Arthur - Not a child of sadness
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| German title | Arthur - Not a child of sadness |
| Original title | Arthur |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1981 |
| length | 93 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | Steve Gordon |
| script | Steve Gordon |
| production |
Robert Greenhut , Charles H. Joffe |
| music | Burt Bacharach |
| camera | Fred Schuler |
| cut | Susan E. Morse |
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Arthur - No child of sadness is an American movie from the year 1981 . The sequel Arthur 2 - On the Rocks was released in 1988.
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Arthur is a spoiled multimillionaire son who has never worked in his life. He grew up under the care of his old butler Hobson, but he is terribly bored. He drinks out of loneliness and discouragement. His father wants him to marry Susan Johnson. She is the only daughter of a business friend who has not earned his millions from legal business, but Arthur does not want to marry this woman. Both father and grandmother Martha threaten to disinherit him. For Arthur this would mean the end of his debauchery, especially since he is not prepared to make a living on his own. It also meant a loss of $ 750 million - Arthur agrees.
While shopping at a New York men's outfitter, Arthur observes the shoplifter Linda Marolla and saves her from the department store detective. He falls in love with the uncomplicated girl. For the first time in his life, he seems happy. They meet regularly, but the engagement and wedding dates with Susan Johnson are looming. The violent father of the bride Burt Johnson threatens him: Should he make his daughter unhappy, he would kill him with his own hands. Since not only his life is threatened, but also the millions, he decides to tell Linda the truth. The relationship with Linda seems to break.
Butler Hobson sees in the love conflict that Arthur finally seems to be growing up. He meets with Linda and wants her to show up at the engagement party. At the party Arthur realizes that only Linda is an option for him, but that he has to continue playing the masquerade with Susan. But suddenly he is informed by his chauffeur that Butler Hobson has been admitted to the hospital. Arthur throws himself into a meaningful task for the first time in his life: he takes care of the terminally ill old man. He realizes that Hobson is closer to him than his own father.
Hobson dies. With the wedding imminent, Arthur knows there is no way he can marry Susan. In the church the wedding party is waiting for the groom - he finally appears, but is drunk. He declares the wedding theater over. Burt Johnson beats up Arthur, and Grandma Martha just manages to prevent him from stabbing him. Arthur now knows that he would forego even his millions to live with Linda.
Reviews
“The turbulent […] film […] lives mainly from its actors; remarkable: John Gielgud as butler. "
“The girl is Liza Minnelli, neither young nor beautiful, who gives the film a profile with her profile. Her partner is Dudley Moore, who stumbled away Bo Derek as "dream woman" the show. His nervous slapstick elegance makes the rich drunkard not only bearable, but also adorably funny. At least in the original sound, because in the German version you have to get used to Arthur speaking as you would have to imagine Harald Juhnke in a Böblingen hotel when the Jägermeister is finally all gone. "
- Liza Minnelli also attracted attention, whose "lively personality and appealing craziness" are "perfect for the role" according to the Hollywood Reporter . The New York Times praised Minnelli's "abundant comic and safe performance" which, along with Moore, played "with an attractive exhilaration."
Awards
At the Golden Globe Award ceremony in 1982, the film was the most successful comedy of the year. He received the main prize in the musical / comedy category. Dudley Moore was named Best Actor and John Gielgud was named Best Supporting Actor. Burt Bacharach received the award for the best song in a film for the title song Best That You Can Do together with Carole Bayer Sager , the lyricist Peter Allen and Christopher Cross , who also interpreted the song. Liza Minnelli was nominated, but received nothing.
During the subsequent Oscars Bacharach, Bayer Sager, Allen and Cross also received the Oscar for Best Original Song . Of the actors, only John Gielgud received an award for best supporting actor . Dudley Moore was nominated for Best Actor and Steve Gordon for Best Original Screenplay.
The Writers Guild of America recognized the script in the Best Original Screenplay (Comedy) category .
Remake
In 2011, a remake of the feature film was released under the title Arthur with Russell Brand , Helen Mirren , Jennifer Garner and Greta Gerwig in the leading roles.
Web links
- Arthur - No child of sadness in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Arthur - No child of sadness atRotten Tomatoes(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Arthur - Not a child of sadness. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed October 12, 2017 .
- ↑ Schechter: The Liza Minnelli Scrapbook. 2004, pp. 85-87.