Country: USA
Year: 1954
Duration: 176'
For Norman Maine, a Hollywood star in sad decline, the meeting with the unknown singer Ester Blodgett, who avoids a fool for him during a show, has something redeeming: to repay his debt he will launch her in the cinematic firmament, leading her to success. First dramatic role of the extraordinary Judy Garland, who should have turned 100 this year and here plays, dances, sings, enchants: an acute reflection on the Hollywood star system, which is presented in the massively restored version of the 1983, enriched by the audio of the cut scenes and very rare scene photos. A must-see for all musical lovers.
Biography
film director
George Cukor
George Cukor (1899 – 1983) is considered one of the most important figures of the Classical Hollywood Cinema era. He tried his hand at sophisticated comedy, melodrama, and the musical, dictating their canons, with enormous public success. Among his most famous titles, entered in the history of the Seventh Art, Little Women (1934), The Philadelphia Story (1940), Born Yesterday (1950), A Star Is Born (1954), My Fair Lady (1964), for which he received the Academy Award for Best Director. In 1982 the Venice Film Festival awarded him with The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.
Cast
& Credits
Sceneggiatura/Screenplay Moss Hart
Montaggio/Editing Folmar Blangsted
Fotografia/Photography Sam Leavitt
Scenografia/Production Design Malcolm C. Bert, Gene Allen, George James Hopkins
Suono/Sound Charles David Forrest, Charles Lang
Musica/Music Ray Heindorf
Interpreti/Cast Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford, Tommy Noonan, Lucy Marlow, Amanda Blake
Produttore/Producer Sidney Luft, Vern Alves
Produzione/Production Warner Bros
Montaggio/Editing Folmar Blangsted
Fotografia/Photography Sam Leavitt
Scenografia/Production Design Malcolm C. Bert, Gene Allen, George James Hopkins
Suono/Sound Charles David Forrest, Charles Lang
Musica/Music Ray Heindorf
Interpreti/Cast Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford, Tommy Noonan, Lucy Marlow, Amanda Blake
Produttore/Producer Sidney Luft, Vern Alves
Produzione/Production Warner Bros
Distribuzione/Distribution Warner Bros
