To hell with innocence

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Movie
German title To hell with innocence
Original title Goodbye, Columbus
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1969
length 102 minutes
Age rating FSK 18
Rod
Director Larry Peerce
script Arnold Schulman
production Stanley R. Jaffe
music Charles Fox
camera Enrique Bravo
Gerald Hirschfeld
cut Ralph Rosenblum
occupation

The hell with innocence (Original title: Goodbye, Columbus ) is a romantic comedy directed by Larry Peerce from 1969 and distributed by Paramount Pictures . The film is based on the novel of the same name by Philip Roth . The screenplay for the film was written by Arnold Schulman , who received the Writers Guild of America Award and an Oscar nomination for best screenplay . Richard Benjamin and Ali MacGraw play the leading roles . For MacGraw it was her film debut after her in 1968 The Way to Die (A Lovely Way to Die) had played a smaller role.

action

Neil Klugman is a war veteran and a graduate of Rutgers University . Neil works in a library and falls in love with Brenda Patimkin, a wealthy Radcliffe College student who spends the summer at home. Since Klugman is a working class member, they face resistance from Brenda's family, particularly from Brenda's mother. The conflicts revolve around decency and issues related to premarital sex and possible pregnancy. In addition, Mrs. Patimkin is jealous of her daughter's youth.

In the end, Neil is invited to Massachusetts for a weekend. Brenda tells Neil that her mother found her diaphragm and that her parents know about the affair. Neil and Brenda argue, and Brenda ends the affair as abruptly as it started.

reception

Gross profit

The film was made with a budget of $ 1.5 million. In North America, the film grossed around 10.5 million US dollars, making it one of the most successful films of 1969. Worldwide, the film achieved gross revenues of almost 23 million US dollars.

criticism

The industry journal Variety praised the film and wrote that it was partly a "pleasure how the film kindles an unrestrained mood". The cast of the film is excellent, Benjamin and MacGraw offer "fresh representations, spiced with plenty of humor."

Vincent Canby of The New York Times liked the film but criticized it for wandering around in Roth's work; nonetheless, the film is "precise and honest in its midst". As the plot progressed, however, the main characters - still "slightly overdrawn" in the novella - became "decorated, faceless caricatures".

The lexicon of international films described Zum Teufel mit der Innocence as a “pleasantly staged entertainment film that does not uncritically contrast the questionable behavior of the old and young generation”, but loses itself “in superficiality”.

Apart from the criticism of the German title, the Evangelische Film-Beobachter has nothing to complain about the work: “Absolutely no propaganda for freedom of movement, but despite the distorting German title a conventionally designed upscale entertainment film with sympathetic actors, the subject of which is, however, easy to discuss . Therefore interesting from 18 onwards. "

Honors

Awards

Nominations

Soundtrack

A vinyl LP of the film soundtrack was released by Warner Bros. Records in 1969 . In 2006 the Collector's Choice Music soundtrack was released on CD.

Three songs on the soundtrack were written and performed by members of The Association : "Goodbye, Columbus" (Jim Yester), "It's Gotta Be Real" (Larry Ramos) and "So Kind To Me" ( Terry Kirkman ).

Track list

  1. Goodbye, Columbus [a cappella version]
  2. How Will I Know You?
  3. Dartmouth? Dartmouth!
  4. Goodbye, Columbus [Instrumental]
  5. Ron's Reverie: Across the Field / Carmen Ohio
  6. It's Gotta Be Real
  7. A moment to share
  8. Love has a way
  9. A time for love
  10. So Kind to Me (Brenda's Theme)
  11. Goodbye, Columbus

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b To the devil with innocence. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed February 26, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  2. ↑ Awards. Goodbye, Columbus. In: imdb.com. Internet Movie Database, accessed February 26, 2017 .
  3. ^ Solomon, Aubrey (1989). Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History . Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, p. 163, ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1 .
  4. ^ "Big Rental Films of 1969", Variety , January 7, 1970, p. 15.
  5. ^ Goodbye, Columbus, Box Office Information . The Numbers. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  6. ↑ Review: 'Goodbye, Columbus' . In: Variety . ( online ): “This adaptation […] is sometimes a joy in striking a boisterous mood, […]. Castwise the feature excels. Richard Benjamin as the boy […], and Ali MacGraw, […] offer fresh portrayals seasoned with rich humor. "
  7. ↑ Vincent Canby : Movie Review - GOODBYE, COLUMBUS. In: nytimes.com. The New York Times, April 4, 1969, accessed February 26, 2017 : “Thus, at its center, Goodbye, Columbus is sharp and honest. However, the further they are removed from the main situation, the more the subsidiary characters, lightly sketched in the novella, become overstuffed, blintz-shaped caricatures. "
  8. ↑ Evangelical Press Association, Munich, Review No. 535/1969
  9. ↑ Goodbye, Columbus - Soundtrack details. In: soundtrackcollector.com. Retrieved February 26, 2017 (English).
  10. ↑ Soundtrack. Goodbye, Columbus (1969). In: imdb.com. Internet Movie Database, accessed February 26, 2017 .