The valley of the dolls

Movie
German title	The valley of the dolls
Original title	Valley of the Dolls
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1967
length	123 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Mark Robson
script	Helen Deutsch , Dorothy Kingsley
production	David Weisbart
music	John Williams , André Previn (songs)
camera	William H. Daniels
cut	Dorothy Spencer
occupation
Barbara Parkins : Anne Welles Patty Duke : Neely O'Hara Sharon Tate : Jennifer North Susan Hayward : Helen Lawson Paul Burke : Lyon Burke Lee Grant : Miriam Polar Tony Scotti : Tony Polar Martin Milner : Mel Anderson Charles Drake : Kevin Gillmore Alexander Davion : Ted Casablanca Naomi Stevens : Miss Steinberg Robert H. Harris : Henry Bellamy Jacqueline Susann : reporter Robert Viharo : director

The Valley of the Dolls (original title: Valley of the Dolls ) is an American film drama directed by Mark Robson from 1967, which is based on the bestseller of the same name by Jacqueline Susann . It's about the rise, drug abuse, and deep fall of three young women in Hollywood .

action

Anne Welles leaves New England to pursue a career in New York City. But at first it is only enough to be a lawyer’s secretary. She falls in love with his companion, but is later injured by him. After they parted ways, she still gains fame as a photo model.

Neely O'Hara is a singer with great talent. However, intrigue will prevent her career for the time being. After appearing on the radio, however, she achieved the long-awaited fame. But success changes her, and she loses everyone who was close to her. In order to withstand the pressure, she has her "dolls" (the prescription-only opiate Dolantin - play on words with "dolls" - dolls). She is finally convinced by her friend Anne to go to a rehab center.

Jennifer North works on stage and suffers from people not taking her seriously because of her beauty. She meets the singer Tony Polar. In the course of their relationship, she is oppressed by his sister, who was already against the wedding at the time and who manages the two assets. When Tony has a seizure, Jennifer learns that he is terminally ill. Together with her sister-in-law, she admitted him to a clinic. The money saved doesn't last long, and so the sister-in-law introduces Jennifer to a French filmmaker. Your porn career begins. As Tony's condition worsens and Jennifer learns that she has breast cancer, she puts an end to her life with the eponymous "dolls".

Reviews

"Colportage-like bestseller film adaptation, confusing and melodramatic. The criticism of the show business remains stuck in the beginning. "

- Lexicon of international film

"The criticism [of the film on show business] does not go beyond the beginnings and appears blurred and unclear."

- Protestant film observer

Awards

• The film was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Film Music in 1968 .
• Sharon Tate received a Golden Globe nomination for Best New Actress that same year .
• André Previn was nominated for a Grammy for best film music .

Remake

In 1981, a remake for television was staged under the title Das Tal der Puppen ( Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls ). In the main roles are u. a. See Catherine Hicks and Lisa Hartman .

literature

• Jacqueline Susann : The valley of the dolls. Novel. (Original title: Valley of the Dolls ). German by Gretl Friedmann . Heyne, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-453-18948-5 .

Web links

• Valley of the Dolls in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The valley of the dolls in the online film database
• Valley of the Dolls at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
• Review of Roger Ebert's film from the Chicago Sun-Times on December 27, 1967

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Valley of the Dolls. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed April 15, 2017 .  
2. ↑ Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 134/1968.