The great aunt
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The great aunt |
| Original title | Auntie Mame |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1958 |
| length | 143 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Morton DaCosta |
| script |
Betty Comden Adolph Green Patrick Dennis |
| music | Bronislau caper |
| camera | Harry Stradling Sr. |
| cut | William H. Ziegler |
| occupation | |
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The Great Aunt is an American comedic drama directed by Morton DaCosta . The screenplay for the film, which premiered in 1958, was written by Betty Comden and Adolph Green based on the novel Auntie Mame - to Irreverent Escapade by Patrick Dennis .
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The extravagant Mame Dennis takes in her nephew Patrick after the death of her brother. Patrick is settling in well with his free-spirited and eccentric aunt and her friends. However, his wealthy father hired the estate administrator Dwight Babcock to see to it that Patrick learned decency and discipline. Mame loses her money in the stock market crash and has to go to work. She tries different jobs , as an actress or as a saleswoman at Macy’s , but every new job ends in a disaster. At Macy's, she meets the oil tycoon Beaureguard Burnside and falls in love with him. Beaureguard and Mame get married and travel around the world on their honeymoon. Mame has to leave Patrick behind, but stays in contact with him through letters. Beau has a fatal accident on the Matterhorn , and Mame returns to the USA. At the urging of Patrick and her friends, Mame begins to dictate her autobiography to her secretary Agnes. Patrick introduces Mame to his girlfriend Gloria, who Mame finds snobbish and snobbish. She disapproves of Patrick and Gloria's association. She organizes a dinner party with Gloria, her parents, and some of her best friends. The party ends in an argument when Gloria's mother takes on Mame. Patrick takes Mame's side, and Gloria leaves the house angrily with her parents. Mame hires a new secretary, Pegeen, with whom Patrick falls in love. A few years later, Patrick's son Michael and Mame make plans for a trip to India.
Awards
Academy Awards
At the Academy Awards in 1959 , the film was nominated in the categories of “Best Film”, “Best Production Design”, “Best Cinematography” and “Best Editing”. Rosalind Russell was nominated for "Best Actress" for her portrayal of Mame Dennis, and Peggy Cass for her role as Secretary Agnes as "Best Supporting Actress". Despite six nominations at the Academy Awards, the film went empty-handed.
Golden Globe
At the presentation of the Golden Globe Awards in 1959 , The Great Aunt was awarded the prize for "Best Comedy". Rosalind Russell won the Best Actress Award. Peggy Cass was also nominated for “Best Supporting Actress” and Joanna Barnes for “Best Young Actress”.
Later awards
The American Film Institute voted The Great Aunt # 94 of the Best American Comedies of All Time.
Reviews
Bosley Crowther wrote in the New York Times on December 5, 1958 that Auntie Mame was an unreservedly wild and innocent joke who managed to show that he had a heart and that it was beating in the right place. The lexicon of the international film judged: "Amusingly played social comedy, which mixed its sometimes somewhat garish comedy with sentimentality and obviously suffered from the Germanization."
Web links
- The great aunt in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The great aunt in the lexicon of international films
Individual evidence
- ^ Auntie Mame on the New York Times home page, accessed December 13, 2010.
- ↑ The great aunt at two thousand and one