Modern Millie - Rich man wanted
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Modern Millie - Rich man wanted |
| Original title | Thoroughly Modern Millie |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1967 |
| length | 138 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | George Roy Hill |
| script | Richard Morris |
| production | Ross Hunter |
| music | Elmer Bernstein |
| camera | Russell Metty |
| cut | Stuart Gilmore |
| occupation | |
| |
Modern Millie - Rich man wanted , also short Modern Millie (original title: Thoroughly Modern Millie ) is an American music film from 1967. Directed by George Roy Hill based on a screenplay by Richard Morris . The main role was played by Julie Andrews .
action
The young Millie Dillmount came from the country to New York in 1922. Her goal: to be modern. For her that means dressing fashionably and marrying a rich man. She soon becomes friends with her neighbor Dorothy Brown. She meets Jimmy Smith at a party. They get along straight away, but he is out of the question due to a lack of wealth. More like Trevor Graydon, but he's more interested in Dorothy.
When Dorothy is kidnapped by a girl trafficking ring, Millie and Jimmy rescue her and several other kidnapped young women. Eventually it turns out that Jimmy is rich after all. This is how Millie and Jimmy and Dorothy and Trevor can get married.
production
Production companies
The film was produced by Ross Hunter Productions in association with Universal Studios .
music
Songs
The songs from the film were, according to the soundtrack albums released in the UK and US in 1967, respectively :
- Thoroughly Modern Millie sung by Julie Andrews
- Overture , the Baby Face , Do It Again , Poor Butterfly , Stumbling and Japanese Sandman contains
- Jimmy sung by Julie Andrews
- The Tapioca , sung in the film by James Fox (vocal double: Jim Bryant )
- Jazz Baby , composed by Maurice K. Jerome , sung by Carol Channing
- Jewish Wedding Song - Drinks Le Chaim , sung by Julie Andrews
- Interlude , a medley of Baby Face , Jimmy , Jewish Wedding Song - Trinkt Le Chaim and Thoroughly Modern Millie . Sung by Julie Andrews.
- Poor Butterfly sung by Julie Andrews
- Rose of Washington Square sung by Ann Dee
- Baby Face sung by Julie Andrews
- Do It Again sung by Carol Channing
- Thoroughly Modern Millie ( Reprise ) sung by Julie Andrews
- Finally, an instrumental medley from Jazz Baby , Jimmy and Thoroughly Modern Millie
Not in the soundtrack as a song, but as part of the overture:
- Stumbling
- Japanese Sandman , sung by Jack Soo and Pat Morita in the film.
Film music (Score)
Also not included on the soundtracks is the film music. It was composed by Elmer Bernstein , arranged and conducted by André Previn . Elmer Bernstein was very astonished that he received an Oscar for this film, but not for The Magnificent Seven or Who disturbs the Nightingale .
synchronization
The German synchronization was carried out by Berliner Synchron GmbH. The dialogue book came from Fritz A. Koeniger and the dialogue was directed by Dietmar Behnke .
| character | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Millie Dillmount | Julie Andrews | Maria Koerber |
| Muzzy Van Hossmere | Carol Channing | Alice Treff |
| Talky girl | Diane Sayer | Edeltraut Elsner |
World premieres
The world premiere was on March 21, 1967 in New York. The film was released in German cinemas on October 5, 1967. The film was distributed by Universal Studios .
criticism
| source | rating |
|---|---|
| Rotten tomatoes | |
| critic |
 
|
| audience |
 
|
| IMDb |
|
Modern Millie received mostly moderately good reviews. At Rotten Tomatoes the film received 100%, but from only nine reviews with a rating of 7.6 out of 10. In the IMDb , the film received 7.0 out of 10 points.
In general, Modern Millie - Reicher Mann wanted was perceived as “atmospherically harmonious, carefree” or “largely lively and cheerful” but too long. There is also broad consensus that the film is old-fashioned. While Bosley Crowther asked in 1967 who bothered that the film was sometimes a few decades late, the plot was later described as obsolete, and the film had long passed its expiration date.
It is a “thoroughly modern” burlesque , a playful satire that “wants to parody the turbulent twenties” or even the desire to be modern itself. It seems to be more of a compilation of a few episodes of a sitcom , it is just missing the laugh track . Others thought it was excessive nonsense, at least in terms of length. According to a quote from George Roy Hill, it should be a farce, kept in motion by one's own thoughtless nonsense.
Gross profit
At the US box office, the film grossed $ 34,335,025.
This made Modern Millie - Reicher Mann wanted for the most financially successful film of Universal Studios to date.
Awards
Oscar
At the 1968 Academy Awards , the film was nominated seven times. An Oscar could be won.
- Elmer Bernstein won the Oscar in the category Best Original Music .
- Carol Channing was nominated for Best Supporting Actress .
- In the category Best Art Direction were Alexander Golitzen , George C. Webb and Howard Bristol nominated.
- Jean Louis received a nomination in the Best Costume Design category .
- Universal's Sound Studio was nominated for the best sound .
- For Best Adapted music were André Previn and Joseph Gershenson nominated.
- The best song was Thoroughly Modern Millie by Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn .
Golden Globe Awards
Carol Channing won the Best Supporting Actress category at the 1968 Golden Globe Awards .
There were nominations in the categories of Best Film - Musical / Comedy , Best Actress - Musical / Comedy for Julie Andrews , Best Film Music for Elmer Bernstein and Best Film Song for Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn.
Laurel Awards
At the 1967 Laurel Awards , the film won for Best Comedy and Julie Andrews for Best Actress in a Comedy . Carol Channing received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress .
Further awards
Richard Morris won the 1968 WGA Award for Best Screenplay (Musical) .
aftermath
The 2002 musical Thoroughly Modern Millie is based on this film.
Web links
- Modern Millie - Rich Man sought in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Modern Millie - Rich Man looking at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Modern Millie. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed December 20, 2015 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967). In: Soundtrack Collector. Retrieved December 27, 2015 (English, The site gives the listings of three different publications. The three listings, however, are identical.).
- ↑ a b c d Lorraine LoBianco: Thoroughly Modern Millie. In: tcm.com. Retrieved December 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Modern Millie. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on December 19, 2015 .
- ^ A b c d e Bosley Crowther: Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) . In: New York Times . March 23, 1967 (English, online [accessed December 20, 2015]).
- ↑ a b c Modern Millie - Rich man wanted . In: Cinema . ( Online [accessed December 20, 2015]).
- ^ A b Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967). In: Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved December 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Modern Millie - Rich Man sought in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ^ A b c Klaus Brühne: Lexicon of international film . tape 5 , L - M. Rowohlt Taschenbuchverlag, Reinbek near Hamburg 1987, ISBN 3-499-16322-5 , p. 2623-2624 .
- ↑ a b c Anthony Clarke: Thoroughly Modern Millie. In: DVD.det.au. Retrieved December 20, 2015 .
- ^ A b Graeme Clark: Thoroughly Modern Millie. In: The Spinning Image. Retrieved December 20, 2015 .
- ^ Thoroughly Modern Millie. In: The Numbers. Retrieved December 20, 2015 .
- ^ Laurel Awards 1967. In: Internet Movie Database . Retrieved December 20, 2015 .
- ^ Writers Guild Awards. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on November 22, 2012 ; accessed on December 20, 2015 .