Nevertheless he was the dramatist, who produced some of the most compelling works for the american theatre. Working titles for this film were a woman of my own, great temptation, the intruder, sacred and profane, beloved stranger, as you desire me and carl and anna. The film had no directors credit, and is often cited in modern sources as the first major hollywood film to be released without one. Gallery of 4 movie poster and cover images for desire me 1947.
Desire me is a 1947 american drama film starring robert mitchum and greer garson. It was produced and directed by george fitzmaurice with irving thalberg as coproducer. It had a troubled production and was issued without a directors credit. Garson nearly drowned while filming one scene, and mitchum claimed that cukor put garson through 125. Just as his first play, the glass menagerie, produced only two years earlier, streetcar was a huge success and stabilized williams position among the most respected and influencing playwrights in modern theater. Desire me is a film directed by jack conway, george cukor. A best picture oscar nominee and beautifully photographed by gregg toland.
A war widow falls in love with the man who informed her of her. Get all the key plot points of tennessee williamss a streetcar named desire on one page. First of all, you can see this plot coming a mile away. Read the full synopsis of desire me, 1947, directed by george cukor, with greer garson, robert mitchum, richard hart, at turner classic movies.
A streetcar named desire was written by tennessee williams in his midthirties and first staged in new york on december 3 1947. A streetcar named desire summary from litcharts the. The play dramatises the life of blanche dubois, a southern belle who, after encountering a series of personal losses, leaves her aristocratic background seeking refuge with her sister and brotherinlaw in a dilapidated new orleans apartment building. Greer garson and robert mitchum deserve better than desire me, an unconvincing romance that, while not terrible, nevertheless cant seem to escape the muddle that it gets itself into. Black narcissus 1947 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Garson was rescued by a fishing boat captain named. A streetcar named desire play in comparison with movie. Blanche dubois arrives at the french quarter of new orleans to stay with her sister, stella kowalski. Daniels, the art direction by cedric gibbons and the costume design by adrian. From the writingdirectingproducing team also responsible for the red shoesmichael powell and emeric pressburgercame a movie released in 1947 that well over half a century later remains the standard by which cinematic examinations of the consequences of repressing sexual desire must be judged. Released 1947, desire me stars greergarson, robertmitchum, richardhart, morrisankrum the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which put.
Apr 14, 2014 a streetcar named desire has many of the elements of drama. The title refers to the caron perfume narcisse noir. She loved paul deeply and remained faithful to him. It had a troubled production that included numerous directors and rewrites, and was ultimately released without a credited director. I watched for garson and mitchum, but mitchum is barely in the movie and. I think this plot would have been better served in a lower budget noir style with minor actors. Desire flares like the spark when you strike a match, it doesnt always make sense, it can be painful and awkward at times but if anyone wants a real chance of being happy, you have to follow it. Tennessee williams 1947 drama, a streetcar named desire, is a work of social realism which demonstrates the destructive impact of machismo on society in the late 1940s. A streetcar named desire is actually realism of several different varieties. Calcutta is a 1947 american film noir crime film directed by john farrow, and written and produced by seton i. Desire me 1947 directed by mervyn leroy, george cukor et al. A streetcar named desire summary and study guide supersummary.
When i first saw desire me i didnt know if i liked it. Marise aubert greer garson has begun seeing a psychiatrist to treat her overwhelming guilt. Desire is a great film about what it means to be human. Explosive, passionate, and heartrending, a streetcar named desire is modern american theatre at its best. George cukor began work on the movie but left production. Desire me george cukor, jack conway, mervyn leroy, victor saville, 1947 210.
Black narcissus is a 1947 british psychological drama film written, produced, and directed by michael powell and emeric pressburger, and starring deborah kerr, kathleen byron, sabu, david farrar, flora robson, esmond knight, and jean simmons. Read the desire me plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at. With two iconic stars in their only film pairing and an emotionally resonant plot, desire me appealed to audiences reconstructing their lives after the horrors of. Desire me 1947 the return of a person believed to be dead was not new to the cinema. First youve got magical realism, which is a generally realistic setting with some odd fantasy thrown in.
A streetcar named desire is a play written by tennessee williams that opened on broadway on december 3, 1947. Desire me 1947 george cukor, mervyn leroy synopsis. See the full list of desire me cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The poster is in good condition, is folded as issued and is kraft paperbacked, which was a common practice especially for oversize posters. Also check 1947 earth videos, photos, wallpapers on.
Directed by jack conway, george cukor, mervyn leroy. This film had a troubled production history as four major directors struggled to make it with all of them choosing not to have their names listed on the credits. Henry koster rkos perennial christmas holiday fantasy classic, a sentimental and heartwarming favorite with a screenplay by robert sherwood, from novelist robert nathans work, author of portrait of jennie. Shortly after wwii, flashbacks tell the story of marise, her husband paul, and jean, who was imprisoned with paul in a german camp. Marise aubert greer garson has begun seeing a psychiatrist to treat. Desire me 1947 greer garson, robert mitchum enchanting but compromised romance made at mgm and also starring richard hart. Tennessee williams play a streetcar named desire contains more within its characters, situations, and story than appears on its surface. A war widow falls in love with the man who informed her of her husbands death. It is a one act play, as elizabeth stated, with eleven scenes. Robert mitchum and greer garson in desire me 1947 robert mitchum, greer garson, and. Miss garson looks lovely as always and is always a pleasure to watch.
The synopsis i do not agree with, as at no time is there any indication of love between marise garson and jean hart, which is only one way in which it is brilliant they display a uniquely. Desire me approved 1h 31min drama, romance, war 31 october 1947 usa released from a pow camp at the end of ww2, a french soldier tricks the wife of a fellow french pow into believing her husband was killed by the germans, and seduces the grieving woman but the dead husband eventually returns home. The best movies of 1947 picked by critics and filmmakers and sorted by rank. Bury me dead 1947 66 minutes film noir hugh beaumont june lockhart. The adaptation was by gene markey, the cinematography by william h.
He was born richard comstock hart, in providence, rhode island, on. Find movie and film cast and crew information for desire me 1947 george cukor, mervyn leroy on allmovie. The drama features alan ladd, gail russell and william bendix. Desire me original movie poster 1947 greer garson french. Theres little actual desire to find in desire me, a 1947 warner romance that should be memorable for being the only pairing of robert mitchum. Desire me 1947 nr 1031 1947 us drama, romance, war 1h 31m user score. Black narcissus 1947 is a provocative, dazzling and richcolored psychologicalreligious and sexual drama from the legendary partnership duo of the archers. With two iconic stars in their only film pairing and an emotionally resonant plot, desire me appealed to audiences reconstructing their lives after the horrors of world war ii. Although the story seems to focus on the life of stella and stanley, blanche is developed with much more detail than stella is. Marise is overjoyed, but jean may turn murderous to keep the woman he loves.
A streetcar named desire blanche and stella analysis. It all ended quickly, however, with his sudden demise at age 35. The story of enoch arden, who had been shipwrecked and returned to find his wife remarried, had been told in various ways, most memorably as the comedy my favorite wife 1940 with irene dunne playing the shipwrecked ellen arden and cary grant as her husband, nick. Plot edit while trying to escape a nazi prisonerofwar camp, paul aubert is shot, but his friend jean renaud manages to get away safely. A strange man called tony shows up on salters estate claiming that zara is actually maria, the wife of his close friend bruno melvyn douglas. Desire me 1947 george cukor, mervyn leroy cast and. A streetcar named desire play in comparison with movie steffen blaschke 1. In 1947 tennessee williams set new standards for american drama with his masterpiece a streetcar named desire.
Desire me george cukor, jack conway, mervyn leroy, victor saville, 1947 2 10. Published in 1947, it won the pulitzer prize for drama and has garnered numerous tony and olivier awards since its first production. While he had a short life and very short film career, sleekly handsome actor richard hart, with his dark and virile looks, demonstrated much promise in those few years, especially on broadway and in tvs golden age. The flashback sequences are intended to create dramatic tension and. Read the full synopsis of desire me, 1947, directed by george cukor, with greer garson, robert mitchum, richard hart, at turner classic movies skip navigation tcm. Semester amerikanistik, anglistik, medienwissenschaften. There is some beautiful imagery, and the two leads above could make grass growing interesting, but the movie works.
Despite all this i found the film well mounted with excellent photography, good film score and really good performances by all the actors. To blanche, the crude people that live on the street called elysian fields represent the decline of civilized culture. Much of blanches conception of how she operates in the world relies on her perception of herself as an object of male sexual desire. With greer garson, robert mitchum, richard hart, morris ankrum. Jean leaves him for dead and travels to the village of pauls beloved wife, marise. As in many of williamss plays, there is much use of symbolism and interesting characters in order to draw in and involve the audience. The plot of a streetcar named desire alone does not captivate. Theme of masculinity in a streetcar named desire 1057 words. As you like it 1936 a star is born 1937 always goodbye 1931 ash wednesday 1973 a star is born 1954 always goodbye 1938 asleep at the switch 1923 a streetcar named desire. The power of sexual desire is the engine propelling a streetcar named desire. The film was one of the most popular movies at the british box office in 1948 and mgms most popular movie of 1947. While attempting to escape from the camp paul is shot, and jean goes.
With two iconic stars in their only film pairing and an emotionally resonant plot, desire me appealed to audiences reconstructing their lives after. The play opened on december 3, 1947, and was received with great acclaim. Desire me 1947 soldiers paul aubert robert mitchum and jean renaud richard hart attempt to make their escape from a nazi prison camp, but only jean makes it out alive. It seems that marise was married to paul robert mitchum, who was sent overseas in world war ii. A streetcar named desire is one of tennessee williams most famous plays. Jun 27, 2014 theres little actual desire to find in desire me, a 1947 warner romance that should be memorable for being the only pairing of robert mitchum and greer garson, but instead is known more for its production woes. Twisted desire 1996 full movie twisted desire 1996 full movie twisted desire 1996 full movie twisted desire 1996 full movie. In this case, the fantasy enters the picture when the audience gets to see and hear some of blanches imagined horrors. While attempting to escape from the camp paul is shot, and jean goes to see marise, confirming the news she had gotten already about pauls death. Gallery of 5 movie poster and cover images for desire me 1947. Jan 28, 2020 to her, new orleans, the setting of a streetcar named desire, represents the ugliness of reality. As you desire me is a 1932 american precode film adaptation of the play by luigi pirandello released by metrogoldwynmayer. If only some of that passion had been on the screen, we might have a movie to talk about.
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