let 's make love is a 1960 musical comedy film made by 20th century fox in deluxe color and cinemascope .

it was directed by george cukor and produced by jerry wald from a screenplay by norman krasna , hal kanter , and arthur miller .

it starred marilyn monroe , yves montand , and tony randall .

it would be monroe 's last musical film performance .

let ' s make love

monroe died two years after let ' s make love , at age 36 .
gene kelly ' s brief sojourn ,
let ' s make love
( 196 . . .
image : jen jamieson , let’s make love proximity festival , 2014 . photograph : peter cheng
jen jamieson , let ' s make love , proximity festival , 2014 . photograph by peter cheng
monroe and montand were starring in the george cukor movie , let ' s make love at the time .
production on let ' s make love , a movie starring monroe and montand , began in february 1960 .
marilyn monroe - machen wir ' s in liebe - from
let ' s make love
- feat . frankie vaughan
marilyn was certainly close to the dashing montand when they co - starred in the musical comedy let’s make love .
marilyn monroe - machen wir ' s in liebe - from
let ' s make love
- feat . frankie vaughan - youtube
this scene from let ' s make love seems to encapsulate the personal unhappiness that marilyn was feeling at the time .
the actress worked with heart - throb yves montand on film let ' s make love . . . and apparently they did
the film was let ' s make love . . . and lost ' baby bump ' snaps make it look like marilyn monroe and yves montand did just that
in let’s make love you and jen jamieson will create oxytocin—aka the ‘love hormone’—in an intimate one - on - one performance driven by adventure , touch and trust .
let ' s make love perks up only in isolated moments , most notably in marilyn ' s lively
my heart belongs to daddy
number .
let ' s make love doesn ' t come close to marilyn monroe ' s best moments , but those who like corny old romances could certainly do worse .
let’s make love is worth watching for monroe alone . just be prepared to sit through a lot of boring scenes with yves montand looking uncomfortable .
soon after shooting of let ' s make love got underway , both miller and signoret were called away from los angeles , leaving marilyn and montand alone .
with let ' s make love behind her , marilyn could finally get to work on the misfits . find out about this movie on the next page .
watch brady’s hamilton - style rap in the video above and see the full thanksgiving episode of let’s make a deal on nov . 23 .
lets make love , all night long , until all our strength is gone , hold on tight , just let go , i wanna feel you in my soul , until the sun comes up , lets make love .
the drama that took place away from the set of let ' s make love - - marilyn ' s affair with montand - - was infinitely more interesting than the film itself .
despite the real - life sparks generated by the monroe - montand liaison , let ' s make love is a distinctly unengaging musical comedy and remains marilyn ' s weakest starring vehicle .
despite the flimsiness of let ' s make love , marilyn ' s sexuality and spark are evident in one of the film ' s musical numbers - - the scorching
my heart belongs to daddy .
in january of 1960 when she was filming let ' s make love with yves montand marilyn ' s tummy was flat . but by the beginning of july the star has a visible baby bump
in a screen - saturated world where time and eye contact are in short supply let’s make love offers a chance to tune into your own biology and take a moment to pause . opening with a hug and propelled by conversation , jamieson offers a controlled experiment for generating the feeling that makes the world go around . so come on…let’s make love !
with the headline : the screen : milton berle steals show in ' let ' s make love ' ; comedian lends film some solid humor marilyn monroe and yves montand star .
in january 1960 , marilyn readied herself to begin work on let ' s make love . she relaxes here with arthur miller , actress simone signoret , and costar yves montand .
cukor . . . directs with all the panache of an unwanted contractual obligation . indeed , marilyn disliked the script but accepted let ' s make love to fulfill her fox contract .
let ' s make love is a movie directed by george cukor in 1960 . the picture earned a nomination for the academy award in the best music , scoring of a musical picture .
cfb , you may be best left with your faint memory of
let ' s make love
- but i would be curious to know what you think if you do watch it again .
let ' s make love is marilyn monroe ' s most provocative movie title . it is not her most provocative film . although she is easily the bigger star , it is yves montand who unfortunately gets far more screen time .
' let ' s make love , you can see towards the end that she could be pregnant and she went right in to the the misfits , arthur miller ' s play that he wrote for her , ' he says .
marilyn sang 4 songs in the movie :
my heart belongs to daddy
of cole porter ,
let ' s make love
,
incurably romantic
and
specialization
of sammy cahn and james van heusen .
after splitting up with my last of the 3 girlfriends i had honestly given up on this love thing . i had tried to make good on all of the wrongs that i had done while with ( let’s call my sweetheart e )
unfortunately , though marilyn did not impede the shooting schedule , two hollywood strikes - - first by the screen actors guild and then by the screen writers guild - - held up production of let ' s make love for over a month .
in addition to hosting let’s make a deal , brady is the go - to music man on who’s line is it anyway ? . he also earned the game show a daytime emmy for outstanding original song for “30 , 000 reasons to love me , ” another of his improvised masterpieces .
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and urltoken can reveal the would - be father was not monroe ' s then husband , playwright arthur miller , it was in fact italian - french actor yves montand – who she met on the set of film let ' s make love and who she had a very public affair with .
i really enjoyed your fascinating article . gene kelly must have loved to keep busy .
let ' s make love
is a family i have avoided through the years , but i must take a peek one of these days just for the cameo appearances .
fox was pressuring her to do a film for the studio before embarking on another independent feature . marilyn finally agreed to star in a frothy musical comedy entitled let ' s make love , which apparently was the least objectionable of the scripts fox had to offer .
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christina - a beautiful story . much success and forever love to you both . thank you for sharing your story of reunited love .
if you ' re thinking of getting back together with a past love , make a reunited love playlist . we ' ve got a long list of pop , rock , and country songs to get you started .
and still , many of us remain skeptical on this notion of true love . while humans may let us down , music never disappoints . no matter the genre and no matter the location—music is universal . don’t know where to begin ? we’ve got you . here’s a cheat sheet of 50 songs to make love to , from prince to drake .
some elaborate costumes made their way through the let’s make a deal stage , but host wayne brady was so inspired by one guest’s pilgrim getup that he decided to rewrite history . in ew’s exclusive clip from the show’s thanksgiving episode , brady and his guest took a note from the hamilton playbook and performed an improvised mayflower rap .
marilyn had seen montand in his one - man show on broadway and was taken by his gallic charm . the millers were eager to befriend the montands , and the four were often seen together when let ' s make love first went into production in mid - february of 1960 .
“miller was already making her feel inferior and simone would make anyone feel inferior . ”
yes , it was a repetitive cycle of break - ups and make - ups .
caftan woman , my best advice on
let ' s make love
is to fast forward to milton berle ' s appearance and watch from there . yes , gene kelly must ' ve loved to work , he was always occupied with a project of one kind or another - and kept busy till the end of his life .
marilyn sang four songs for the film : “my heart belongs to daddy” by cole porter , and “let’s make love , ” “incurably romantic , ” and “specialization” by sammy cahn and james van heusen . marilyn’s rendition of “my heart belongs to daddy” is remarkable for the effortlessness of her performance , the result of at least two weeks of rehearsal .
as always , eve , you article is well - written and wonderfully informative . let ' s make love has an interesting premise , so had it been done right it could have become a classic . it is sad that monroe was really never allowed to escape the caricature that hollywood created for her .
i’m excited to have added a new collection item from the recent julien’s marilyn monroe auction : a vibrant orange wool wrap skirt worn by marilyn monroe in let’s make love ( 20th century , 1960 ) . the tailored skirt is lined with pink cotton and has hand finishing work . a twentieth century fox label inscribed “f - 13 m . monroe” is present .
though most monroe biographers have deemed the film a critical and popular failure , first - run reviews of let ' s make love are actually mixed . in addition , there is no indication that the film crashed at the box office , though it certainly was not the popular hit that fox executives had counted on .
my first love and i broke up 31 years ago . i married another guy and had 2 children . he had never married . i am in process of getting divorced and i have rekindled a love with my first love . it ' s better than it was 31 years ago . i was never happily married and thought of my first love all of the time . he has been waiting for me . we are together and stronger and more in love than ever . i will marry my first love .
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why hasn ' t this guy blown up yet ? ? ? ? well crafted songs , great beats . if you love dangelo you should love this as well
marilyn’s press aide , rupert allan , believed she found common ground with montand’s poor upbringing .
he promises to make it up to her and do right . would you take him back ?
signoret famously said of monroe : ' if marilyn is in love with my husband it proves she has good taste , for i am in love with him too . '
chad - sometimes life has a way of coming back full circle . thank you for your inspiring love story . i wish you both the best in love and happiness .
dawn , i watched
let ' s make love
three times in preparation for this post and i have to say i may have one more viewing in me , but that is just about it ( much as i enjoy the cameos and the blossoming of yves montand ' s character ) . stepping back in time , though , i enjoy doing that and will probably do it again .
hi mikado ( et al ) - so glad you enjoyed my musings on
let ' s make love
- it was the last of several pieces about or related to marilyn monroe that i posted a few months ago . as many times as i ' ve wished marilyn had survived to finish
something ' s got to give
and gone on to make
what a way to go !
, i never got as far as thinking about her playing margaret dumont ' s daughter . the mind reels , indeed . . .
sherry - what a wonderful story of reunited love ! so happy for your family that you were able to come together finally and make it work . thank you for sharing your story .
i mean , it ' s not that , but that ' s also not its intent .
do you know what you do to me , everything inside of me , is wanting you , and needing you , i ' m so in love with you , look in my eyes , let ' s get lost tonight , in each other .
love the background you ' ve provided . thanks for an exceptionately well - wrtten article .
let’s make love was a big box office hit in 1960 although it hasn’t aged well . i would have loved seeing monroe reunite with cary grant for this movie . something tells me it would be better remembered today and much , much funnier if grant had signed on . he would play a very similar role opposite doris day in that touch of mink two years later .
interesting , well - researched background , eve .
let ' s make love
may be my least favorite monroe film . i can ' t help but think gene kelly would have been better than montand in the male lead , especially in the segment where he ' s being coached by milton berle . i loved berle ' s disbelief at the billionare ' s total lack of comedic timing . i enjoyed kelly as the cynical reporter in
inherit the wind
- now that was quite a cast . gene kelly ' s musicals came at the end of an era - the music and people ' s tastes were changing .
he still says , “you were fourteen and it was “just a crush . ” i say , “i knew ! i always knew ! i still know . it’s you and it’s always been you . you are the one ! ! you are my true love . it’s you . it’s always been you .
side a makes you want to be single , side b make you want to be boo ' d up .
flickchick , even in some of her other lesser films (
river of no return ,
the prince and the showgirl
) , marilyn was lovely and had an electric presence onscreen , so the fact that she seems washed out and somewhat frowzy at the beginning of
let ' s make love
is perhaps the biggest indicator of all that the film is going nowhere .
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2 . gonna make you sweat ( everybody dance now ) - c & c music factory feat . f . williams
if you ' re getting back together again with an ex ( or wanting to ) make a reunited love playlist . we ' ve got a long list of pop , rock and country songs to get you started .
after working with billy wilder and howard hawks , marilyn had proven one of her greatest strengths was in the role of a comedian ; she had a bubbly , natural rapport with light - hearted material . a collaboration with george cukor , who had long been known as a ‘women’s director’ with a light - fingered comic touch , seemed like a logical choice . the result was let’s make love , a musical comedy met with near - outright ridicule on its release – everything from marilyn’s dramatic changes in physical appearance to co - star yves montand ’s french accent were subject to mockery .
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lisa - thanks for sharing your story of long lost and found love . may you both find happiness .
mcb , gene kelly was quite versatile - a great dancer , he could also choreograph , act , sing and direct . considering the changing times he lived in , he was fortunate to be so multi - talented . otherwise , i doubt his career could possibly have spanned the ' 30s through the ' 90s . marilyn monroe made a few clinkers during her heyday and
let ' s make love
is definitely one of them .
this 1977 hit is a classic
please let ' s just work it out
song . the narrator spends all his time and money trying to forget the woman whom he is no longer dating .
138 . it ' s not right but it ' s o . k . ( thunderpuss 2000 mix ) - whitney houston
never say
never
when it comes to second chances at love . you might believe love has fizzled . you might have gone your separate ways , putting time and distance and perhaps even other lovers between you .
the second time around , the narrator promises not to break his partner ' s heart or take her for granted . he swears that this time it ' s a forever thing , and their love will be much sweeter than before .
i pretty much agree with both of you . let’s make love is a disappointment due almost entirely to the dull , bland presence of montand . he may have been a decent actor when speaking in his native french but in english he sounds ridiculous , lacks comic timing and is rather difficult to understand . he has no chemistry with monroe just as he would generate none with barbra streisand ten years later in on a clear day you can see forever .
when she finally called his number , she heard an outgoing message on his answering machine that ended with ,
and p . s . if this is austin i still love you .
it ' s a melt - your - heart beautiful song that shows that forgiveness and love can lead you back to where you were always supposed to be .
yes , that’s really the end of the film . and yes , that’s more or less how it happened in the book .
page , i didn ' t realize when i chose
let ' s make love
that gene kelly was in it quite as briefly as he was . 30 seconds ? 60 ? not very long . this , of course , forced me to get creative . after reading of the experiences of producers and directors and other actors involved with the films marilyn made once she was a superstar ( and increasingly unstable ) , i developed great sympathy for them . for example , marilyn lost it over the fact that another blonde was in the cast of
let ' s make love
- this was verboten and she wanted the woman fired and scenes re - shot . when the studio looked into the matter and watched the rushes , they discovered the actress she was raving about was a redhead and had been throughout shooting . there was no other blonde . that was when fox began to believe she was out of her mind .
let’s make love by jen jamieson and helping hand by mark harvey are intimate performance projects that unsettle our assumptions about interpersonal relationships , politics and mental health in a time of rampant screen - based addiction . join jess olivieri ( creative producer of contemporary performance at campbelltown arts centre ) in conversation with jen jamieson and mark harvey , unpacking the common themes that emerge from both artists’ work , and situating their experimental performance practices more broadly within the local and international contemporary arts landscape .
a dissection of bourgeois fantasy , an ode to ethical dilemmas - and a look at the changing future of love .
the brothers in heatwave were obviously experts in the ways of love . this song is like viagra in audio form .
tynese - thank you for sharing your story about reuniting with your first love ! best of luck to you youngsters .
jake paul and his brother logan paul had beef . when they came to youtube beacause of jake’s song it’s everyday bro . then they “reunited” and both made songs : logan paul – rise of the pauls and jake paul – i love you bro .
this was my favorite place as a kid , and i still love it . besides the impressive dinosaur fossils , there ' s a mining exhibit and you can even pan for gold .
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just as the production got underway , the writers guild went on strike . because there were script problems , this was a major setback . to keep the project moving , jerry wald approached marilyn ' s husband , playwright arthur miller , offering him the job of developing and rewriting the script . miller , surprisingly , broke ranks with the striking writers and agreed , quickly delivering revisions . wald then sent miller ' s script directly to gregory peck who , alarmed at the extent to which marilyn ' s role had been enlarged , balked and asked to be released from his role as the titular billionaire . many actors were mentioned , but french singer / actor yves montand , who had lately taken broadway by storm with his one - man show , won the part ; he would make his american film debut in the film now titled let ' s make love .
there were script troubles too . miller returned from ireland , where he had been working with john huston on the script for the misfits , to do some emergency work on let’s make love . “before production , i did some rewriting of a couple of scenes . i tried to give some point between these two featureless figures . when they talked , there was no character , no motivation , and so i stepped in and did what i could for the script . but we were beating a dead horse . ”
let ' s not forget that blair convinced chuck not to jump off of the building , ignoring every awful thing he said to her after losing his father , and told him again that she would be there for him no matter what .
i love your descriptions of what the songs entail , as they are what really makes these hubs . . . your writing .
hide your styx greatest hits , it’s time for grownups to have sex… and teddy is going to explain in intricate detail just how it’s done .
it goes all the way back to the classics—after all , marvin gaye’s
let ' s get it on
remains one of the sexiest songs ever invented . fast forward a couple decades , and usher single - handedly takes over the r & b ; baby - making genre as a whole ; at least until chris brown comes along . “yo” had guys sweeping their female crushes off their feet from across the room . and let’s not forget about frank ocean , who brought the phrase “thinking bout you” to a whole nother level . and at the tail end of last year , kendrick lamar released the music video for “love . ” , redefining the word for all of mankind .
i ' ll let you look inside me , through the stains and through the cracks , and in the darkness of this moment , you see the good and bad .
was a film nobody really wanted to make , except 20th century fox executives . in late 1955 , monroe had signed a new four - picture , seven - year contract with fox that also allowed her to make films for other studios . but four years later , she had made only one picture for fox ,
he didn’t have enough food when he was a kid in italy . marilyn thought she was in love with the guy . ”
just as in last year’s contest , labour’s centrists lack any strategy beyond desperately triangulating their instinctive support for austerity with their membership’s actual views , with angela eagle even making a lack of political content a defining theme of her campaign .
this isn’t trite “bow chicka wow wow” porno music ; this is a heartfelt appeal to get in a woman’s pants . and marvin’s argument is very compelling .
i don ' t think freeform ' s famous in love is meant to be a gripping , realistic depiction of the highs and lows of finding fame in hollywood , gaining the world but losing your soul and whatnot .
i ' ll do whatever it takes to turn this around i know what ' s at stake i know that i ' ve let you down . and if you give me a chance believe that i can change i ' ll keep us together whatever it takes .
thanks for the great write up and for the background information . it ' s funny how gene kelly ' s small part means so much to the picture .
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in the face of true love , you don ' t just give up . even if the object of your affection is begging you to .
christina - thank you for sharing your personal story of reunited love . we wish you the best as you move forward happily ever after together .
even lovers may need to take a break from one another , particularly when one of them has made a mistake that violates the other ' s trust . so says this 1982 song about one lover who is desperately trying to make up for past transgressions .
it was 1976 . i was 14 and he was 19 . i can see him in my mind as if it’s happening right now , right before my eyes . it was love at first site . in february of 1976 , when i first walked into the bowling alley and he was working at the cash register . he had long curly hair encircling his perfect face , tall and thin with perfect posture . there he stood , dark eyes and wavy brown hair with a twisty curl that hung to the right of his forehead . i was mesmerized . how do i explain it ? i can’t ! it’s a feeling that i got and that i still get every time i see him . it doesn’t matter if i awaken in his arms or we meet up a few days later , it’s an indescribable feeling that overwhelms me , takes my breath away , makes my whole body tingle . a feeling that words barely begin to describe . it’s love true love . the kind of feeling that will cause you to do whatever pleases him , whatever makes him smile , whatever makes him happy . the fear of hurting him makes my heart ache . it’s like , i say to myself . . . i can never punish you . i can never hurt you . what can i do to make you happy ? what can i do to make you want to be with me ? i will fix everything for you . i will make you happy . in fact , making you happy it’s more important than anything else . it’s more important than my own happiness .
when ms . becker canceled , her parents called most of the guests . “i told a few of my immediate best friends , ” she said , “and they let the word trickle out . ”
gene kelly ' s 45 - minute jazz ballet , pas de dieux , was a great success in paris . his next film , the critically acclaimed , oscar - nominated stanley kramer drama , inherit the wind , was released just a few months after let ' s make love . he would remain busy throughout the 1960s - appearing in the 1962 - 1963 tv series , going my way , the 1964 fox musical comedy / romance , what a way to go ! with shirley maclaine ( in a role originally intended for marilyn monroe ) and the imaginative jacques demy musical , les demoiselles de rochefort ( 1967 ) with catherine deneuve and her equally beautiful ( now long - lost ) sister ,
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the cafe
. . .
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julien ' s auctioneers decided not to mention the pregnancy claims when selling the slides .
‘she became my kid’s surrogate grandmother because she had no family of her own . ’
miller and monroe ' s unhappy marriage made it easy for the star to stray .
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in the world of hip hop and r & b ; , cuffing season is all - year round , and the genres provide the perfect soundtrack to any love affair . whether you have a boo , you’re looking for a boo , or you have several boos , you can always rely on that one record to take you back to a special time and place—that moment in your life that will never be forgotten—or to help you make new memories with a special someone . with society’s ever - changing fads , trends , and fashions , one thing remains constant : love .
shaft may have been a bad mother— shut your mouth ! – but it’s not a love song . this isaac hayes groove is the very definition . in fact , hayes pretty much commands it – to do otherwise would just be wrong .
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the cameos are fun and make a great time capsule . the routine milton berle tries to teach montand is incredibly corny by today’s standards . he is funny mincing around as a woman though and causing montand to ask incredulously , “and fourteen million americans call you uncle ? ”
marilyn’s relationships – and her notorious battles – with some of hollywood’s greatest filmmakers of the age came to uniquely shape her onscreen roles . here are 10 of her key collaborations .
i won’t run , and i won’t hide . i won’t turn away . i just wanna make things right . baby , i’m right here , and i ain ' t going anywhere .
i love that austin one by blake shelton for one of the more recent ones and baby come back , but so many are great blasts from the past .
chuck pretty much confessed his love for blair during his speech at his dad ' s wedding reception , not knowing what her response would be . i mean , he did stand her up later on , but it all ended up okay , right ?
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whenever the story threatens to intrude with tedium , there’s a knockout cole porter musical number .
heidi - that ' s what i immediately went to as well . i think it shows my age , but it ' s a classic for a reason . totally awesome ! hope you have a fabulous week ahead . can ' t believe it ' s september already .
jean - marc clément is a billionaire who falls in love with the artist amanda dell . in order to approach her , he decides to be part of the show she ' s playing in . he asks gene kelly , milton berle and bing crosby to give him acting , dancing and singing lessons . but it ' s not easy to seduce the beautiful amanda , still unaware of clément ' s real status . she ' s more interested in helping his partner tony danton to become a star and to attend night school .
in the aftermath of the wedding , you’ll get to see just how good of a job the photographer did . and whether or not your friends really love you .
lonnie - congratulations to you both . thanks for sharing that story of reunited love . i ' m sure that gives other people hope . all the best , flourish
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if nothing else , famous in love is designed to be a transitional role for thorne , but with freeform in identity flux , the gap between this and the actress ' disney roots isn ' t as great as she ' d probably like . famous in love maybe has a target audience a few years older than hannah montana — to reference a non - thorne disney channel show about a woman struggling to balance ordinary life with fame — but it ' s not much more than that . and that target audience sure isn ' t me , so let your craving for a flatly acted , chemistry - lite tinseltown cinderella be your own guide .
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but tony ' s compelling account of what frieda had confided in him is difficult to ignore .
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i love love love this song ! the piano in the background is uh - mazing ! hope you enjoy this , havent had much time lately , and i was kinda rushing : p i do not own anything lyrics : let ' s make this fleeting moment last forever so , tell me what you ' re waiting for ? i ' m gonna keep it frozen here forever , there ' s no regretting anymore . it ' s worth the wait , even so far away . i ' m making the night mine until the day i die no lights to brake when you ' re hanging by fate you know what it feels like when you ' re dancing blind all alone , just the beat inside my soul take me home , where my dreams are made of gold in the zone where the beat is un - controlled . i know what it feels like come on make me feel alive feel alive , feel alive feel alive , feel alive feel alive , feel alive alive alive alive alive ! meet me under shining lights , i ' ve been waiting right here all my life feelings you can ' t deny that you ' re living , open up your eyes and i just wanna sink into your crazy laughter come on make me feel until the pain don ' t matter every second here makes my heart beat faster finally think i found what i ' m chasing after . all alone , just the beat inside my soul take me home , where my dreams are made of gold in the zone where the beat is un - controlled . i know what it feels like come on make me feel alive feel alive , feel alive feel alive , feel alive feel alive , feel alive alive alive alive alive ! all alone , just the beat inside my soul take me home , where my dreams are made of gold in the zone where the beat is un - controlled . i know what it feels like come on make me feel alive feel alive , feel alive feel alive , feel alive feel alive , feel alive alive alive alive alive ! i know what it feels like come on make me feel alive feel alive , feel alive feel alive , feel alive feel alive , feel alive alive alive alive alive ! feel alive !
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marilyn’s reputation made it next to impossible to find a male lead for this movie , a character rumored to be closely modeled after howard hughes . before yves montand was offered the role , it was turned down by a “who’s who” of hollywood’s headliners : yul brenner , cary grant , rock hudson , charlton heston , william holden , gregory peck , and james stewart . it was marilyn who suggested montand ; the studio was not happy , but she insisted , and marilyn got her man , in more ways than one . their very public love affair spelled the beginning of the end of marilyn’s marriage to arthur miller , and came close to unraveling montand’s union with simone signoret .
but if you still have positive or longing memories about your ex , it ' s possible that love could reignite between you just when you thought the flame had nearly burned out . i ' ve known people who divorced , married other partners for brief stints , then remarried each other . stranger things have happened . it ' s amazing what forgiveness and second chances can do .
ticket ( s ) giveaway :
singin ' in the rain
on the b . . .
' then right at the end of the misfits there ' s no sign of a pregnancy . '
joanna gaines shares husband chip ' s unique birth tradition . . . as he cradles newborn son crew
my first boyfriend and i reunited after 30 + we both married others had families but connected like we never lost communication . its almost like we ' re kids again it may be true if u love someone set them free if it ' s in gods will it will be .
i really enjoyed your stepping back in time post . i agree . . . this is not marilyn ' s best film , but her performance is very cute and lot of fun . the cameos are awesome , they really make the film worth watching on a rainy afternoon with a hot cup of tea . . .
alongside another small role in john huston’s the asphalt jungle , marilyn’s brief appearance as ‘miss casswell’ in all about eve made 1950 a pivotal year in the career of the young starlet . mankiewicz was president of the director’s guild and long entrenched in the who’s who of hollywood writers , so when his film won the academy award for best picture that year , marilyn was sure to be noticed . she plays an aspiring broadway star , turning up as a guest to bette davis ’s soireé – a “graduate of the copacabana school of acting” , goes the introduction . it’s a sparklingly witty line in a screenplay full of them .
a deflowering has never sounded so sweet . betty describes in detail the moments leading up to the magic moment ; her man has been “so patient” , but “tonight is the night that you make me a woman . ”
even without this knowledge , it’s a boldly sorrowful piece of work , focusing on the romance between gable’s lonely old reno cowboy and a neurotic , beautiful divorcee . for marilyn , it’s a role which seems close to home – she’s a reflective surface for men and their desires and a frail child of a broken home . since her husband arthur miller wrote the screenplay – and their marriage fell apart throughout the making of the film – it’s hard not to assume that we’re seeing something like the real thing in her performance .
it is truly a mystery to me how so many good people . . . cukor , krasna , marilyn , yves , sammy kahn , cole porter etc . . . . can help to make such a lousy film .
they were bought by frieda’s neighbour tony michaels when items from her estate were auctioned in november last year .
and today he wants to tell frieda’s story and how his long time friend was infatuated with marilyn monroe .
‘but she said , “no i would never , i couldn’t capitalize on marilyn’s death she was my friend” .
located next to postino ' s in downtown phoenix , joyride has the best fish tacos in the state .
‘she was very generous , we’d go out to eat and she’d never let us pay for it , she liked to do a little gambling and loved sports , she was a die - hard fan of the brooklyn dodgers and the new york mets .
not only did montand lack chemistry with monroe , i actively didn ' t want her to end up with him . i never believed she was in love with him . i wanted her to end up with frankie vaughn ' s character , with whom she did actually seem to have a spark .
according to her , rekindling their love affair can undo the tears , pain and loneliness that set in when he left her . does she seem too desperate , or is it just me ?
rachel , as i understand it , gregory peck was considered ideal for a character who begins the film as rather dull and awkward . the fact that he didn ' t sing or dance and had no reputation for comedy was seen as a plus . interesting that a sophisticated french song - & - dance man ended up in the role . i ' m not sure jack lemmon would have agreed to work with marilyn so soon after
some like it hot
( she severely exasperated cast and crew on the film ) , plus he was already involved with wilder ' s
the apartment .
gene kelly might well have been ideal , but i don ' t think he could have saved this one . i don ' t like to write negative reviews so approached
let ' s make love
from a perspective more interesting to me ( and so glad you liked it ) .
a delightful experience , with one moment of true magic : marilyn making her stage entrance down a fireman ' s pole and purring her way into cole porter ' s ' my heart belongs to daddy ' .
one of my favourite marilyn movies ever , lets make love is considered the least successful film marilyn starred in , this despite the talents , passions and big names involved . this is probably due to the fact that marilyn didn ' t want to do the film . the highlights are the songs , especially the opening number
my heart belongs to daddy .
sung by marilyn . altogether though it is a classic film .
last week , as labour’s national executive voted 17 - 15 to hold a secret vote on whether or not jeremy corbyn should be on the leadership ballot , the atmosphere in the momentum office reached fever pitch . desperate schemes were thrown around to
love bomb
mps to get them to nominate corbyn ( “we could get jeremy to make a batch of jam and give them all jars” ; “quickly , dig up anything good a labour mp has ever done , we can make memes out of it” ) . but above all there was genuine disbelief : the most desperate elements of the labour right had hatched a plan which , if successful , would have plunged the party into a nightmare from which it would never recover . surely the nec wouldn’t , couldn’t , go for it .
lovers of gossip girl may often argue over their favorite character , favorite episode or even their favorite villain , but everyone has the same favorite couple : chuck and blair . ( sorry , dan and serena , your feelings for each other were just too all over the place for most of the series to compete with blair and chuck . ) the two started off as almost friends and ended up so deeply in love it could make anyone cry a little . through every hardship that came their way , they were evidently able to fight through it no matter how long it took and they also wound up together forever in the end , which made every fan ' s heart happy . though their relationship had many imperfect moments , it also had a number of perfect ones to override the negative . here ' s xx times blair and chuck made us believe in love again .
the options for your perfect soundtrack are endless . whether you’re lighting candles to set the mood , cuddling up for warmth , or ready to make some babies , there’s only one thing left to do : put on the most romantic playlist known to mankind . the slow jams are inevitable , but sometimes , you just want to kick things up a notch .
from there , the scene plays out just as it does in the movie , minus a few minor details . there’s a belt , he spanks her six times , and it changes everything for her . however , the biggest change is that , in the book , when he visits her later that night , he gets into bed with her and holds her as she admits her love for him . when he tells her that she can’t love him , ana gets up and leaves right then , refusing to stay the night . as she’s heading to the elevator , she stops christian from hugging her , telling him “i can’t do this . ”
marilyn ' s heart belongs to daddy number ( and her practice leotard ) are worth the price of the video .
revealed : the four warning signs you could be heading for divorce - including critcising your partner ' s . . .
29 .
it ' s your f * * * in ' birthday . happy birthday
— ratchet happy birthday
second , she is currently dating another guy , and you indicate that she ' s trying to get back with you . there ' s a saying ,
if they cheat with you , they ' ll cheat on you .
clement uses the opportunity to court amanda , who continually expresses her distaste for irresponsible , playboy - type billionaires . predictably , amanda falls in love with clement , whom she believes to be merely a starving actor .
marilyn monroe sets playboy yves montand ' s heart aflutter when he ' s mistaken for an out - of - work actor and hired to impersonate himself in a musical revue . after spotting marilyn ' s showgirl , he enlists the help of an ( uncredited ) milton berle , bing crosby , and gene kelly to help his seduction technique . trivia : it was the beginning ( and end ) of british crooner frankie
give me the moonlight
vaughn ' s hollywood career .


beware of a holy whore ( german : warnung vor einer heiligen nutte ) is a 1971 west german drama film written and directed by rainer werner fassbinder that features lou castel , eddie constantine , hanna schygulla and fassbinder himself .

holed up in a hotel with too much drink , drugs and time the cast and crew of a film are gradually disintegrating as they await the arrival of their director .

semi-autobiographical , the film was influenced by the shooting of the director 's earlier whity in spain .

the film features music from leonard cohen 's first album songs of leonard cohen and from spooky two by spooky tooth , among others .

beware of a holy whore

beware of a holy whore
rainer werner fassbinder
not easy making films .
it ' s a film about brutality . what else would one make a movie about ? – jeff in beware of a holy whore
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the directors suite region 4 release , with an audio commentary by dr . adrian martin and an essay by justin vicari represents the best version of beware of a holy whore
( now i want to sit down and watch a triple bill of godard ' s
contempt ,
fassbinder ' s
beware of a holy whore ,
and wim wenders '
the state of things
. . . )
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
don ' t let the tongue - in - cheek title , which refers to cinema , deter you . beware of a holy whore is not only one of the most insightful and hilarious films about filmmaking , it is also a landmark in fassbinder ' s career , looking back to his brilliantly abstract early films and ahead to his unique melodramas . and it is a probing , multi - layered view of human experience  of frustration , brutality , and especially love  seen through the unlikely but fascinating metaphor of a stranded movie crew . shortly before his death fassbinder made a list of
the top 10 of my own films ,
and he considered this his best picture .
of course , the holy whore referenced in the title does mean the cinema and it is a deliberate pun at how movie - making can be both beautiful and repugnant at the same time . in this film art does imitate real life and by the end of the movie the audience is left wondering which scenes are part of the film jeff is making and which scenes are about the process of the film that jeff is making . this is just another example of
beware of a holy whore also shows fassbinder ' s evolving use of music to counterpoint , rather than simply to amplify as in most movies , the emotions of a scene . he deploys a fabulously eclectic soundtrack which extends from the plaintive original score by his regular collaborator , the great peer raben , to a wide range of popular songs  leonard cohen (
suzanne
,
so long , marianne
,
master song
,
sisters of mercy
) , ray charles (
let ' s go get stoned
) , elvis presley (
santa lucia
) and spooky tooth (
i ' ve got enough heartaches ,
hangman hang my shell on a tree
) , to a haunting donizetti aria .
my grandmother died of a self - induced abortion . in the trump era , her story has taken on a new sense of urgency .
“dear friends and comrades or so : let us consider working on that film as the last chance to examine why things went that way and no other . ” ( fassbinder ) power , sex and deep insights into the ’68 movement . the location is sorrento , the film is set in spain , and countless cuba libres are drained in the insanity of the plot . the film from 1971 is fassbinder’s re - examination of the chaos that reigned during the shooting of his western whity and his way of “coming to terms with the fact that we dreamed of something that doesn’t exist” . one of the reasons why michael laub has chosen beware of a holy whore as the basis for his piece fassbinder , faust and the animists is that the film was realised by the legendary “antiteater” theatre group .
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shout ! factory’s finely packaged blu - ray box set is a red - carpet affair that boasts remastered versions of all three films and a slew of extras .
a central work of the new german cinema movement finally finds its weary way onto blu - ray courtesy of the criterion collection .
rainer werner fassbinder’s tenth feature , 1970’s “beware of a holy whore” ( which i discuss in this clip ) , is included in the crucial new boxed set “ early fassbinder , ” from criterion . the movie is in one of my favorite genres , the inside - movie movie—and it’s a remarkably precocious entry : fassbinder was twenty - six when he made it . the rapidity , consistency , and diversity of his movies—added to their sheer cinematic inspiration—combine to make one of the great wonders of the time . he relied on a repertory company of actors and crew members , and he worked sometimes with virtually no cash in hand , sometimes with producers , sometimes with tv money . he lived furiously and channelled his experience ( as here ) into his films , but he also built films from classic genres , tabloid headlines , and political events , and invested them all with a sensibility—and a visual style—that is one of the most distinctive and protean in the modern cinema . “i can sleep when i’m dead , ” he said ; he died at thirty - seven .
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a young west german working - class man wins the lottery and initiates a relationship with a man above his social standing .
gay and bisexual experience in this picture is fully integrated into full canvas of human , if not always humane , sexuality . this is in contrast to that handful of films in which fassbinder focused on same - sex relationships : the lesbian and bisexual women in the bitter tears of petra von kant , a transsexual in in a year of 13 moons , and the gay men in fox and his friends ( in which he starred ) and querelle . of course , many of his films include same - sex experience in the magins , whether it is actually crucial ( as in love is colder than death , where the action arguably hinges on the unspoken desire of the two male leads , played by fassbinder and lommel ) or more peripheral ( for instance , in chinese roulette there is the sexually ambiguous philosopher cum handyman , gabriel ; and the silent governess , traunitz , and even her machiavellian charge , angela , are possibly lesbian or bisexual ) . in beware of a holy whore , fassbinder has the relative freedom of exploring same - sex relationships in the insular world of moviemaking ; although on another level the characters  and we  all know that this is not how things are outside of these confines .
fassbinder was an extraordinary artist , but he was also a great showman on both sides of the camera . people who come to this film hoping for a peek into fassbinder ' s tumultuous private life will not be disappointed ; but the film offers much more than self - satire , as we will see . although most of his films were compassionate studies of outcasts and loners , fassbinder cultivated a controversial , even notorious , public persona . as a filmmaker , he was often accused  even by friends and lovers  of being demanding and almost impossible to work with ; yet most faithfully continued with him on film after film . he was also proudly and defiantly gay , an artist , a leftist , and an intellectual ( of the non - pedantic sort ) in a society which rarely prized those qualities ; and he did not hide the fact that he enjoyed living on the edge , and that included alcohol , drugs , and some tempestuous affairs  all of which was lapped up by the tabloid press . but as titillating as those aspects of his life may be to some , fassbinder emerges , through his works , as a fantasticallly complex individual . all of those qualities can see in beware of a holy whore , whose tongue - in - cheek title both threatens and teases us into fassbinder ' s world .
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that visual sense of trapped - ness intensifies the almost incestuous nature of this overly tight - knit group , who are hundreds of miles from home , frustrated in a myriad of ways , and all stewing together in what feels like a giant pressure cooker . but in addition to all of the angst , fassbinder also mines a rich , sometimes sardonic , vein of humor . with the exception of his wicked farce satan ' s brew ( which is his other great self - satire ) , this is his most hilarious picture .
walter , a german anarchist poet , is short of money after his publisher refuses to give him an advance . he tries various ways of raising money , including shooting one of his mistresses and . . . see full summary »
iconic black leather jacket throughout the film ) plays in the movie . since jeff is so obviously a caricature of
as a tramp who finds a gun in a street but doesn ' t know what to do with it . the film has some interesting experimentation with sound .
with the new transfer colours are rendered more boldly , primary colours really stand out against the white background of the walls of the hotel , especially in the first half of the film .
hans epp is a self - destructive man who lives a dissatisfied life . he tries to find meaning as a fruit vendor , but a heart attack impedes his ability to work , which turns his dissatisfaction into despair .
jorgos , a migrant worker from greece , joins a group of young people in munich usually hanging around . this foreigner incites hostility and jealousy among them , and he is insulted as a
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fassbinder ' s use of music connects with his precise use of rhythm , both within scenes and in the overall flow of the film . he edited virtually all of his films ( often under the pseudonym of his small - time gangster character
franz walsch
or without taking credit ) which gave him exceptional control of pacing . one of his favorite techniques  as we can see throughout this film  was to slow a scene , especially one with passionate but unspoken emotion , to a painfully slow crawl , forcing us to pull away from the non - action even as we engage on a deeper level with the characters .
. there are 25 speaking roles in this film , and as such it presents those characters in a superficial way because the 100 minute running time of the film does not allow enough time to fully develop some of the more interesting minor characters . these minor characters are symbolic of real - life people who were part of
both the parents of a young teen who walks with crutches , goes on each their secret meeting with lovers , both surprising each other at the family ' s county home . the daughter arrives and initiates a guessing game of
chinese roulette
.
a group of actors are waiting around for a film to commence production in italy . the film is plagued with problems : a great deal of money was lost when one of its producers pulled out and still many of its resources have yet to arrive from germany , including the director . when he eventually does show up , his ego appears to be the biggest all , and he laments the fact that his actors do not understand his genius .
this autobiographical satire is one of the most probing and hilarious films about filmmaking , and a pivotal work in fassbinder ' s career .
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the region 1 release of this film contains a remastered dolby digital 5 . 1 soundtrack . i feel that a film of this type does not require a ' bumped - up ' audio transfer , because although the film does use songs in the soundtrack , the film relies mainly on it ' s dialogue to convey it ' s meaning .
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margarethe von trotta ( born 21 february 1942 ) is a german film director who has been referred to as a
leading force
of the new german cinema movement . von trotta boasts an impressive body of work that has won her awards all over the world in the last
a former union activist and veteran endorsed by bernie sanders has a chance to win the district represented for twenty years by paul ryan .
in rainer werner fassbinder’s brazen depiction of the alternating currents of lethargy and mayhem inherent in moviemaking , a film crew—played by , and not so loosely based on , his own frequent collaborators—deals with an aloof star ( eddie constantine ) , an abusive director ( lou castel ) , and a financially troubled production . inspired by the hellish process of making whity earlier the same year , this is a vicious look at behind - the - scenes dysfunction .
basically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley’s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . …
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the camera never moves during this speech , and there’s not a shred of plot to it . in fact , this character barely makes an impression through the rest of the film . this whole bit could seem like a lark - - in which fassbinder allowed his friend schroeter , whose work fassbinder admired , a few minutes of screen time to tell a story - - except for the fact that all of fassbinder’s recurring themes are present . friends and lovers in the film go and go as though everyone is acting , which , since they are making a film within the film , they are . characters step in and out of sexual identities as quickly as deiters’ characters do . relationships come and go , bringing with them unwanted entanglements , and taking with them individuals’ sense of identity . in one sense , the characters lounging around the film set are all cartoon characters who suffer abuse , then find someone else and rebound .
an image in a government briefing book helped a state department official see “the forest for the trees” in the west bank—and then was shared with the president .
wellspring , in cooperation with the rainer werner fassbinder foundation , has released a transfer with outstanding image and sound . the dvd was created from a new telecine transfer made under the supervision of the fasbinder foundation and filmmakers juliane lorenz and wim wenders .
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the man who killed don quixote .
je : inspired choice , scott . there ' s scarcely any movement in the shot at all . as you say , schroeter hardly moves , and the camera is stationary . but there ' s something going on here . that grating , whirring sound ( how characteristically fassbinder to provoke and irritate the audience from the beginning ) may be the amplified sound of film going through a camera . at any rate , because of the sound , and the lack of movement , you do become intensely aware that this is , as you note , a performance taking place in front of a camera - - in a film about filmmaking , where the actors are often arranged flatly across the frame , as though in a proscenium , before a stationary camera - - as in the famous final shot ( a zoom ; no camera move ) , which dissolves into the quote from thomas mann :
and i say to you that often i am weary to death of depicting human nature without partaking in human nature .
a devastating statement for an artist to make , but not an uncommon sensation - - particularly for a filmmaker as concerned with artifice and melodrama as fassbinder .
in the nineteenth century , seventeen year old effi briest is married to the older baron von instetten and moves into a house , that she believes has a ghost , in a small isolated baltic town . . . . see full summary »
ricky is a cold - blooded u . s . german contract killer . after serving in viet nam , he returns to his home town of munich to eliminate a few problem crooks for three renegade cops . he inspects . . . see full summary »
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doesn ' t play edited portions of these songs , he uses the complete songs throughout the film .
all of that smashing points to some of the film ' s darker recesses . yes , the shattered glasses joke is very funny , especially in its repetitiveness ; it even works as a form of dramatic / comic punctuation throughout the entire picture . but it also indicates the range of frustrations which the characters feel . although two of the women crew members , early on , remark that
this place is crawling with gays ,
sexuality  and human interaction  takes on almost every conceivable form in this picture , as almost everyone tries to hook up with someone who does not want them .
the comedy runs the gamut from playful to horrific , often with a nod to earlier films . for instance , when jeff makes his long - awaited , and grand , entrance by helicopter , fassbinder reminds us of hitler ' s arrival by air in triumph of the will , but with more than a dash of la dolce vita . examples of the film ' s most trenchant laughs bring to mind such pitch black comedies about filmmaking as wilder ' s sunset blvd . ( 1950 ) , even as they look ahead to altman ' s the player ( 1992 ) . but this film is pure fassbinder .
this film once asked fassbinder  with his awareness of the complex nature of experience , whether in cinema or life , with its constant pull between the spiritual and the profane  if he can do better than jeff .
an arrogant fashion designer falls in love with an icy beauty who wants to be a model .
rainer werner fassbinder ( 31 may 1945 – 10 june 1982 ) was a german film director , screenwriter , and actor . he is one of the most important figures in the new german cinema . more »
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audiences are rejecting this summer’s procession of tired sequels , and international grosses won’t be enough to keep studios afloat forever .
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, he treated with complete respect . interestingly , about 12 of the 25 acting parts are played by directors or future directors .
on a film set there are two things missing , the film material and the director . so the actors and actresses as well as the crew try to make the best out of the situation . when the director . . . see full summary »
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whity is the mulatto butler of the dysfunctional nicholson family in the south - west u . s . in 1878 . the father , ben nicholson , has an attractive young wife , katherine , and two sons by a . . . see full summary »
himself in the film . this audio commentary is comprehensive . it is an invaluable insight into the history of the film , in relation to
on a film set there are two things missing , the film material and the director . so the actors and actresses as well as the crew try to make the best out of the situation . when the director arrives the material is still missing and so they still wait and try to make the best out of the situation . when the material finally arrives all folks involved into the film find themselves in a weird situation . jealousy , competition and despair are ruling . nobody seems to be able to break through this atmosphere , so they all still try to make the best out of the situation , but this is probably not the way to finish the film .
the film begins with the line : ' hochmut kommt vor dem fall . ' (
pride goeth before a fall
)
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jeff ( lou castel ) , a director , and his star actor ( eddie constantine ) are taking their time getting to the set of the movie they ' re currently working on . in the absence of these key figures , the film crew lacks a purposeful way to spend their time , so they drink heavily . however , as booze is downed and boredom and frustration set in , morale hits rock bottom . when jeff and the male lead finally show , the director is enraged by his crew ' s slovenliness , and the production spirals into chaos .
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fassbinder ends his film on a subtle , visceral note . with the donizetti aria we heard before under irm ' s departure , he gives us a slow zoom into jeff ' s face , who repeats the same chilling line which ricky spoke , to himself , earlier :
i guess i won ' t be content until i know that he ' s been completely destroyed .
there is the profoundly contradictory jeff , with his iconically beautiful male face , and the corrosive rage from his dire lack of self - understanding . he is an artist in command of his medium . . . if not himself .
fassbinder goes still further , and gives irm ( with her curly hair and red dress she ironically resembles plucky little orphan annie as much as irm hermann ) one of the most poignant  albeit self - pitying  moments in the film when later he holds on her in a motorboat , moving ever farther away from the hotel  she is one of the few characters who ever gets out  while under he plays maria callas ( i believe ) singing a haunting , gorgeous donizetti aria . ( it is worth nothing that there are some other significant
slaps
later on  one of which is directed at jeff ; although i do not want to give them away here , i encourage you to consider their impact  pun intended  on the characters and themes . )
roger ebert ' s speech on empathy for the
11th hour
series on april 9th , 1994 , being republished here in honor of his birthday june 18 .
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the speech is a performance bit , yet another constant reminder from the brecht - disciple that all acting and moviemaking are all artificial representations of life , though they are every bit as important as reality . in one sense , this is fassbinder’s mirror film , where he shows us a film set and lets us see the folly behind the method . in another sense , he plays with the roles such that what we expect to see and what we see never converge ; another actor plays the person we expect to be fassbinder , while fassbinder plays someone else . eddie constantine and hanna schygulla play versions of themselves , but the audience has to question whether they are playing the film “straight
or as we expect them to be , or the director’s version . what makes the scene particularly interesting – - and unsettling – - is that there’s a mechanical noise , like a car running , under the whole speech . it is too loud to be unintentional , but we never see nor are we told what it might be . it is as though fassbinder is cueing the audience in that what you see and what you hear are not necessarily in synch , that there’s always something just out of our comprehension in every single image and piece of dialogue .
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in the film . these are also diegetic references , i . e . they play from within sources in the film , in this case a jukebox . also ,
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fassbinder ' s acute self - awareness also reflects the crucial theme of voyeurism in this film , and so many of his others , as well as in the experience of filmwatching itself . the key figure representing voyeurism is korbinian ( played by ulli lommel ) . although married ( we never see his wife ) , he pines over jeff like a lovesick schoolboy , saying ,
you can treat me however you like , because what you do as an artist has quality .
but jeff isn ' t biting ; he just says ,
piss off .
one of the most shocking scenes in the film comes during a lengthy conversation between korbinian and jeff , who has his back to him as he frantically types away , probably rewriting his screenplay . all this time , korbinian leans against the door with his hand down his pants , quietly stroking himself . ( this scene takes on even more complex overtones when you recall that in fassbinder ' s first film , love is colder than deat h , lommel played bruno , with whom franz walsch ( fassbinder ) was in love ; and here lommel is the one hot for fassbinder , in his guise as jeff . )
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a man is released from prison and finds the society on the outside less than appealing . with several women as well as the police on his tail , he sets out to find an old friend .
fassbinder presents several character surprises , including the fact that the producer manfred is gay . after jeff tries , and fails , to make ricky jealous by flirting with women , manfred sees through ricky ' s bravado ( he tells people that he only sleeps with jeff
for the money
) . the producer tells jeff ,
i was with a guy like that for two years . only later did i realize that he must have suffered like a stuck pig .
jeff shrugs ,
what ' s that supposed to mean ?
unless we think that manfred is the film ' s late - blooming source of wisdom , he later tells jeff  in a line which again connects the violence and sexuality themes  that
sometimes i could kill you . sometimes i could tear the clothes off you .
some people never learn . . . even if they are cartoon characters . . . .
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hanna schygulla ( born 25 december 1943 ) is a german actress and chanson singer . long associated with the theater and film director rainer werner fassbinder , for whom schygulla first worked in 1965 , she is generally considered the most prominent german
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ulli lommel ( born 21 december 1944 ) is a german actor and director , noted for his many collaborations with rainer werner fassbinder and his association with the new german cinema movement . lommel is also well known for the time which he spent at the
in striking contrast , the central character is intensely problematical ; in fact , jeff encapsulates the film ' s fundamental concerns and dilemmas . on the one hand , his love and understanding of filmmaking is clear , even in his petulance . he even seems to have come to some degree of self - understanding , as when he tells the long - suffering sascha ,
you know what the worst thing is ? when one realizes how damn brougeois one is oneself .
but that is not enough to free him from the twisted , self - destruction path we see him following throughout the film .
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1971 — 103 minutes , color , aspect ratio 1 . 33 : 1 — comedy / drama
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final shot :
he has rediscovered something that has been forgotten . time .
final shot :
i guess i won ' t be content until i know he ' s been completely destroyed .
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tongue - in - cheek humour that is manifest in this film . interestingly , when
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this is another excellent release by directors suite , replete with many quality extras . although fassbinder considered it to be his best cinematic work , it ' s more personal than his later more recognised films such as ali : fear eats the soul
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35mm transferred to dcp , 1 . 85 : 1 , colour ( eastmancolor ) , mono , 103 minutes , west germany / italy , german / english / french / spanish ( english subtitles ) / director / script : rainer werner fassbinder / cinematographer : michael ballhaus / editors : thea eymèsz , rainer werner fassbinder ( as franz walsch ) / production designer : kurt raab / music : peer raben / cast : lou castel , eddie constantine , margarethe von trotta , rainer werner fassbinder / production co : antiteater - x - film , munich / print source / rights : rainer werner fassbinder foundation
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