The moon is blue 1953, directed by otto preminger film. Two aging playboys are both after the same attractive young woman, but she fends them off by claiming that she plans to remain a. More famous as a controversy than a movie, the moon is blue 1953 marked a turning point in the history of frankness in american film. The moon is blue production information, other productions of the moon is blue. See the full list of the moon is blue cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Apr 22, 2017 regarder film destination gobi gratuitement, voir film destination gobi en streaming vf, telecharger film destination gobi en entier, regarder film destination gobi en francais. Read the full synopsis of the moon is blue, 1953, directed by otto preminger, with william holden, david niven, maggie mcnamara, at turner classic movies. Despite the catholic churchs admonitions to boycott the film, the moon is blue was among the top five boxoffice successes the week it was formally released. It recounts the story of a drug addict who gets clean while in prison, but struggles to stay that way in the outside world. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the moon is blue 1953 otto preminger on allmovie. They get there by cab, which is when moon starts forecasting its twist. The moon is blue 1953 in new york city, prim and proper wouldbe actress patty oneill maggie mcnamara meets charming architect donald gresham william holden and, despite learning he has a. The moon is blue 1953, otto preminger the stop button. The moon is blue 1953 trailer william holden otto preminger.
While the new york times bosley crowther dismissed the accusations of prurience, he blithely observed, the moon is blue is not outstanding, either as a romance or as a film. But ripples it did stir, and all told its a pretty effective study of manners, etiquette and sexual understandings. Being a stage adaptation, there are limited locations. Although the moon is blue is best remembered for the controversy surrounding it, its still an amusing film. The moon is blue is a 1953 american romantic comedy film produced and directed by otto preminger and starring william holden, david niven, and maggie mcnamara. Most of the film takes place in holdens apartment, where he and mcnamara stop off before an impromptu dinner date. May 12, 2017 tant quil y aura des hommes film 1953 allocine. Jun 04, 2017 fly me to the moon film 2008 allocine.
The film was instrumental in breaking down much of the censorship that had plagues films for decades. The moon is blue concerns itself with the attempted seduction of the militantly. Bite the bullet 1975 gene hackman, candice bergen, james coburn feature action, adventure, western. Le film summer with monika 1953 vostfr film complet. Apr 28, 2017 full moon in blue water film complet 1988.
The moon is blue 1953 in new york city, prim and proper wouldbe actress patty oneill maggie mcnamara meets charming architect donald gresham william holden and, despite learning he has a girlfriend and being wary of his intentions, accompanies him to his apartment for dinner. Once notorious film because of the words virgin, seduced, pregnant and mistress used as part of dialogue in the film. The film the moon is blue, which premiered in new york city on this day, was released without a seal of approval from the motion picture production code. At one point in the negotiations with producerdirector otto preminger, the code office said the film had an unacceptably light attitude towards seduction, illicit sex, chastity, and virginity. David niven won a golden globe award for his performance. The moon is blue 1953 letterboxd your life in film. This unit is currently located at camp holiday in boulder junction. The moon is blue is one of those olde romcoms that nowadays has the ability to baffle us as to how it caused such ripples in the movie world back in the day. The moon is blue mpg 1h 39min comedy, romance 8 july 1953 usa two aging playboys are both after the same attractive young woman, but she fends them off by claiming that she plans to remain a virgin until her wedding night. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto. The moon is blue is often cited as a groundbreaking film in the changes that would upset the legion of decency, shape the hayes code and make way for the mpaa.
Met william holden, david niven en maggie mcnamara. Apr 17, 2016 in my hometown of memphis, tennessee, infamous censor lloyd t. Hugh herbert and based on his 1951 play of the same title, the film is about a young woman who meets an architect on the observation deck of the empire state building and quickly turns his life upside down. Aside from its candor, however, and its audacity with the words, the moon is blue is not outstanding, either as a romance or as film. Premingers movie is the first to use the words virgin, seduce, mistress for a sexual partner, and pregnant. Dec 01, 2015 two womanizers fall for a woman determined to keep her virginity. Le film from here to eternity 1953 vostfr film complet. A sikeres epitesz, donald gresham william holden az empire state building tetejen felszedi a fiatal es csinos lanyt, patty oneillt maggie mcnamara es elviszi a lakasara. The moon is blue official trailer no one today is likely to mistake this smarmy little sex farce for a good film, but it is significant historically as one of the nails in the coffin of. New york film locations from the movie the moon is blue starring william holden and maggie mcnamara. It begins and ends on the observation deck of the empire state building, a fitting site for this 1953 movie that erupted into a towering controversy. This is a digitized version of an article from the timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996.
The moon is blue was denied a production code seal and the refusal was upheld upon appeal to the board of the motion picture association, primarily because the character played by maggie mcnamara announced that she was a virgin and intended to remain one until she was married. Binford banned the film, but thousands of memphians simply drove across the mississippi river into west memphis, arkansas to see it. Apr 15, 2018 a lot happens in the films ninetynine minute runtime. Moon is blue, the 1953 9811 movieart original film posters. The moon is blue 1953 successful architect don gresham william holden engages a young actress, patty oneill maggie mcnamara, in conversation on top of the empire state building, and she accepts his invitation to dinner. Le film destination gobi 1953 vostfr admin 20170422t04. However, the furor surrounding the film leaves the impression that a fullscale orgy had. Preminger tourne parallelement une version du film en. With william holden, david niven, maggie mcnamara, tom tully. Despite the fuss at the time, theres little blue about this except the title. The film received the following academy award nominations. The moon is blue is a 1953 american romantic comedy film produced and directed by otto. The moon is blue 1953 otto preminger cast and crew.
Both men determine to find a way around her objections. Le film full moon in blue water 1988 vostfr film complet. The moon is blue 1953 sally sweetland and the doodlers duration. Two aging playboys are both after the same attractive young woman, but she fends them off by claiming that she plans to remain a virgin until her wedding night. The movie the long, long trailer featured a 1953 new moon trailer. The man with the golden arm is a 1955 american drama film with elements of film noir, based on the novel of the same name by nelson algren. Regarder film the moon is blue en streaming, telecharger film the moon is blue gratuitement, voir film the moon is blue en ligne. Maggie mcnamara in the moon is blue 1953 william holden and maggie. Jun 11, 2012 a bit of history before discussing the movie itself.
Avec the moon is blue, otto preminger fut lun des premiers a oser sattaquer au code hays. Because producerdirector otto preminger owned the rights to the hit broadway play, he stubbornly refused to change the racy dialogue in the script. May 30, 2017 le film black day blue night 1996 vostfr. See the full list of the moon is blue cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and.
The moon is blue, premingers film version of play, opens. It seems that director otto preminger decided to film the play as written, retaining such words as. Herberts play had also been a huge success in germany, and preminger decided to simultaneously film multiplelanguage. Le film claire of the moon 1992 vostfr film complet. Two womanizers fall for a woman determined to keep her virginity. Talky stage adaptation about a virgin who meets an architect at the top of the empire state building, goes to his apartment and meets his friend. Preminger and united artists released the movie despite howls of protest from the legion of decency and other film censorship boards. Three different original scene lobby cards from the otto preminger directed film the moon is blue 1953. Jun 21, 2017 le film claire of the moon 1992 vostfr. The moon is blue original, play, comedy, broadway opened in new york city mar 8, 1951 and played through may 30, 1953.
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