richard LaGravenese’s screenplay threaten to tip the movie out of balance, to spoil subtext by shoving it in your face. … Continue reading
Notes on “The Company’s in Love”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Max Ophuls’ first feature, released in 1932, seems a conscious emulation (and sort of send-up) of Lubitsch. Not only is it set partly in the Bavarian Alps, the setting of several early Lubitsch films, it features … Continue reading
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Tagged Ernst Lubitsch, Film, Germany, Max Ophuls, movies, Romantic Comedy, The Company's in Love
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“A Damsel In Distress” (1937)
Blowhard, Esq. writes: A musical comedy co-written by P.G. Wodehouse, with music and lyrics by the Gershwins, and starring Fred Astaire is pretty much essential viewing for me. Although the film is usually regarded as one of Astaire’s post-Rogers flubs, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Fred Astaire, George Burns, George Gershwin, George Stevens, Gracie Allen, Ira Gershwin, Joan Fontaine, Musicals, P.G. Wodehouse, Romantic Comedy
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Movie Poster Du Jour: “The Palm Beach Story”
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Tagged Claudette Colbert, Film, joel mccrea, Movie Posters, movies, Preston Sturges, Romantic Comedy, screwball comedy, The Palm Beach Story
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