A Star Is Born (1937)
Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party... (imdb)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Directed By: Jack Conway, William A. Wellman
Written By: William A. Wellman, Ben Hecht, Dorothy Parker, Robert Carson
Starring: Lionel Stander, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson, Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Franklin Pangborn, Andy Devine, Arthur Hoyt, Carole Landis, Owen Moore, Pat Flaherty
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A Star Is Born belongs to 17 collections
1. Academy Award - Oscar - Best Picture and Nominees (public: moderated by smviper00 - 38 stars)
2. New York Times' The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made (public: moderated by theficionado - 29 stars)
3. Movies about movies (public: moderated by Pickpocket - 26 stars)
4. Academy Award - Oscar - ALL Best Picture, Directing, Acting & Screenplay Nominees (public - 23 stars)
5. Women+ (public: moderated by paulofilmo - 17 stars)
6. They Shoot Pictures' Recommended Viewing (public: moderated by Cinephile - 17 stars)
7. Films available in HD (public: moderated by kubricksucks - 12 stars)
8. Oscar: Best Writing (adapted/original) (public: moderated by paulofilmo - 9 stars)
9. David Thomson's 1000 Films (public: moderated by MMAlpha - 6 stars)
10. Film Titles That Are Complete Sentences (public: moderated by Maaxwell - 4 stars)
11. Remade (public: moderated by Ag0stoMesmer - 3 stars)
12. Tearjerkers (public: moderated by cambel - 3 stars)
13. 3-strip Technicolor films (public - 2 stars)
14. Pre-1960's color photography (public)
15. Every Film Nominated For An Oscar (private: cayh - 1 star)
16. My (elhenzo) Movie Collection (private: elhenzo)
17. A Guckliste (private: smuhu)
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| Feb 26, 2019 | braddad68 | 96 91% |
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Wow! Very impressive! This original that launched 3 remakes to date had it all! A very smart script (ahead of its time) that exposed the real Hollywood. An emotional drama and love story and some well placed bits of comedy. Well done! It won for original screenplay and while both lead actors were deservedly nominated they didn't win. The best performance by March I've seen. I don't really know Gaynor, but she was excellent too.
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A Star is Born looks and feels like the popular movies of its time, but with a smart, strong woman taking the lead. Norman is no tragic hero—he’s not a hero at all—but he’s a man loved by a woman. Could his demise have been reversed by a woman like this, or by anyone? The film seems to think not, and as Norman travels along his beautiful, downward spiral, Esther goes along with him because someone has to try.
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Ah, yes, Technicolor. This is the earliest live-action colour film, I, and likely many filmgoers saw, and the cinematography is quite good considering how experimental the technology still was. The story, although slow, did end up hitting the right emotional chords for me. Ironically, it was March's career who was on the rise and Gaynor' who was on the decline, retiring two years later. Gaynor's remarkable performance provided a thematically appropriate finale to her career.
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a hollywood movie about hollywood movies. many of the big name directors of the time had a crack at this sort of thing, and some of them are good, but they are a dime a dozen. and this? some of the dialogue is fitting, but story is silly and the direction is very, very uninspired. this selznick-backed film concludes with the notion that being a hollywood star is an act of bravery, so it's quite funny to hear that some consider its themes to be self-critical.
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For a film showing the ruthless side of a always romanticized Hollywood, this sure was romanticizing Hollywood. Fredric March as the drunken actor on the way down was the strong side of the story, even if it was the sweet moods of Janet Gaynor that sets the atmosphere. And therefore it becomes a little too sweet to really reach the stars this was destined for. But for a sweet movie with a touch of sadness, it guides us through the moods. A great color movie even if it lacks that raw edge.
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Make sure to watch this before (or, preferably, instead of) the 1954 and 1976 remakes. It's by far the better film. But the 2018 version is worth your time.
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Stunning ending is based on the real-life tragedy of silent film star Wallace Reid, who died of a morphine overdose in 1923 at age 31.
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Baloney, but well-paced, witty, thoroughly charming baloney. May Robson's performance in particular is a beaut
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The tendency is to think this is a movie about 'Vicky Lester'. In truth, it's actually more about Norman Maine and what Hollywood can do to those who they don't care about any more.
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