Nymphomania
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Nymphomania |
| Original title | A rage to live |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1965 |
| length | 101 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Walter Grauman |
| script | John T. Kelley |
| production | Lewis J. Rachmil |
| music | Nelson Riddle |
| camera | Charles Lawton Jr. |
| cut | Stuart Gilmore |
| occupation | |
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Nymphomania is an American drama from 1965. The screenplay is based on the novel of the same name by John O'Hara .
action
Grace Caldwell is a well-educated student who attracts men's attention. When she has an affair with Charlie Jay, his parents inform Mrs. Caldwell, who has heart disease, of their daughter's promiscuity . Mrs. Caldwell decides to take her daughter on a trip to the Bahamas. There Grace hooks up with a waiter. Mrs. Caldwell has a heart attack and dies because no one can help her. The student Sidney Tate expresses his condolences and is introduced to Grace by her brother Brock. The two fall in love and want to get married. Grace tells Sidney about her past, but Sidney believes that her lust for men will be cured through him.
The couple lived happily on a farm for two and a half years. Grace has become the mother of a son. The architect Roger Bannon, who worked for her mother's company, is restoring an old barn. He makes advances, which Grace reciprocates. The successful newspaper publisher Jack Hollister also tries to get close to Grace, but is turned down by her. Fearing a breakup with Sidney, Grace wants to end her affair with Roger. Roger gets drunk and dies in a car accident. The police investigation into the accident makes the affair public. Sidney threatens Grace to abandon her if she continues.
At a charity event, Jack Hollister's jealous wife, Amy, claims Grace is having an affair with him. Grace swears her innocence, but the bitter Jack, who has not got over Grace's rejection, refuses to reject his wife's accusations. As a result, Sidney leaves his wife.
Reviews
The lexicon of international films describes the film as a "sexual pathological case made for Hollywood - after all, excellently interpreted by Suzanne Pleshette."
Cinema magazine said: “Bloodless women’s fate in the style of prudish Hollywood. The only ray of hope: the vital Suzanne Pleshette. "
The Variety described the film as a banal adaptation with hackneyed dialogue and a meaningless directing.
Awards
In 1966 Howard Shoup was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Costume Design (b / w) .
background
The film premiered on October 20, 1965 in New York. In Germany, the film was released in cinemas just one day later.
Web links
- Nymphomania in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nymphomania. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film Service , accessed January 24, 2011 .
- ↑ Critique of Cinema
- ↑ Critique of the New Variety (English) ( Memento of the original from November 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
