monalisa ( kannada : ಮೊನಾಲಿಸ ) is a 2004 indian kannada romance film written and directed by indrajit lankesh .

the film stars dhyan and sadha in lead roles and prominent actors such as darshan and rekha vedavyas have done cameo appearances .

the film is produced by k. s. dushyanth and k. santhosh kumar .

monalisa ( film )

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indrajith lankesh , whose kannada film monalisa won the best film award at the state level , has decided to say goodbye to his film career . the reason : he is disgusted with the way monalisa , a big box office hit , was discredited by a section of film directors .
the event had some film makers like nollywood actress , monalisa chinda , segun arinze and idahosa linus in attendance .
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over the weekend , sultry nollywood actress , monalisa chinda was present at the award ceremony put together by del - york film academy .
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monisha en monalisa ( english : monisha is my monalisa ) is a tamil film released in 1999 written , directed and produced by t . rajendar who also composed the music and portrays a supporting role . his son , silambarasan starred in a cameo role in the film , whilst debutants , ramankanth and mumtaj played the lead roles .
) , plays an invalid , never getting out of bed in the film .
story dyan ( dyan ) is a just - graduated youngster . he falls in love with monalisa ( sadaf ) , who is born to nri parents . monalisa dies in an accident in usa when she visits her parents . a heart - broken dyan becomes crazy and starts getting addicted to alcohol . his worried parents select a girl for dyan . a reluctant dyan okays the alliance without even looking the face of girl for his parents sake . after knotting mangala sutra , dyan realizes that the bride is none but spandana , who is an exact look - alike replica of monalisa . being a sincere lover he is , dyan could not forget monalisa and make love to spandana because spandana ' s looks remind him of monalisa all the time . when he is about to forget monalisa and fall in love spandana , monalisa resurfaces into his life again and tells him that her death news is a mischief of his father who did not want her to get married to dyan . the rest of the story is about whom dyan prefers - spandana or monalisa ?
analysis : monalisa is telugu dubbing version of kannada blockbuster ' monalisa ' . the main plus points of the film are the craze sadaf has in the youth and the publicity of this film . the negative points are lack of nativity in terms of actors and situations , ineffectiveness in establish the feelings and agony dyan going through . songs , comedy and stunt sequences act more like speed - breakers to the narration of the story than catalysts of entertainment . over all , it is a disappointing film . this film ' s openings and further collections would depend on how much crowd sadaf can pull to the theaters .
the film is produced by k . s . dushyanth and k . santhosh kumar .
the music of the film was composed by valisha - sandeep duo . [ 4 ]
and then there ' s chakravarthy next film , where he plays an inveterate liar .
sadaf : sadaf did a dual role in this film as fast - paced nri girl with modern looks and as a demure indian girl wearing traditional attire . she has western hair - do and dresses for the character of monalisa and smiled as and when possible to justify the popular phrase of ' monalisa smile ' . sadaf wore sarees and sleeveless blouses for the spandana character . she is good in her own way . savita reddy and sunitha dubbed the voices of monalisa and spandana characters respectively .
i was born stoned
. the words come from monalisa , who ' s struggling to put the heroin on the shelf . documentary filmmaker jessica nettelbladt has followed the long - suffering , but far from broken , monalisa for eight years . the result is as honest as the raw film about a woman ' s struggle with herself and the world .
the del - york film academy recently held at the muson center , onikan , lagos .
at the colourful occasion , monalisa shone like a billion star as she stole the show with many uncontrollably staring at her beautiful dress to the event .
over the weekend , sultry nollywood actress , monalisa chinda was present at the award ceremony put together by del - york film academy . at the colourful occasion , monalisa shone like a billion star as she stole the show with many uncontrollably staring at her beautiful dress to the event . the awards took place at the muson center , onikan , lagos on saturday august 16 , 2014 and here are some photographs from the event .
she won the best actress in the afro hollywood award 2009 at the monte carlo television festival and was nominated in 2010 for a best actress in a drama series at the terracotta tv and film awards . monalisa chinda is estimated to have a net worth of n310 million .
the life of a simple bookshop owner changes when he meets the most famous film star in the world .
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meanwhile , the controversy surrounding last year ' s karnataka state film awards refuses to die down . noted film directors like girish kasaravalli and p sheshadri , who have won awards , boycotted the function alleging that films remade from other languages were given awards . though they did not name films , it was clear that they were referring to monalisa and gowdru , which won the first and third places .
information minister shivaram announced the list of karnataka state film awards for 2004 - 2005 today at 05 . 00pm .
the song tholaipesi enna was shot at a grand budget of 10 million rupees , but the film had troubles after floods in chennai washed away a set erected on the banks of the cooum . during the production of the film , the film was renamed from monisha to monisha en monalisa due to astrological reasons . [ 1 ] the film had begun production as a trilingual in tamil , hindi and telugu , and rajender cast local actors for the hindi version . hindi television actor raman trikha was renamed ramankanth for the tamil version , while actors including rahul saxena , ravi kiran , kunika , and kalpana iyer were signed to play roles . [ 2 ]
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copyright in the film expires 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the last person listed above dies .
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the film received primarily poor reviews upon release , with one reviewer labelling it the
low point of tamil cinema .
[ 4 ] the film was also made in hindi as yehi to pyaar hai which remains unreleased even though soundtrack was released .
the event which held on saturday , august 16 , 2014 was to award presentations to students and graduands of the film academy .
a fter tabu and milind soman , it is jackie shroff who is looking towards the south . he is acting as a scientist in athisayam , a film directed by vinayan , who created history by making a film called atbhutha dweep with hundreds of dwarfs .
you can click on the names of these legendary movie stars of nigeria in order to get more information about each one . if you ' re a film buff use this list of talented nigerian film actors to find some new movies you haven ' t already seen .
we hear , the film ' s been nearly completed in a year , and that he ' ll prove the doomsday prophets wrong yet .
knowing if a film is in the public domain is complicated because so many people and types of copyright works are often involved in its production . according to uk copyright law , in order to know if a film is in the public domain you need to identify the following creators :
heroin is like your best friend and worst enemy at the same time .
monalisa was living a regular life as a teacher and mother with young children . depression tears her life to pieces , she self - medicates with heroin and loses everything . after years of drug abuse she meets fredrik . love helps them in their fight to break destructive patterns , and in their attempts to make their dreams come true . monalisa story is a unique documentary filmed over 8 years .
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is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
' is in full swing in surat , gujarat . he has claimed to have been working on the film ' s script since quite a few years .
soundtrack was written and composed by t . rajender . the title song of the film is based on
maría
by ricky martin . [ 3 ]
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heroin is like your best friend and worst enemy at the same time .
monalisa was living a regular life as a teacher and mother with young children . depression tears her life to pieces , she . . . see full summary »
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we first heard about tori appearing in the revolution studios / columbia pictures film
mona lisa smile
in an article in the december 4 , 2002 edition of the milford mirror . the articles revealed that tori was filmed performing in a wedding scene in the film . click to read this article at zwire . com .
christine saw a sneak peak of the movie mona lisa smile on november 25 , 2003 . she says the following about tori ' s part in the film :
sadaf mohammed sayed , better known as sadha , is an indian actress who mainly appears in south indian cinema . her most notable films include jayam , anniyan and unnale unnale . she works mostly in telugu and tamil films . she was introduced to the telugu film industry by director teja along with nithin in the film jayam . /
the film was a blockbuster success upon release and also received critical appreciation . it went on to win numerous awards at the filmfare awards south and karnataka state film awards for the year 2004 . [ 2 ] it was also dubbed into telugu with the same title with a reshot comedy track involving brahmanandam and kovai sarala . [ 3 ]
sadaf mohammed sayed , better known as sadha , is an indian actress who mainly appears in south indian cinema . her most notable films include jayam , anniyan and unnale unnale . [ 2 ] she works mostly in telugu and tamil films . she was introduced to the telugu film industry by director teja along with nithin in the film jayam .
screenplay - direction : director used sleek style of fast cars , trendy sets and youthful atmosphere to narrate this story . screenplay of the film is average except for a few areas where he tried to evoke some kind of suspense . director failed to get the emotions right in order to establish the central point of the film in an effective way .
in other news , there is a commercial for the soundtrack that actually shows tori singing from the film ! it is being shown on various u . s . tv stations .
i also wanted to share with you this poster from the film , even though it does not show tori of course . thanks to amy fruit for sending it to me .
story : story of the film deals with the concept love and it ' s implication towards looks vis - à - vis emotional compatibility . it is about a man not living happily with a girl who is having same looks of his lover . the same concept was explored in a better way in a recently released telugu remake film ' ammai bagundi ' .
a movie publicist deals with the messy public split of his movie ' s co - stars while keeping reporters at bay while a reclusive director holds the film ' s print hostage .
though it was shot on a shoestring , clearly a lot of thought has gone into making the film , and production values are high throughout . avik mukhopadhyay’s lighting is a pleasure to watch .
film - maker , producer and director all in one . she was nominated in 2008 to the africa movie academy award for most outstanding actress ( indigenous ) which she lost to doris simeon .
and when he ' s hit by misfortune , it really lays the whip on him . so bad a time has he had that he thought that maybe changing the name of his film ' s
after making a remarkable debut with jayam , sadha appeared in the tamil movie anniyan opposite vikram directed by shankar , which is her most successful movie to date . since then , she has appeared in a number of films across movie industries in india , in different languages including monalisa in kannada and click in hindi .
after making a remarkable debut with jayam , sadha appeared in the tamil movie anniyan opposite vikram directed by shankar , which is her most successful movie to date . since then , she has appeared in a number of films across movie industries in india , in different languages including monalisa in kannada and click in hindi .
i want to introduce some film stills and sequences within this discourse of the ordering of space in carceral formation , specifically the grid or lattice i mentioned earlier as a modular space that is already ordered .
tori was asked about her contribution to this film at the wolverhampton , u . k . meet & greet on january 14 , 2003 by alison zemell and tori revealed that she was filmed singing two 40 ' s style songs ! keep in mind that just because tori was filmed doing two songs , that does not always mean the footage will remain once the film is edited . i hope it does !
. she has also been a part of hindi , tamil and telugu films , along with a popular reality show . the makers have claimed shraddha ' s guest appearance to be an important part of the film .
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the cartoon notions of the ' 50s and snooty easterners say more about hollywood cluelessness than about the period the film condescends to . . . lacking the courage of its own vulgarity , mona lisa smile is as tepid as old bathwater .
anyone who ' s ever been moved by a teacher to dream a slightly bigger dream than his parents thought he or she was capable of achieving ought to love the film , for it gets at a truer model of teacher ' s inspiration .
the film’s first half starts off like a pointless shaggy dog story . like mukherji’s 3 - episode debut feature three obsessions , the screenplay seems to be conceived more as a short story than a feature - length film . here it’s stretched to the limit of patience , like the opening shot of a man reading a newspaper for an extended length of time while he answers his wife in monosyllables . what’s missing is a subplot to flesh out these offbeat but intriguing characters and make room for some ruthless pruning .
according to benjamin njoku of vanguard ,
two things are bound to attract you to monalisa chinda whenever you are privileged to engage her in a conversation . they are her frankness and humility
. away from those attributes , she is a talented actress , a hard working producer , and a very popular media personality . mona is one of the richest actresses in the nigerian nollywood who have paid her dues over the years .
the movie mona lisa smile is set to be released in u . k . theatres on march 11 , 2004 . thanks to barbara for this information ! you can see the release schedule for this film in most countries at the internet movie database . ( thanks tessa . )
apart from the script , the music of godavari is a usp .
it ' s a mix of hindustani , carnatic , western classical ,
says radhakrishna , while sekhar chips in ,
there ' s a bit of folk as well .
radhakrishna ' s second film ( as composer ) kanchana mala cable tv may have gone without notice , but the music of godavari is likely to have chart - busting quality . he is currently busy with maya bazaar , to be directed by national award - winner indraganti mohan krishna , and an untitled tamil film as well .
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this week’s guest writer is maryam monalisa gharavi , who blogs at south / south and who is also a doctoral candidate in comparative literature and film and visual studies at harvard university . in her essay , becoming fugitive : carceral space and rancierean politics , she gives a vision of the political aesthetics and the aesthetic of politics based on the reading of french philosopher jacques rancière . as an introduction , i would like to quote walter benjamin who stated that “all efforts to render politics aesthetic culminate in one thing : war . ” benjamin was in fact , defining fascism as the introduction of aesthetics in politics . fascism , in this essay , is not quoted but the police state is targeted in a contemporaneous world that can be said – as eric hazan puts it - to be engaged in a global civil war .
script , images , footage and music are not the only copyright works involved in the production of a film . intellectual property rights exist also for brand names , logos , fonts , texts and designs , which makes everything more complicated . for a detailed guide on copyright for filmmakers , see the bbc website at : urltoken
a short feature that shows how art can change our lives , the violin player struggles to warm up , but once it finally takes off , the last half hour is entertaining all the way to its unexpectedly profound punchline . the upside to writer - director bauddhayan mukherji’s second film lies in its originality in mixing humor and pathos , without losing sight of the bigger picture about what it means to be an artist . featuring top bengali stars ritwick chakraborty as a failed violinist and adil hussain as his mysterious employer , the film should find indie - friendly audiences on its home turf , while festivals will want to check out the modernity of this quirky tale .
these people want to discredit my film out of frustration and jealousy . as a young director , i am pained and have decided to quit direction altogether after the release of aishwarya , which is on the floors ,
he said at a press conference . aishwarya launches deepika padukone ' s career as an actress , opposite upendra .
the movie mona lisa smile debuted in u . s . theatres on december 19 , 2003 . the movie stars julia roberts , julia stiles and kirsten dunst . read more about the film at yahoo ! movies and the internet movie database . ( thanks to elisabeth , katherine , linda m . jose , and cady for the details . )
others : dyan is ok as chocolate boy with neat looks . however , he is not impressive in emotional scenes . rama krishna and bhavya are adequate as the parents of hero . the comedy track involving brahmanandam and kovai sarala is average . shakeela character has a bit of vulgarity . the ' choli ke peeche ' sequence is over done in the film .
mona lisa smile tries to be something unique and relies on it ' s all - star female audience far too much . although i did enjoy it , there seems to be no real qualities to the plot . the cast really keeps your interest in this film and the social context , in which it ' s set , leaves you with some interesting questions . * worth a try *
other departments : photography by krishna kumar is good . music by valisha - babji is average . a couple songs are direct lifts from other languages . one is hindi private song nari nari ( nishan abbas ) and other one is ' ding dong bole ' from kuch tho hain film . the background music is ok . dialogues by vennelakanti are fair . the production values of lankesh chitralaya are pretty good .
it is also important to note that the more famous the character or film is , the more difficult it can be to register it as a trade mark . to deal with this apparent paradox creators now often register their literary characters as trade marks before they become famous , which could create a problem for anyone who wants to use those characters when copyright expires and the work falls into the public domain .
october 13 , 2003 update : we now know that there will be a soundtrack released for this film on epic / sony music soundtrax on november 25 , 2003 . ( this is a u . s . release date . i am not sure if or when it will appear internationally yet . ) tori will have two songs on the soundtrack to mona lisa smile :
you belong to me
and
murder , he says
. ( thanks to eef who heard you belong to me on a sony music advance sampler and to another anonymous source from a film distribution company who told me about murder , he says . ) my sources also reveal that other artists on the soundtrack include seal , macy gray , celine dion , chris isaak and barbara streisand . the soundtrack consists of new recordings of songs from the time period by contemporary artists . ( the film takes place in the 50 ' s . ) tori ' s vocals on the soundtrack are reportedly husky and very different from anything she ' s ever done . the bridge entertainment group , an artist development company that began in late 2003 and took tori as their first client , mentioned in their initial press release that tori contributed to the soundtrack and urltoken first revealed the november 25 , 2003 release date .
in alfred hitchcock’s rear window , the photographer and newly wheelchair - bound jeffries ( james stewart ) watches his greenwich village neighbors through a pair of binoculars . significantly , his proxy in the film is thomas j . doyle , an old friend and co - pilot during jeffries’ world war ii days , now a lieutenant police detective . one object of jeffries’ daily viewings is the songwriter he watches intently , framed by hitchcock in a gridded window .
june 9 , 2003 update : the web site ain ' t it cool news has posted a spoiler review of the film , and they even mention tori . they do not say wonderful things about her performance however . thanks to john higdon for telling me about this . here is the part of the article that mentions tori . ( we will see for ourselves if they are true or not when we see it ourselves . . . )
list of famous film actors and actresses from nigeria , listed by their popularity with photos when available . nigeria has given birth to some great movie actors and actresses over the years , many of who have gone on to star in comedies , dramas , horror movies and more . these are some of the best nigerian screen actors in the history of the world , so if you ' re a native of nigeria and an aspiring actor / actress then these are people you should look up to .
july 11 , 2003 update : you can now view a quicktime trailer of the mona lisa smile at urltoken . this quicktime trailer does not show tori , but gives you a glance at the movie . in other news on this film , there is an entry for mona lisa smile at urltoken now , and they not only mention tori but if you check out the tori amos page at urltoken , you will find some nice photos of tori from her appearance on the vh1 big in 2002 awards show .
k m radhakrishna , who gave the melodious score for anand , is back with godavari – another sekhar kammula film . radhakrishna ' s tuneful composition nuvve naa naaku nuvve naa ( sung by shreya ghoshal and radhakrishna himself ) is still echoing in people ' s ears . radhakrishna has a sound base in classical music , having learnt the violin ( carnatic style ) , besides vocal . he has been interested in music since childhood . so , it isn ' t surprising that his music has a melodious and harmonious quality about it .
one of the extremely rare things that happened in the oscar grant shooting is that grant took a photo of mehserle just before he was shot . i emphasize this rarity because it was intentional , unlike , say , war cameramen who unwittingly film their own deaths . the photo also shows mehserle reaching for his holster with a strong right arm . not only does a taser weigh far less than a handgun—and ample video evidence exists showing no ambiguity as to which side of his belt this seasoned officer reached—the photo shot by grant verifies it .
a good source of freely available films is the prelinger archives , a collection of movies that are supposed to be in the public domain in the us . however , remember that copyright law is territorial . so , while a film from this archive might be in the public domain in the us , it may still be in copyright in the uk , and identifying the copyright owner may not always be easy . indeed , many of the films contained in the prelinger archives are orphan works : works that are in copyright but whose copyright owner is unknown or cannot be traced .
a work – like a book , a song or a film – is in the public domain when there is no copyright attached to it . this means that you can re - use that work for free , without the need to ask for permission from anyone : you can just copy it and use it . when copyright in a work comes to an end , the work is said to enter the public domain . in many countries , such as the uk , this generally happens 70 years after the last creator’s death , bearing in mind that a work may have several creators .
omoni oboli makes real money , her roles in the figuring , bent arrows , and anchor baby brought her fame and fortune that is valued at n205 million .
in 2010 she won the award for best actress - narrative feature at the los angeles movie awards , and the award for best actress at the harlem international film festival . she was nominated for the best actress in a leading role award at the 2011 africa movie academy awards . in 2014 , omoni won big screen actress of the year award , at the 2014 eloy awards , for her movie being mrs elliot
.
i find it hard to believe that wellesley college was as reactionary in the autumn of 1953 as
mona lisa smile
says it is - - but then i wasn ' t there . neither were the screenwriters , who reportedly based their screenplay on hillary clinton ' s experience at wellesley in the early 1960s . the film shows a school which teaches , above all , that a woman ' s duty is to stand by her man , and if clinton learned that , she also learned a good deal more . no doubt she had a teacher as inspiring as katherine watson ( julia roberts ) , who trades in the bohemian freedom of berkeley for a crack at wellesley ' s future corporate wives .
the painting is covered in a series of fine cracks , known as craquelure . this is not only common with old paintings , but would be unusual if it were not present . paint on old paintings often cracks due to movement of the ground preparation away from the canvas support , a process that naturally occurs over centuries . a similar effect occurs with paintings on wood panels . this craquelure is not the result of any external pressure , was not provoked artificially , and did not occur due to any imperfections in the paint or the ground . there are some later cracks due to stresses over time with the paint film . it has been confirmed that early cracks seen on the x - ray imaging correspond to those visible on the surface .
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moving beyond rancierean paradigmatics and toward rancierean emancipatory politics , one may say that if there is a cleavage between aesthetics and politics , it is that in hitchcock , we are left with image sui image , largely watching the iconic moment of an anthropomorphized plane chasing carey grant within the comfort of our wares ( one of my former film professors used to joke that you could watch hitchcock with your friends while eating popcorn , or study him seriously , but at least you have the choice ) . even with grant’s face in the dust , we know that he will arise , escape , prevail , and ultimately wrap his hands around the waist of a hitchcockian ice blonde . there is no ambiguity about the iconic moment of oscar grant’s shooting ; he too is both the subject and object of a look within the police regime . with oscar grant , history will remember more than just an image of a black man hunched over on concrete . it will also remember that man pointing a camera back at the police .
if the creator died more than 70 years ago , his or her works should be in the public domain and can be used in the creation of new work . for example , if you want to create a video game based on romeo and juliet , you need to ask yourself : 1 ) who authored romeo and juliet ? answer : william shakespeare . 2 ) when did william shakespeare die ? answer : in 1616 , more than 70 years ago . so , you can create a video game based on romeo and juliet without the need to ask for permission . likewise , you can freely write lyrics for a song using words from the picture of dorian gray ( oscar wilde , 1854 – 1900 ) or produce a film based on oliver twist ( charles dickens , 1812 – 1870 ) ; or you can use the mona lisa ( leonardo da vinci , 1452 – 1519 ) as your facebook page background , but if you want to use dora maar seated you will have to wait until 2044 ( pablo picasso , 1881 – 1973 ) .
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a free - thinking art professor teaches conservative 1950s wellesley girls to question their traditional social roles .
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a terminally ill woman has to settle on her former husband ' s new lover , who will be their children ' s stepmother .
an unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single - handedly brings down a california power company accused of polluting a city ' s water supply .
a married woman realizes how unhappy her marriage really is , and that her life needs to go in a different direction . after a painful divorce , she takes off on a round - the - world journey to
find herself
.
when a woman ' s long - time friend reveals he ' s engaged , she realizes she loves him herself and sets out to get him , with only days before the wedding .
a reporter is assigned to write a story about a woman who has left a string of fiances at the altar .
after she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her , hilary o ' neil is looking for a new start and a new job . she begins to work as a private nurse for a young man suffering from blood . . . see full summary »
a man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events , and hires a beautiful prostitute he meets . . . only to fall in love .
a young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage , but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband .
three teenage girls come of age while working at a pizza parlor in the connecticut town of mystic .
a young beautician , newly arrived in a small louisiana town , finds work at the local salon , where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship , and welcome her into the fold .
katherine ann watson has accepted a position teaching art history at the prestigious wellesley college . watson is a very modern woman , particularly for the 1950s , and has a passion not only for art but for her students . for the most part , the students all seem to be biding their time , waiting to find the right man to marry . the students are all very bright and watson feels they are not reaching their potential . altough a strong bond is formed between teacher and student , watson ' s views are incompatible with the dominant culture of the college .
' s
secret love
plays , the record has a 1960s rca victor classical label . the album was produced by columbia records .
] all her life , she had wanted to teach at wellesley college . so , when a position opened in the art history department , she pursued it single - mindedly until she was hired . it was whispered that katherine watson , a first - year teacher from oakland state , made up in brains what she lacked in pedigree . which was why this bohemian from california was on her way to the most conservative college in the nation .
the end credits for the prominent cast and crew are set in front of vintage footage and advertisements showing women in the 1940s and 50s .
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though mona lisa smile espouses the value of breaking barriers , the movie itself is predictable and safe .
in 1953 , a time when women ' s roles were rigidly defined , free - spirited , novice art history professor katherine watson begins teaching at the prestigious all - female wellesley college - - which despite its academic reputation , is an environment where success is measured by ' how well ' the students marry . encouraging these women to strive for a more enlightened future , watson challenges the administration and inspires her students to look beyond the image of what is , and consider the possibilities of what could be - - contrary to popular belief .
roberts asks her students rhetorical questions : what makes art good or bad ? who decides ? but the movie answers them as canonically as the syllabus roberts abandons .
in terms of the gap between the movie it ' s trying to be and the movie it actually is , mona lisa smile is in many ways indefensible . yet for all its problems , it ' s satisfyingly movielike .
like the turtleneck cashmere sweaters and girdles that tie down these promising women , the movie is trite and trussed .
kirsten dunst , julia stiles and maggie gyllenhaal furnish well - observed performances that frequently outshine julia roberts ' s reflex characterization in this female variant of
dead poets society .
period dress , set design , manners and acting are fine - - as is mike newell ' s direction . if only the script was less predictable .
. . . would have been better served by characters with a little less formula than the paint - by - numbers projects so loved by these women of wellesley college .
mike newell directs a formulaic roberts vehicle that isn ' t without its charm .
mona lisa smile , which is set in 1953 / 54 , tells the story of katherine ann watson ( played by julia roberts ) , a teacher who studied at ucla graduate school who leaves her boyfriend behind in los angeles to teach at wellesley college , a conservative women ' s private liberal arts college in massachusetts . . . . . . . . she encourages her students to study to become career professionals , she wants her students to lead the world and not just to live as the wife of somebody . she uses modern art to suggest that they need not conform to female stereotype .
julia roberts plays a teacher in the mid - 1950 ' s when colleges like wellesley seem to exist just to prepare young women to be housewives , not independent people . similar to ' to sir with love ' , the teacher has to not only teach , but inspire her students to strive to do the best they can .
i don ' t even want you to like it . what i want you to do is consider it .
not as much as i ' d regret not having a family , not being there to raise them . i know exactly what i ' m doing and it doesn ' t make me any less smart . this must seem terrible to you .
sure you did . you always do . you stand in class and tell us to look beyond the image , but you don ' t . to you a housewife is someone who sold her soul for a center hall colonial . she has no depth , no intellect , no interests . you ' re the one who said i could do anything i wanted . this is what i want .
not all who wander are aimless . especially not those who seek truth beyond tradition , beyond definition , beyond the image .
look at this , mother . she ' s smiling . is she happy ?
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 . …
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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this is the kind of school which actually offers classes in deportment , grooming and table setting , and the teacher of those classes , nancy abbey ( marcia gay harden ) takes them so seriously that we begin to understand the system that produced cathy whitaker , julianne moore ' s showpiece wife in last year ' s
far from heaven .
watson finds her students scornful of her california background ( every students makes it a point to be able to identify every slide of every painting in her first lecture ) , but she counterattacks with a blast of modern art , and there is a scene where she takes them to watch the uncrating of a new work by jackson pollock .
of course the board of trustees is suspicious of katherine watson , modern art and everything else that is potentially
subversive ,
and resistance among the undergraduates is led by betty ( kirsten dunst ) , whose mother is a trustee , whose plans include marrying an upward - bound but morally shifty harvard man , and whose editorials in the school paper suggest watson is leading her girls in the direction of communism and , worse , promiscuity . ( a school nurse who gives advice on contraception has to leave her job . )
we are pretty sure what the story parabola of
mona lisa smile
will be ( the inspiring teacher will overcome adversity to enlighten and guide ) , but the movie is more observant and thoughtful than we expect . it doesn ' t just grind out the formula , but seems more like the record of an actual school year than about the needs of the plot . in the delicate dance of audience identification , we get to be both the teacher and her students - - to imagine ourselves as a free spirit in a closed system , and as a student whose life is forever changed by her .
but , you ' re wondering , how can i identify with a 30ish teacher and her 20ish female students ? don ' t you find yourself identifying with just about anybody on the screen , if the movie is really working ? katherine watson is smart and brave and stands by her beliefs , and so of course she reminds us of ourselves .
julia roberts is above all an actress with a winning way ; we like her , feel protective toward her , want her to prevail . in
mona lisa smile ,
she is the conduit for the plot , which flows through her character . the major supporting roles are played by luminaries of the first post - julia generation , including not only dunst , but julia stiles as joan brandwyn , a girl smart enough to be accepted by yale law but perhaps not smart enough to choose it over marriage ; maggie gyllenhaal as giselle levy , who is sexually advanced and has even , it is said , slept with the studly young italian professor , and ginnifer goodwin as constance baker , who is too concerned about her looks .


kiss of death is a 1947 film noir directed by henry hathaway and written by ben hecht and charles lederer from a story by eleazar lipsky .

the story revolves around an ex-con played by victor mature and his former partner-in-crime , tommy udo ( richard widmark in his first film ) .

the movie also starred brian donlevy and introduced coleen gray in her first billed role .

the film has received critical praise since its release , with two academy award nominations .

kiss of death ( 1947 film )

what ' s most effective about the new kiss of death is tucci ' s marvelously slimy prosecutor .
the prolific actor , who often portrayed killers and gunslingers , made a memorable big - screen debut in 1947 as a giggling psychopath in kiss of death .
kiss of death [ 1947 / 2016 ] [ blu - ray ] it will mark you for life as it did for him . . . betrayal !
kiss of death is considered a significant example of film noir , and is also notable for giving widmark a breakout role in his screen debut .
born in minnesota in 1914 , widmark began his career in radio and theatre before playing cackling killer tommy udo in kiss of death .
kiss of death ( 1947 ) is one of hathaway’s most enduring films . the tale of a criminal ( victor mature ) willing to turn state’s evidence is perhaps best remembered for richard widmark’s performance as a psychopathic killer . call northside 777 ( 1948 ) , another film noir , starred james stewart…
to make this list a movie had to be made in 1947 . obviously many movies made in 1946 earned box office dollars in 1947 . on the other side many movies made in 1947 made money in 1948 and later .
he had been a successful radio actor , but became an overnight film star in kiss of death , portraying psychopath tommy udo who delighted in pushing an old lady in a wheelchair to her death down a flight of stairs . his performance earned him an oscar nomination for best supporting actor .
featured in kiss of death / jury duty / stuart saves his family / the basketball diaries / the pebble and the penguin ( 1995 ) . see more »
song of love ( 1947 ) $ 275 , 991 , 217 . 00 in adjusted worldwide gross
kiss of death [ presented by ] twentieth century - fox ; screen play by ben hecht and charles lederer ; produced by fred kohlmar ; directed by henry hathaway .
the actor richard widmark , who made his debut as a giggling killer in the 1947 noir classic kiss of death , has died at his home in connecticut , aged 93 , after a long illness , his wife , susan blanchard , said .
1932 the death kiss - bela . . .
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sort 1947 top box office movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie .
the sea of grass ( 1947 ) $ 296 , 273 , 564 . 00 in adjusted worldwide gross
merton of the movies ( 1947 ) $ 108 , 172 , 384 . 00 in adjusted worldwide gross
the voice of the turtle ( 1947 ) $ 196 , 883 , 870 . 00 in adjusted worldwide gross
the romance of rosy ridge ( 1947 ) $ 154 , 486 , 854 . 00 in adjusted worldwide gross
song of the thin man ( 1947 ) $ 145 , 640 , 993 . 00 in adjusted worldwide gross
the secret life of walter mitty ( 1947 ) $ 344 , 673 , 141 . 00 in adjusted worldwide gross
when i ' m watching a movie as complex as
kiss of death ,
i look forward to the ending , since the filmmakers have to somehow tie together all the loose ends . the climax of
kiss of death ,
set in baby cakes , is so ludicrous it could be comedy , with characters arriving , leaving and being killed or saved according to an elaborate plot - driven timetable . those who remember the original
kiss of death
will be waiting for somebody to push a wheelchair down the stairs , but in a plot like this , that would be wretched excess .
richard widmark , who made a sensational film debut as the giggling killer in “kiss of death” and became a hollywood leading man in “broken lance , ” “two rode together” and 40 other films , has died after a long illness . he was 93 .
, in august 1947 . on december 10 , 1951 , bachmann agreed to drop the suit .
green dolphin street ( 1947 ) $ 453 , 224 , 604 . 00 in adjusted worldwide gross
life with father ( 1947 ) $ 407 , 857 , 915 . 00 in adjusted worldwide gross
escape me never ( 1947 ) $ 188 , 290 , 726 . 00 in adjusted worldwide gross
the unfinished dance ( 1947 ) $ 145 , 514 , 599 . 00 in adjusted worldwide gross
that hagen girl ( 1947 ) $ 133 , 888 , 627 . 00 in adjusted worldwide gross
the mighty mcgurk ( 1947 ) $ 113 , 669 , 468 . 00 in adjusted worldwide gross
little mister jim ( 1947 ) $ 49 , 726 , 445 . 00 in adjusted worldwide gross
mourning becomes electra ( 1947 ) $ 27 , 485 , 392 . 00 in adjusted worldwide gross
smash - up–the story of a woman ( 1947 ) $ 157 , 456 , 564 . 00 in adjusted worldwide gross
kiss of death [ videorecording ] / [ presented by ] twentieth century - fox ; screen play by ben hecht and charles lederer ; produced by fred kohlmar ; directed by henry hathaway . – national library
richard widmark , american actor ( born dec . 26 , 1914 , sunrise , minn . —died march 24 , 2008 , roxbury , conn . ) , became an overnight hollywood sensation following his film debut in kiss of death ( 1947 ) , in which he portrayed a maniacal gangster who giggles as he ties up an older woman in a wheelchair and shoves…
kiss me deadly photograph : allstar collection / cinetext / united / sportsphoto ltd . / allstar
unlike many of his contemporaries , mr . widmark never quite shook the dark associations of his early roles , even after his studio , 20th century fox , rehabilitated him as a leading man . the obituaries that followed mr . widmark’s death almost invariably began by evoking his first and still most famous film appearance , as the psychotic killer tommy udo in henry hathaway’s 1947 film noir , “kiss of death” — a role that required mr . widmark to giggle and grin as he bound an old woman ( mildred dunnock ) to her wheelchair and shoved her down a flight of stairs .
sort by how many oscar® nominations and how many oscar® wins each 1947 top box office movies received .
my wild irish rose ( 1947 ) $ 308 , 973 , 710 . 00 in adjusted worldwide gross
this time for keeps ( 1947 ) $ 278 , 392 , 258 . 00 in adjusted worldwide gross
it happened in brooklyn ( 1947 ) $ 168 , 324 , 329 . 00 in adjusted worldwide gross
lady in the lake ( 1947 ) $ 167 , 882 , 029 . 00 in adjusted worldwide gross
tarzan and the huntress ( 1947 ) $ 160 , 173 , 478 . 00 in adjusted worldwide gross
the man i love ( 1947 ) $ 128 , 770 , 638 . 00 in adjusted worldwide gross
kiss of death is an effective but slightly dated film noir better known than most for two salient factors : the debut of actor richard widmark as an irresistibly venal killer , and some ruthlessly brutal violence that made the film notably notorious on its release in 1947 . the violence might seem less disturbing if widmark ' s sadistic , chortling tommy udo wasn ' t perpetrating it ; udo ' s manic behavior and horrible laugh inspired chills in theaters across america .
brilliant quality print , b & w ; photography so appropriate for the mood of the film and generally a wonderful example of film noir . richard widmark excellent .
theatrical trailer ( hd , 3 : 00 ) . the film ' s original preview features noted newspaper columnist walter winchell singing the movie ' s praises . he says kiss of death
has authenticity stamped all over it
and was
written with a machine gun .
the film was henry hathaway ' s kiss of death ( 1947 ) , and the nominal stars were victor mature and brian donlevy . but it was widmark , in a relatively small part , whom everyone remembered . no matter how far he moved away from tommy udo in his long career , even when he played noble characters , that giggling psychopath was always just beneath the surface .
two new york city detectives investigate the death of an attractive young woman . the apparent suicide turns out to be murder .
living in a big way ( 1947 ) $ 95 , 598 , 606 . 00 in adjusted worldwide gross
my brother talks to horses ( 1947 ) $ 61 , 668 , 375 . 00 in adjusted worldwide gross
one of the biggest myths of classic hollywood is that henry hathaway’s kiss of death is worthwhile solely because of the over - the - top screen debut of richard widmark . to be certain , widmark’s performance as bloodthirsty hoodlum tommy udo is incendiary , so it is understandable that it would overshadow other elements of the film . it’s unfortunate , because there is so much more to it than just widmark .
gray appeared in a slew of films in the late 1940s and ’50s , primarily noir thrillers , including henry hathaway’s “ kiss of death ” ( 1947 ) , as the film’s narrator and ex - con victor mature’s love interest ; tyrone power’s aide in edmund goulding’s “nightmare alley” ( 1947 ) ; opposite john wayne in howard hawks’ classic western “red river” ( 1948 ) ; as the mastermind behind a bank heist in phil karlson’s noir “kansas city confidential” ( 1952 ) ; and in sidney salkow’s “las vegas shakedown” ( 1953 ) .
a lot of films - noir make their points with heightened dialogue and stylized photography . kiss of death gives you the refreshing feeling of seeing an everyman placed in the middle of a film - noir situation and doing his best to escape it . ( talk about stylized , though — if you ever hear anyone laugh like richard widmark , run for the hills . )
the film flirts with miserablism , but it counterbalances the direness of nisha ' s situation with moments of levity .
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richard widmark ' s screen debut as psychopathic gunsel tommy udo in 1947 ' s
kiss of death
has to be one of the most jarring in hollywood history and is brutal by today ' s standards , not to mention 1947 . his portrayal has to be seen to be believed . the little - known ( at the time ) widmark won the golden globe for new star of the year and was nominated for the best supporting actor oscar . not bad for a beginner . here ' s his most famous scene , but there are lots of other awesome widmark moments in this violent film noir .
cage and caruso strike sparks in this riveting piece of pulp fiction , but it ' s that first kiss you ' ll remember .
ms . buckley is hardly alone . across hollywood , the 39 - year - old mr . caruso is now center stage in his career , with executives , producers and agents watching him and awaiting the public ' s reaction to his first starring movie role , in
kiss of death .
the film , opening on friday , is a loose remake of the film noir classic , written by ben hecht and charles lederer , that is best known for the startling debut of richard widmark as a giggling psychopath who shoves an old woman in a wheelchair down a flight of stairs . the 1947 film , directed by henry hathaway , also starred victor mature .
kiss of death fox film noir 11 1947 / b & w ; / 1 : 37 flat full frame / 98 min . / street date december 6 , 2005 / 14 . 98 starring victor mature , brian donlevy , coleen gray , richard widmark , taylor holmes , karl malden . , mildred dunnock cinematography norbert brodine art direction leland fuller , lyle wheeler film editor j . watson webb jr . original music david buttolph written by ben hecht , charles lederer , eleazar lipsky produced by fred kohlmar directed by henry hathaway
the bachelor and the bobby - soxer ( 1947 ) $ 394 , 905 , 041 . 00 in adj . worldwide gross
rob reiner ' s film rests on broad , sweeping proclamations about the importance of factual reporting .
a crook turns stoolie so that he can see his kids again . the basic plot of kiss of death would work perfectly in high - concept hollywood . sadly , these days , hollywood would leave out the terrific touches that have made this movie such a memorable example of film noir . ( in fact , hollywood did just that with a half - hearted remake in 1995 . )
the second commentary reunites twilight time regulars julie kirgo and nick redman , who provide further insights into the components of noir , the post - war pessimism that pervaded the country at the time of the picture ' s release , and how kiss of death accurately depicted america ' s morally compromised society . they also praise the underrated mature and make the case that hathaway ' s commitment to professionalism may have impeded his reputation as an artist . whenever kirgo and redman get together , the interplay is always spirited , involving , and filled with astute observations , all of which make their commentary equally worthwhile . though kiss of death may not warrant two commentary tracks , fans of the film will appreciate the perspectives of all four participants .
widmark finally capitulated to hollywood , signing a long - term contract with 20th century fox and landing his starmaking role in “kiss of death . ” “street with no name , ” “road house” and the western “yellow sky” furthered his ascent to full - fledged stardom .
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…
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after reading a newspaper column in which hedda hopper referred to an event in a politician ' s life as
the kiss of death .
lipsky , who submitted his story under the name lawrence l . blaine , was a former new york assistant district attorney .
richard widmark , who made a sensational film debut as the giggling killer in “kiss of death” and became a hollywood leading man in “broken lance , ” “two rode together” and 40 other films , has died after a long illness . he was 93 . widmark’s wife , susan blanchard , said the actor died at his home in connecticut on [ … ]
in 1947 20th fox had its own house brand in films noir . it was their house on 92nd street that initiated the practice of using real locations and non - actors , an interesting development that paralleled neorealism in italy . except for its violent ending , kiss of death is filmed entirely on the streets of new york city and environs , with norbert brodine ' s moody photograpy kicking up an expressionist mood equal to what was being achieved on soundstages back in california .
the steely eyed actor became an instant star in 1947’s film noir “kiss of death , ” playing the sadistic , falsetto - voiced psychopath tommy udo , who pushes a wheelchairbound old woman down a flight of stairs . the role earned him a supporting actor oscar nomination and seemed to propel him toward a career as a bad guy . but widmark had other plans , as his leading - man roles in such films as “pickup on south street , ” “the alamo , ” “the bedford incident” and “judgment at nuremberg” attest .
this was the first hollywood feature film to be shot on location in chicago . views of the merchandise mart as well as holy trinity polish mission can be seen throughout the film .
director of photography , norbert brodine ; film editor , j . watson webb ; music , david buttolph .
kiss of death ( 1947 ) [ dvd ] : urltoken victor mature , brian donlevy , coleen gray , richard widmark , taylor holmes , howard smith , karl malden , anthony ross , robert adler , rollin bauer , harry bellaver , dennis bohan , norbert brodine , henry hathaway , j . watson webb jr . , fred kohlmar , ben hecht , charles lederer , eleazar lipsky , philip dunne : dvd & blu - ray
sort 1947 top box office movies how they were received by critics and audiences . 60 % rating or higher should indicate a good movie .
in the beginning montage shots of new york city , a movie theater in times square displays a huge ad for jeanette macdonald in the love parade ( 1929 ) . this particular shot was taken at some point from mid - nov 1929 to jan 1930 , over 17 years before
kiss of death
was produced .
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widmark earned high praise for his portrayal of a vicious thug incapable of distinguishing rival gangsters from helpless victims . his academy award - nominated performance is defined by the famous scene in which he laughs hysterically after throwing an elderly wheelchair - bound woman down a staircase to her death . a scene originally filmed depicted bianco’s wife committing suicide after being raped by a gangster assigned to guard her , but the studio later removed it owing to its controversial nature . a 1995 remake of kiss of death featured david caruso and nicolas cage .
some films are defined by a single character , others by a memorable or shocking scene . kiss of death is defined by both . trust me , years from now , you may not remember the film ' s plot or be able to quote any dialogue , but once seen , the image of a giggling , maniacal richard widmark pushing a terrified , wheelchair - ridden mildred dunnock down a long flight of stairs will be forever imprinted on your brain . ( for a sneak preview , check out the cover art to the right . ) it ' s the sadistic moment that made widmark a star , and it completely overshadows what remains a finely crafted and engrossing film noir . kiss of death may be 70 years old , but it still delivers the goods , blending action , romance , and plenty of underworld drama with a realistic portrait of a paranoid post - war society .
although i have never been a fan of voiceovers , i usually understand why they ' re in a film .
however , a few of the greatest film noirs ever made didn ' t have a specific or major femme fatale role , such as : kiss of death ( 1947 ) , cry of the city ( 1948 ) , the naked city ( 1948 ) , raw deal ( 1948 ) , they live by night ( 1949 ) , the third man ( 1949 ) , d . o . a . ( 1950 ) , in a lonely place ( 1950 ) , night and the city ( 1950 ) , on dangerous ground ( 1951 ) , touch of evil ( 1958 ) and the big combo ( 1955 ) .
nice reading of the film . to me , it’s all about widmark . i’ve forgotten everything about mature’s performance and remember every bit of widmark’s .
david caruso left the television series nypd blue ( 1993 ) , in order to film this movie , and pursue a full - time film career . see more »
the 1947 version of kiss of death arrives on blu - ray in a limited to 3 , 000 edition packaged in a standard case . an eight - page booklet featuring an essay by film historian julie kirgo , black - and - white scene stills , and a reproduction of the movie ' s poster art is tucked inside the front cover . video codec is 1080p / avc mpeg - 4 and audio is dts - hd master audio 2 . 0 mono . once the disc is inserted into the player , the static menu without music immediately pops up ; no previews or promos precede it .
kiss of death is far from my favorite film noir , but it remains a gritty and engrossing genre entry that features a crackerjack story and script , excellent performances , and lean direction . this chronicle of a habitual criminal ' s transformation and rehabilitation makes good use of its new york locations , which add critical authenticity , and includes a breakout portrayal by richard widmark in his film debut . superior video and audio transfers and a couple of cogent commentaries distinguish twilight time ' s blu - ray release , which deserves a spot in every noir lover ' s collection . recommended .
kimberly reed ' s approach is too bloodless to make us feel the full weight of the injustices her film identifies .
fox ' s dvd of kiss of death looks splendid in rich b & w ; , with brodine ' s cinematography of all those grimy new york locations a standout . alain silver and jim ursini are becoming ubiquitous on these noir commentaries but there are few better qualified when it comes to facts and analysis . both are impressed by a scene in which udo and bianco are obviously visiting a house of prostitution .
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the conflict in
kiss of death
is triangular , involving not only jimmy against the mob , but also the law vs . the mob , with jimmy in the middle . he has a lot of trouble with an unforgiving cop ( samuel l . jackson ) , and with a district attorney ( stanley tucci ) , whose word is meaningless .
world war two drama
stalag 17 ,
released in 1953 , and 1947 ' s
miracle on 34th street
round out the top five .
every film that has ever been nominated for an academy award in any category . enjoy !
mr . caruso is plainly nervous about the critical and audience response to
kiss of death .
i ' ve had plenty of time to think about this ,
he said ,
to work out all the horrible doomsday scenarios of me suddenly standing on top of the tappan zee bridge . i ' m pretty prepared for what ' s going to be . i can ' t do anything about it , can i ?
finding box office information for movies made in the 1930s and 1940s is extremely difficult . for somebody looking for box office information on 1947 it is very very frustrating . over the years , we have researched and collected information on over 33 , 000 movies . so we figured we would show all the 1947 movies in our database .
the most famous scene in
kiss of death
is when a grinning , maniacal richard widmark shoves mildred dunnock down the stairs to her doom in her wheelchair . due to the shocking nature of this clip , the british censor insisted on its removal for the uk release . imagine then how surprised viewers were when it was shown in its entirety on a history of 20th century fox tribute show which aired on bbc2 on the christmas schedule of 1974 !
he continued to work on broadway in “trio , ” “kiss them for me , ” “shore leave” and elia kazan’s “dunnigan’s daughter . ” in 1946 he starred in the chicago production of “dream girl” with june havoc and a summer production of “joan of lorraine . ”
this page will looks at 152 1947 top box office movies . the movies are listed in a massive table that lets you rank the movies from best to worst in six different sortable columns of information .
kiss of death
is a hard - boiled crime movie featuring first - time leading man david caruso , from tv ' s
nypd blue ,
opposite nicholas cage as the weirdest villain since dennis hopper slithered into
blue velvet .
the direction is by barbet schroeder (
reversal of fortune
) , the screenplay is by novelist richard price ( clockers ) , it ' s a loose remake of the 1947 movie where richard widmark pushed the wheelchair down the stairs , and with a pedigree like that it shouldn ' t be disjointed and uncompelling , but it is .
film noir , ( french : “dark film” ) style of filmmaking characterized by such elements as cynical heroes , stark lighting effects , frequent use of flashbacks , intricate plots , and an underlying existentialist philosophy . the genre was prevalent mostly in american crime dramas of the post - world war ii era . …
peter chernin , the chairman of 20th century fox , which made
kiss of death ,
sees mr . caruso as having a real sex appeal on film .
he ' s both dangerous and vulnerable , which makes him really interesting ,
mr . chernin said .
he ' s not a straight - ahead tough , and yet he ' s by no means wimpy . you get a weird combination of a guy who ' s scary because he ' s unpredictable and dangerous , but also enormously sympathetic .
kiss me deadly is the black - hearted apotheosis of film noir , and a key film of the 50s , embodying the profoundest anxieties of eisenhower ' s america : it ends with the detonation of a nuclear device on malibu beach and , presumably thereafter , the end of the world itself . robert aldrich ' s moral universe is so violently out of kilter that even his opening credits run upside down . his hero , mike hammer , is an amoral , proto - fascist bedroom detective and 1 , 000 % scumbag , but the villains he encounters are far , far worse .
who was the greatest influence on your life ? richard widmark in kiss of death . when widmark pushed that old lady in that wheelchair down that flight of stairs , it was like a personal breakthrough for me . it resolved a number of conflicts . i copied his sadistic laugh and used it for ten years . remember that creepy laugh ? hyena - faced . a ghoulish titter . it clarified a number of things in my life . helped me become a person .
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but kiss of death plays it straight down the line . with plenty of catholic imagery in tow , we see nick bianco take his punishment and then continue to suffer a harrowing ordeal . he gets horrible news from home and later sees all he cares for threatened by a slippery criminal who boasts of his revenge in sarcastic tones :
yeah , you and me and your kids and your wife , we ' re all going to play together .
does any psychopath in film noir’s rogues gallery strike quite as much immediate , stomach - churning terror as tommy udo ? the man’s got a leering , sunken visage only a mother could love , provided she keeps her eyes closed tightly and doesn’t give him reason to shove her down the stairs . richard widmark’s wolf grin might be the only thing about kiss of death that matters . bereft of him , of course , henry hathaway’s film remains solid , but widmark’s oscar - nominated performance makes the entire enterprise feel vital . he’s a villain for the ages , perhaps robbed of his due by hathaway’s need to architect a happy ending . such is life working with production codes . — a . c .
the film is less concerned with placing gauguin in his historical context than it is with his emotional tribulations .
[ cinémathèque pt # 461 : 35 mm ] ( 2007 ) - forgot nicholson ( or ledger ' s ) joker , this is the scariest death laugh in talking movie history .
sort 1947 top box office movies by ultimate movie ranking score ( umr ) . our umr score puts box office , reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score .
“my last dame is gone . always had the feeling she’d be the last to go , ” eddie muller , founder and president of the film noir foundation , wrote on facebook . he became friends with gray while collaborating on his 2001 book “dark city dames : the wicked women of film noir . ”
was nominated for two academy awards , including best actor in a supporting role ( widmark ) and best writing , original story ( eleazar lipsky ) . the hathaway classic was retooled as the western the fiend who walked the west ( 1958 ) . the original noir title returned for director barbet schroeder ' s worthwhile 1995 remake , which starred david caruso , samuel l . jackson and nicolas cage . the screenwriting team of ben hecht and charles lederer also combined for the fine film noir ride the pink horse , released the same year as their original kiss of death .
her final film role came in 1985 , with james f . collier’s action drama “cry from the mountain . ”
cage , one of the few american actors who gets more interesting from film to film , comes close to kidnaping the picture as little junior , a pumped - up but asthmatic thug who , like king kong , is a gorilla with a wistful air about him .
twentieth century - fox productions , 95m 50s ( british version : 100m 46s ) not many actors could match the film noir pedigree of richa . . .
forget the other well known actors in this film , this is a david curuso film , with the smaller parts being played by others . curuso himself plays quite a good role , unfortunately i think nick cage ruined this film , his attempt at playing the pshycho , was less than believable and he just looked like a corny action star .
when it comes to howard hawks , it’s easy to forget the prolific american auteur set the gold standard for a number of film genres , including his iconic westerns ( red river , 1948 ; rio bravo , 1959 ) and labyrinthine spasm of film noir ( the big sleep , 1946 ) . continue reading . . .
his last film role came in the 1991 thriller true colors , although he made occasional appearances afterwards in tv documentaries .
lipsky , eleazar - - film and video adaptations . jewel thieves - - drama . criminal behavior - - drama . betrayal - - drama . prisoners ' spouses - - drama . feature films - - united states . film noir . thrillers ( motion pictures , television , etc . ) fiction films . film adaptations . films for the hearing impaired .
what i don ' t understand is when they are used in films like kiss of death and they give up on it for a big chunk in the middle before saddling it up and wheeling it out again for a grand speech at the finale . i ' ve seen a few crime films and noirs like that recently . unfortunately , when it is used it ' s just as annoying and largely pointless as it usually is here .
with mature and brian donlevy sharing a fair amount of screentime and widmark ' s sniggering killer it ' s a long way from subtle but all three men hold the screen well and the film does have a lot more bite than the average 40s crime film . it also does seem…
he is following
kiss of death ,
which cost around $ 20 million , with a more expensive ( $ 30 million to $ 35 million ) second movie ,
jade ,
an erotic thriller written by joe eszterhas . mr . caruso plays a prosecutor investigating a psychiatrist who is also a former girlfriend ( linda fiorentino ) for murder . ( does anyone really know a psychiatrist who looks and sounds like ms . fiorentino ? )
tcm celebrates the 100th anniversary of a musical legend with three nights of programming devoted to some of leonard bernstein ' s . . . more
the working titles of the film were
the full house ,
bagdad on the subway
and
o . henry ' s bagdad on the subway .
the two films should resolve the issue that frightens mr . caruso and fascinates hollywood : can he make a successful leap into films , like such one - time television performers as john travolta , tom hanks and tim allen ? or are his style , chemistry , looks and talent suited especially for television , like those of shelley long , don johnson , ted danson and others who have tried in vain to turn into film stars . ( mr . caruso ' s price tag has climbed from $ 1 million for
kiss of death
to a deal worth $ 2 million to $ 3 million for
jade .
)
colleen gray as nick ' s ( very ) young love interest asserts herself well , and a host of fine character actors ( including a boyish karl malden as a police sergeant ) add marvelous flavor to the film . hathaway , who also directed the original true grit and marilyn monroe ' s niagara , knows noir well , and his subtle stylistic touches perk up the largely straightforward presentation . with its emphasis on realism , kiss of death isn ' t as flashy and elegant as some of its genre cousins , but it ' s still a well - crafted movie that makes cogent points about honor , family , and society . but , oh , that wheelchair scene . . .
chicago – if peter bogdanovich had only been a film writer and critic , he still would have made a major contribution to cinema culture . but he also chose to direct , and besides producing arguably one of the best american films ever made ( “ the last picture show ” ) , he continues to work and fulfill his creative vision . bogdanovich was honored at the 52nd chicago international film festival with a gold hugo career lifetime achievement designation , which was augmented with a magnificent documentary about a period in his career called “one day since yesterday : peter bogdanovich and the lost american film . ” the film tells the story of “ they all laughed ” ( 1981 ) , a post modern screwball comedy starring audrey hepburn , john ritter and dorothy stratten . bogdanovich was in a relationship with stratten during the production of the film , and she was murdered by her ex - husband while the film was being edited . the tragedy , the prescience of
had been appropriated by the filmmakers . bachmann argued that by using a title almost identical to his novel ' s , the studio had taken unfair advantage of publicity generated by his publisher , knopf , and had misled the general public by suggesting that the film was based on his work . penguin books published a novelization of the film , also titled
in 1943 , widmark made his broadway debut in “kiss and tell , ” the comedy that inspired the radio serial “meet corliss archer , ” and then segued into the short - lived william saroyan play “get away old man . ” turned down for military service because of a perforated eardrum , he was courted by mgm for the film “bataan” in 1944 but resisted signing a contract .
impressive ! this is one of the best
film noir
ever made . it didn ' t age at all in 70 years and i am certain it never will .
the screen guild theater
broadcast a 60 - minute radio adaptation of the movie on march 29 , 1951 with victor mature and richard widmark again reprising their film roles .
la story . . . lauren bacall and humphrey bogart in the film version of the big sleep . photograph : allstar collection / cinetext / warn / sportsphoto ltd . / allstar
but every re - territorialisation gives rise to a new de - territorialisation . even a film like fingerprints don’t lie ( sam newfield 1951 ) is already questioning forensic technology and portraying it as a matter of interpretation . and of course the rich extremism of late ’40s noir ( the demented born to kill [ robert wise 1947 ] and gun crazy ) doesn’t disappear but continues to transmute subterraneously , eventually giving birth to late noir ( perhaps post - noir ) classics as diverse as the big combo ( joseph h . lewis 1955 ) , naked alibi ( jerry hopper 1954 ) , pushover ( richard quine 1954 ) , kiss me deadly , touch of evil , murder by contract ( irving lerner 1958 ) and the line - up ( don siegel 1958 ) .
there is plot and more plot in
kiss of death .
by the time it ' s over you may wish you had taken notes , to keep track of who is doing what , and with which , and to whom . a lot of the scheming centers around little junior brown , the nicholas cage character . the first time we see junior , he ' s bench - pressing a stripper in his father ' s topless bar , called baby cakes . this is the kind of
gentleman ' s club
where you wonder why any of the customers ever come back again , since if they look sideways at anyone they get pounded by junior .
academy award , any of a number of awards presented annually by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences , located in beverly hills , california , u . s . , to recognize achievement in the film industry . the awards were first presented in 1929 , and winners receive…
paranoia of course is endemic in noir , it’s the mission of both the killer and the femme fatale to provoke it everywhere : ‘the look in her eye , how can you believe she loves you’ asks the bewitched lover : certainty , truth , belief are all swept up in a maze of falsity ( the end of the lady from shanghai [ orson welles 1947 ] and its hall of mirrors providing the iconic sequence for this entire generic obsession ) . the following exchange from house of strangers ( joseph l . mankiewicz 1949 ) says it all : ‘what do you want , lies ? what else is there ? ” as for loyalty ‘you can buy it at any pet - store’ ( the web [ michael gordon 1947 ] ) . the fundamentals of personal identity are thrown into doubt , hence the proliferation of amnesiacs and other ‘nameless’ characters throughout the noir universe .
the film landed him an oscar nomination and a golden globe award for best newcomer - but he was not entirely enamoured with fame .
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magazine article about the film noted that when the company filmed inside sing sing , all rooms and cell blocks had to be cleared out before any shots were taken because of a law that prohibited the photographing of real convicts . voice - over narration , spoken by coleen gray as the character
nettie ,
opens the story and is heard intermittently throughout the film .
lux radio theater
broadcast a 60 - minute radio adaptation of the movie on january 12 , 1948 , with victor mature , coleen gray and richard widmark reprising their film roles .
the screen guild theater
broadcast a 30 - minute radio adaptation of the movie on october 28 , 1948 with victor mature , richard widmark and coleen gray reprising their film roles .
the background musical theme at the start and finish of the film is alfred newman ' s
street scene ,
which 20th century - fox frequently used for dramas set in new york ( newman was one of their house composers ) .
shining some light on essential film noirs . how many have you seen ? 1 double indemnity ( 1944 ) billy wilder 2 . . .
classy film noir , as you would expect from a team including director barbet schroeder , writer richard price , and nicolas cage . . .
includes both 3d and 2d versions . limited edition of 3 , 000 units . i have included photos / scans of the item so you can see what you are purchasing . this is the actual item you will receive . see photo # 2 for brief film summary and list of special features .
harley quinn’s entrance is the best moment in “suicide squad . ” after that , you can leave . robbie is a criminally appealing actress , likable in just about every way , but that intro aside , “suicide squad” doesn’t serve her well . it serves no one well , least of all its audience . . . now and then there’s a dash of color , especially when leto’s joker appears , with his silvery capped teeth and day - glo hair . leto seems to be channeling , consciously or otherwise , richard widmark in the 1947 noir “kiss of death”—that’s the one where widmark’s truly creepy - evil character pushes an old lady in a wheelchair down the stairs . but leto is so textbook twitchy that he barely comes off as menacing . and his scenes with robbie have no spark , no lunatic ardor . if you can’t strike a spark with robbie , something’s terribly wrong .
mature , fresh off a dynamite turn as doc holliday in john ford ' s classic western my darling clementine , brings his a game to kiss of death as well , filing arguably the second - best performance of his career . mature often coasted on his chiseled good looks and hunky frame , both of which would serve him well in a series of biblical epics in the 1950s , but he ' s surprisingly natural and sincere here . he projects not just anguish and hopelessness when required , but also a quiet inner strength that makes him a relatable everyman and admirable hero . though widmark eclipses him , mature more than holds his own , carrying the picture on his brawny shoulders .
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after graduating in 1936 , he remained at the college as an instructor in speech and drama . in 1937 , while he and a friend were touring europe on bicycles , they shot a short 8mm documentary about hitler youth camps . he then moved to new york , where he worked on radio and landed a few broadway roles , the best of which were directed by elia kazan . it was through kazan ' s influence that widmark was auditioned by 20th century fox and put under contract , and immediately cast in kiss of death , for which he was nominated for an oscar .
, before zanuck stamped the film with its definitive title , a phrase that had jumped out at him from hedda hopper ' s gossip column .
the film received mostly positive reviews when it was first released , and again when it was released on dvd in 2004 . in 2004 , the
, alex proyas’ 1998 magnum opus serves up a cerebral sci - fi extravaganza as filtered through the visual tropes of film noir and german expressionism . the result is a staggering achievement in imagination that , like
richard widmark as a giggling , heartless hoodlum pushing a wheelchair bound old lady down the stairs , that ' s what everyone remembers of this superb classic . the film follows luckless nick bianco ( victor mature ' s best role ) , a nyc holdup man who is caught during an xmas season hit . sent to prison , he needs to be near his now parentless children ( his wife committed suicide ) . he becomes an informant , and is released . widmark , as hoodlum tommy udo ( all film fans have no trouble remembering that name ) targets stoolie mature for death . the film begins ( with the failed robbery ) and ends ( the showdown between widmark , mature and da brian donlevy ) with superb suspense sequenses played almost silent .
mr . widmark , then 33 , had fourth billing in “kiss of death” ; his oscar nomination earned him better billing but similar roles in three 1948 films : william keighley’s “street with no name , ” jean negulesco’s “road house” and william wellman’s “yellow sky . ” only with hathaway’s “down to the sea in ships” ( 1949 ) did mr . widmark get a heroic role and his name on top , but the public didn’t seem interested in this bright , blond , squeaky - clean figure : they wanted their morally flawed , unpredictably violent widmark back .
gerard mcmurray ' s the first purge is an often artful and rousing action film that ' s also deeply engaged with contemporary politics and social issues .
this good little b picture is raised to the heights of immortality by richard widmark’s performance as the sociopathic gangster , tommy udo . his maniacal giggle and unidentifiable accent are a genius of serendipity . they will become an indelible memory after you’ve watched this film only once , yet widmark said that his giggle was simply caused by uncontrollable nervousness . this was widmark’s film debut and , in my opinion , his best performance .
made the case that the lead actor may be the best reason to see the film :
its value exists mainly in stewart ' s finely drawn characterization of a cynical man with a nagging conscience .
after one of the crummiest summer movie seasons in recent memory , asking one film to redeem four months of tepid blockbusters might have been a suicide mission in and of itself . but “suicide squad” doesn’t even come close . from the first scene to the last , it’s an absolute mess , one whose harried pacing , jumbled narrative , and blaring soundtrack of radio hits suggests a desperate post - production attempt to reconfigure what ayer got on set into something palatable and poppy . the movie opens with a shot of the logo for belle reve prison , which serves as the suicide squad’s home base ; the facility’s slogan is “’til death do us part . ” the direness of this movie , along with the staggering number of films yet to come in the dc cinematic universe , makes these words feel like the ultimate threat .
( aka deadly is the female ) united artists , 87m 6s guns and sex combine explosively in gun crazy , a film noir concerned wit . . .
as in so much film noir , the crux of the story is a case of cherchez la femme . in this case la femme is abby marty ( frances mcdormand ) , wife of texas bar owner julian ( dan hedaya ) . julian suspects abby of having an affair with one of his staff , and when private eye loren visser ( m emmet walsh ) confirms this to be the case , julian sets a murder plan in motion . for most directors this would be enough , but the coens embrace the full - on complications of the genre to create a genuine sense of an
easy
crime spiralling out of control .
arrow video offers a miraculously gorgeous restoration of abel ferrara ' s grubby and neurotic work of lo - fi horror expressionism .
film acting is based on creating an identity , creating interest so widmark ' s performance is brilliant , which is much different than in stage acting . . . .
although a credit card crows that all shooting , interior and exterior , was captured in new york , some studio interiors are obvious late in the film . nonetheless ,
the movie ' s hard - sell trailer shows most of the violent action in the film but doesn ' t bill richard widmark along with the stars . widmark would be a name above the title from his next feature forward .
thrilling and edgy , it’s also notable for a superb quincy jones score , and an early film appearance by christopher walken . indicator limited edition special features new and improved english subtitles for the deaf and hard - of - hearing .
the sobriety of leave no trace ' s vision serves as a conscious respite from the hyperbolic hate machine of modern american culture .
criterion releasing it during pride month proves that their sense of humor is just as sick as that of john waters and divine .
james stewart stars as the persistent journalist and richard conte plays the imprisoned frank wiecek . wiecek is based on joseph majczek , who was wrongly convicted of the murder of a chicago policeman in 1932 , one of the worst years of organized crime during prohibition .
then the offer came along to star in
jade ,
which he calls a once - in - a - lifetime opportunity . unlike
kiss of death ,
which was filmed while
n . y . p . d . blue
was on hiatus ,
jade
would have interfered with the show ' s shooting schedule . mr . caruso said his agents had tried to persuade
n . y . p . d . blue
to let him take time off to do the film . when that failed , he said ,
it became an either / or thing .
and so he left the television series . ( the $ 100 , 000 an episode his agents requested was , he said , only a negotiating tactic , not a demand . )