Delovely features a number of noted pop singers interpreting classic songs from porters catalog, including diana krall, sheryl crow, alanis morissette, elvis costello, robbie williams, mick. This dvd is the 2004 film about the life of cole porter. The scene is supposed to be representing three different times where cole was in the club. In the film, porter looks back on his life as if it was one of his spectacular stage shows, with the people and events of. Mandy moore, matthew goode, jeremy piven, annabella sciorra, caroline goodall, mark harmon, stark sands, tony jayawardena, sam ellis, terence maynard, lewis hancock, garrick hagon. Delovely is a 2004 american musical biopic directed by irwin winkler and released by. In delovely, an aging cole porter kevin kline looks back on his life. While his wife begins to feel like she is no longer the most important thing in his life, she wants him to leave his music and go away with her somewhere else. If you seek to find how rare, compare this film with night and day, the 1946 biopic which stars cary grant as a resolutely straight porter, even sending him off to world war i.
Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. The screenplay by jay cocks is based on the life and career of cole porter, from his first meeting with his wife, linda lee thomas, until his death. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Released july 16th, 2004, delovely stars kevin kline, ashley judd, jonathan pryce, kevin r.
Rr 2004 film delovely cr ella fitzgerald i feel a sudden urge to sing the kind of ditty that invokes the spring so control your desire to curse while i crucify the verse this verse i started seems to me the tinpanthesesis of melody so to spare you all the pain, ill skip the darn thing and sing the refrain. Jason connery and christopher walken star in this lovable musical film adaptation of the classic fairy tale puss in boots. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. This observation has nothing to do with the delovely soundtrack.
Mcnally the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 5 min, and received a score of 53 out of 100 on. As he trades notes with the plays director, gabe jonathan pryce, porter recollects his meteoric rise on broadway during the mid1920s and his first meeting with wife and muse linda thomas ashley judd. Delovely dvd, 2004 when the movie came out at the theaters i went to see it and was greatly disappointed due to the contents because i grew up with the cary grant film of cole porter which i now know was totaly hollywood also the movie theater screwed up the showing and i. May 05, 2017 le film delovely 2004 vostfr admin 20170505t17. Delovely is an original musical portrait of american composer cole porter, filled with his unforgettable songs.
Delovely is a musical and a biography, and brings to both of those genres a worldly sophistication that is rare in the movies. Delovely 2004 at the staging of a musical production based on his life story, songwriter cole porter kevin kline begins to reflect on his life and career. Delovely is a 2004 american musical biopic directed by irwin winkler and released by metrogoldwynmayer. Delovely is an entirely worthy look at the life and songs of cole porter that successfully evokes the lavish and sophisticated world in which he lived and wrote. Delovely 2004 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Aug 06, 2004 delovely is an original musical portrait of american composer cole porter, filled with his unforgettable songs. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Having seen the cary grant version from the 50s of the story of cole porters life, this one was definitely an illuminating biography beyond the of hollywood film which was also much loved by me.
Based on the real life story of the famed songwriter, it shows his meeting of his wife linda ashley judd and their marriage. Oct 02, 2014 regarderdelovely 2004 complet en streamingavec une qualite hd. In the case of delovely the film is conceived like a musical and the songs are used to comment on what is going on in the story and sometimes to set up the next scene. The soundtrack to delovely a film that imagines the unusual love story and marriage of classic american songwriter cole porter who was gay and linda lee porter as the kind of allsinging, alldancing production for which porter himself might have written the songs is a whirl of contrasting, and occasionally clashing, performances that tries to embody the many sides of porters music. Delovely is the greatest musical of its decade, it is irwin winklers greatest achievement, and its all because kevin kline and ashely judd give the performances of their careers. Well, okay as much as this stands alone among theatrical theologies, the film s soundtrack does the same. Overview of delovely, 2004, directed by irwin winkler, with kevin kline, ashley judd, jonathan pryce, at turner classic movies. A musical portrait of american composer cole porter in which the musician looks back on his life as if it was one of his spectacular stage shows, with the people and events of his life becoming. The old cole porter makeup took 5 hours to complete. I feel a sudden urge to sing the kind of ditty that invokes the spring so, control your desire to curse while i crucify the verse this verse youve started seems to me. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Directed by irwin winkler and starring kevin kline, ashley judd, jonathan pryce and angie hill. The movie was mostly showing the reliving of his life and when the film shifted from the old man into his memories, the movie flowers into full quality.
May 31, 2004 this observation has nothing to do with the delovely soundtrack. Many scenes in the film are actually one continuous shot. Delovely 2004 explore the life and career of american composer and songwriter cole porter in the 2004 musical biopic. Hd delovely 2004 film complet en francais streaming.
He was the epitome of wit, charm, and the highlife. Not only that, he was an incredibly gifted songwriter and lyricist. It seems that the archangel gabriel is going to take him on a little journey down memory lane before hes allowed into heaven. It is very entertaining and relatively truthful to porters life. A musical portrait of american composer cole porter in which the musician looks back on. I just thought it was an interesting framing choice for the film. In the film, porter is looking back on his life as if it was one of his spectacular stage shows, with the people and events of his life becoming the actors and action onstage. Opening title production company cast and crew genre ref. It is the second biopic about the composer, following 1946s night and day. Porters songs keep much the film afloat when, otherwise, it would have sunk. Delovely 2004 regarder film complet film kidnapping. Everything you need to know about delovely movie 2004. The delovely dvd is out to buy on monday 7th march 2005.
Dec 22, 2008 delovely on dvd december 21, 2004 starring kevin kline, ashley judd, natalie cole, mario frangoulis. Its a movie musical about musicals and a man whose life spoke through musicals. With gabe acting as the director of this grand show, he and cole sit in an empty theatre watching the events of. Ashley judd is 20 years, 5 months, 3 weeks, and 3 days younger than kevin kline. And though coles thirst for life strained their marriage, linda never stopped being his. Delovely dvd, 2004 when the movie came out at the theaters i went to see it and was greatly disappointed due to the contents because i grew up with the cary grant film of cole porter which i now know was totaly hollywood also the movie theater screwed up the showing and i did get my money back. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Diana krall in delovely 2004 diane kruger at an event for delovely 2004 robbie williams in delovely. Delovely on dvd december 21, 2004 starring kevin kline, ashley judd, natalie cole, mario frangoulis. At the staging of a musical production based on his life story, songwriter cole porter kevin kline begins to reflect on his life and career. Delovely is a 2004 drama, comedy and musical about a man who chases his dreams of becoming a singer. In the film, porter is looking back on his life as if it was one of his spectacular stage shows, with the people and. A soundtrack album of music from the film was released on june 15, 2004. Follow the adventures of the magical cat as he helps his young master win the heart of a princess.
Delovely official trailer irwin winklers musical vision of composer cole porters life and loves, from a script by jay cocks, is very clear about what it isnt. Delovely music from the motion picture 2004, cd discogs. Delovely is the greatest movie manufacured by metrogoldwynmayer mgm, winkler films, potboiler productions, with the use of a description of the movie is from paris to venice to broadway to hollywood, the lives of cole porter and his wife, linda were never less than glamorous and wildly unconventional. The scene where cole is visiting the gentlemans club during the song love for sale is a good example. Delovely is a timeless film based on the life of cole porter that pulls no punches. The movie also delves into porters homosexuality and the effects that had on his marriage. That one was an attempt to honor the man and show his life but delovely filled in the missing pieces of the story they couldnt tell back then. Roger ebert july 02, 2004 cole porter kevin kline and his pianist pal gerald murphy kevin mcnally entertain at a swanky party with well, did you evah. Delovely 2004 complet en streaming delovely 2004 complet en streaming. If the film has a weakness, it is that neither cole nor linda ever found full, complete, passionate, satisfying romance. Delovely original soundtrack original soundtrack songs. Linda porter was 8 to 14 years older than cole, depending on the biography cited.