Marx Brothers- Night At The Opera
1935
Groucho's comical business schemes bring Milan's finest opera stars to New York, with some unexpected stowaways on board Read more
| Starring | Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx |
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| Director | Sam Wood |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Marx Brothers- Night At The Opera
Groucho's comical business schemes bring Milan's finest opera stars to New York, with some unexpected stowaways on board
| Starring | Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx |
|---|---|
| Director | Sam Wood |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 36 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 23 Aug 2004 Production year: 1935 |
| Format | DVD |
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Certainly among the best of the Marxian extravaganzas, and the first to give them a big production to play with as well as musical interludes by other than themselves for a change of pace. The mix plays beautifully.
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The Marx Brothers at the turning point, just before their gradual descent into mediocrity at the hands of MGM, who... read more on Time Out
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9 out of 9 people found this review helpful
Anarchy in the USA
A Night at the Opera is reknowned as the greatest of the Marx Brothers movies. It signalled a change in the team (Goodbye Zeppo), and a change in the way the films were constructed (less musical and vaudville elements and a bit of a stronger storyline). But what didn't change was the three characters of Harpo, Chico and Groucho. Harpo is the 'id' personified (as they note on the excellent DVD extras), running everywhere, hitting everyone, and always honking that horn. Chico is the stereotype of an Italian American on the make- always looking for an angle, and a chick to chase. And (my favourite) Groucho is the ultimate in wise cracking New Yorkers. Even watching him now you are struck by the speed and smoothness of his delivery and the 'acidity' of his remarks.
It is old fashioned and it does retain showcase sections for Harpo on the harp and Chico on the piano, but if you are looking for good (almost) clean fun then I can't recommend this highly enough.
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- Chunkysimon from Falkirk
- Posted 03 Feb 2005 10:03
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Good for the newcomer to the Marx brothers
First of all, this features no complete Marx Brothers films, which was disappointing. Rather, this is a career overview, with clips from all the films and other projects.
As an introduction, it is pretty good as it charts the rise and fall of the brother's popularity and quality. It is informative as to which films to watch, and provides context and some interesting snippets, e.g. the brothers starring alongside a young Marilyn Monroe, and playing tennis with Charlie Chaplin and Fred Perry. Plus the "sell-out" footage of the aging brothers in various commercials gives an enduring impression of stars on the way down. If only this showed more of them when they were up! -
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