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Mood:
- StylizedAtmosphericOffbeatCaptivating
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Plot:
- Gays and LesbiansMusician's LifeRise To the TopCouple RelationsShowbizAmbitionArtists and ShowbizDishonesty more...
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Genres:
- DramaMusicMusicalPeriodRomance
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Time/Period:
- 20s20th Century30s
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Place:
- HollywoodNew YorkUSA
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Audience:
- Date Night
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Based on:
- BiographyBased on True Story
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Attitudes:
- Semi SeriousRealistic
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Score:
- JazzOldiesPopShow Tunes
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- ProfanitySexual Content
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De-Lovely, 2004
English
USA, UK
Profile of De-Lovely
The mood of De-Lovely is stylized, offbeat, and atmospheric. The plot centers around a rise to the top, gays and lesbians, and showbiz. It is a drama, music-oriented, and romance movie. In approach, De-Lovely is realistic. The setting is Hollywood and New York. It happens in the 1920s and in the 1930s. The musical score of De-Lovely is oldies, jazz, and show tunes. It is drawn from a biography and originally a true story. It is especially suggested for a date night. Note that De-Lovely includes sexual content and profanity.
Summary of De-Lovely
Directed by Irwin Winkler, De-Lovely depicts the life of the great American composer Cole Porter (Kevin Kline). Despite his sexual preference for men, Porter found inspiration and virtually unconditional love with Linda Lee (Ashley Judd). Told in flashback as Porter is near death, the film follows the Porters' fabulous, unconventional relationship from their meeting in Paris to their subsequent moves to Venice, New York, Hollywood, and Williamstown, as well as the many stops along the way. Kline perfectly captures the Porters' zest for life and seemingly inexhaustible need for love. Classic tunes such as "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love," "Let's Misbehave," and "Anything Goes" take on whole new meanings when considered in the context of Porter and Lee's life together. Contemporary musical performers, including Alanis Morissette, Natalie Cole, Robbie Williams, Elvis Costello, and Sheryl Crow, appear in the film singing Porter standards, a device that works surprisingly well. Judd holds her own as the devoted Linda, who gives her love to Porter and supports his musical ambitions while trying to overlook his homosexual affairs. Historians may debate the details of the Porters' relationship, but one thing is clear: De-Lovely dazzles with great music, period costumes, and fine performances.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA, UK |
| Release date: | 13 June 2004 |
| Runtime: | 125 min |
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as Cole Porter
as Linda Porter
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Critics Reviews
Rolling Stone
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- by: Peter Travers
Variety
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- by: Todd McCarthy
Users Reviews
- 23.March.2009
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- by: Jason
- Jason rated this movie
4/10Disappointing
