Sweet Charity (film)
| Movie | |
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| German title | Sweet Charity |
| Original title | Sweet Charity |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1969 |
| length | 154 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Bob Fosse |
| script | Peter Stone |
| production | Robert Arthur |
| music | Cy Coleman |
| camera | Robert Surtees |
| cut | Stuart Gilmore |
| occupation | |
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Sweet Charity is an American feature film from 1969 based on the musical of the same name by Neil Simon , Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields, based on an idea by director Bob Fosse .
action
The amusement girl Charity, who dances with men for money, has not lost her belief in the goodness of people and eternal pure love even after eight years in this job. She therefore always gets to men who take advantage of her and is viewed by her friends as naive and unteachable. By chance she makes the acquaintance of an Italian film star, whom she inspires with her unspoilt manner and encourages him to reconcile with his girlfriend, with whom he wants to break up. However, her friends do not believe her that she shared the night with the star but not the bed.
Charity is looking for a professional way out and meets the insurance agent Oscar, who falls in love with her. Charity initially withholds her true job from him, but even after he finds out about it, he wants to marry his girlfriend. Triumphantly, she quits the pub and says goodbye to her old life. Oscar, who himself suffers from various complexes, leaves her in the registry office. Charity does not dare to reveal her friends, who see in her the proof that a way out of the milieu is possible.
After a night on the street, however, the young woman realizes that all possibilities in life are now open to her and she is determined to seize this opportunity.
background
occupation
The director Bob Fosse had already directed and choreographed the Broadway version and made his first feature film "Sweet Charity". The cast corresponded to the theater performance except for the title role and the role of preacher. New to the line-up were Shirley MacLaine and Sammy Davis Jr. Other cast members were Chita Rivera , John McMartin , Paula Kelly , Ricardo Montalbán and Bud Cort .
success
The old Hollywood studio system was already in crisis and the rise of the realistic, socially critical cinema of New Hollywood was already emerging after Bonnie and Clyde and the final exam . The traditionally oriented musical adaptation Sweet Charity could hardly counter this. The film failed to meet box office expectations. The film tried unsuccessfully to combine the common musical clichés with their conservative worldview with the reality of life in the big city. On the one hand, the charity's club visit with the actor is a satire on modern nightlife and acts like an anticipation of the disco movement. On the other hand, there is a reference to the flower power movement, which the film clearly shows sympathy for. Last but not least, the film lets its main character grow beyond their happiness as a husband-dependent wife. She realizes that she can determine the life she wants to lead and does not have to depend on the approval of others.
Alternative ending
Significantly, the first version of the film ended with Oscar being able to persuade Charity to marry him after he had initially let her sit. He realized that it was mainly because of her that he had overcome his complexes.
Reviews
“Excellent in choreography, color dramaturgy, direction and performance; the sum of these individual achievements makes the film an experience. "
Awards
1970 was Sweet Charity Oscar nominations in the categories "Best Art Direction", "Soundtrack Musical" and "Costume Design" ( Edith Head ). The category “Soundtrack Musical”, which had existed under a different title since 1938, was renamed “Original Song Score” the following year and in 1979 it was completely abolished.
literature
- Cy Coleman , Neil Simon and Dorothy Fields : Sweet Charity. A modern dance musical in two acts (20 images) based on the film "The Nights of Cabiria" by Federico Fellini (original title: Sweet Charity ). German by Marianne Schubart and Victor Bach , edited by Heinz Schulze and Willi Nagel . International music publishers Hans Sikorski, Hamburg undated [stage manuscript]
Web links
- Sweet Charity in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sweet Charity. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed September 26, 2016 .