Silk stockings

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Movie
German title Silk stockings
Original title Silk stockings
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1957
length 117 minutes
Rod
Director Rouben Mamoulian
script Abe Burrows ,
Leonard Gershe ,
Leonard Spigelgass
production Arthur Freed
music Cole Porter ,
Conrad Salinger
camera Robert Bronner
cut Harold F. Kress
occupation

Seidenstockings (Original: Silk Stockings ) is an American film musical of the musical Silk Stockings by MGM from 1957 and at the same time a remake of Ernst Lubitsch's comedy Ninotschka from 1939, which in turn is based on the play Ninocska (1937) by Melchior Lengyel . Directed by Rouben Mamoulian , Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse played the leading roles .

action

Film producer Steve Canfield wants Russian composer Peter Illyich Boroff to write music for his next film. However, Comrades Brankov, Bibinski and Ivanov were sent to bring Boroff back to Moscow. However, Canfield captivates her with worldly luxury and made Boroff work for him. His star Peggy Dayton should convince Boroff with her feminine charm to work for Canfield.

However, a woman is also used by the Russian side. Comrade Ninotchka Yoschenko was sent to bring the four men back to Russia. Although she is focused on her work, Canfield can seduce her with his charm. He even asked for her hand. However, when she and Boroff hear how much his music has been defaced, the Russians travel home.

Canfield does not give up, however, and arranges for Brankov, Bibinski and Ivanov to be sent to Paris again, knowing that they will be taken over by the flair of this city. Ninotchka is sent after them again. Now Canfield has enough time to take care of her that she eventually falls in love with him too.

background

The score was upgraded with the singing number "The Ritz Roll and Rock", a parody of the then emerging rock 'n' roll . At the end of this number, Astaire symbolically throws away his typical hat (“top hat”). He wanted to announce his departure from the musical film.

Music and dance numbers

  • Satin and Silk :
    This is a minor number by Cole Porter and sung by Janice Paige.
  • Too bad we can't go back to Moscow :
    After a vocal introduction, Fred Astaire dances a cha-cha-cha based on a choreography by Hermes Pan with a slightly tipsy group of three men and three women. As an accessory, Astaire picks up a knife and begins to play a little on the glasses.
  • [Pas seul part 1] :
    At that time a daring and very erotic dance number begins. Cyd Charisse wears a very high-necked conservative gray-green dress and she wears black silk stockings. In the course of the act, she takes off the clothes she brought with her from Russia and, enchanted by the bright white of the West, lets herself be seduced into putting on French lingerie. The undergarment that covers the body is replaced by a corset with a translucent petticoat.
  • [Pas seul part 2] :
    Here Cyd Charisse, initially only dressed in silk stockings, dances all by herself in a white, translucent petticoat, reminiscent of a tutu. Little by little she dresses in a white evening gown over her Parisian lingerie. The music initially sounds like Russian folklore, but then turns into a waltz. Classical ballet is evoked here through both clothing and dance style.
  • Without love :
    Text and music by Cole Porter, sung by Cyd Charisse.
  • Fated to be Mated :
    After a vocal introduction by Fred Astaire, he and Charisse dance through different rooms; the style of the music changes with the space.
  • Josephine
  • Siberia
  • The Red Blues :
    Charisse dances with Corps de ballet.
  • The Ritz Roll and Rock

Awards

The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture and Best Actress in the Comedy / Musical category.

criticism

  • film-dienst : Elaborately designed Broadway musical enriched with amusing satirical details, musically and choreographically a treat. A direct comparison with the original material staged by Ernst Lubitsch ("Ninotschka", 1939) would not be fair, since the musical version inevitably cannot achieve its spirit and flair, rather it unfolds its qualities within the possibilities of its genre.

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