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Night and Day
The fictionalized biography of composer Cole Porter from his days at Yale in the 1910s through the height of his success to the 1940s Read more
| Starring | Cary Grant, Alexis Smith |
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| Director | Michael Curtiz |
| Genres | Drama |
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Night and Day
The fictionalized biography of composer Cole Porter from his days at Yale in the 1910s through the height of his success to the 1940s
| Starring | Cary Grant, Alexis Smith |
|---|---|
| Director | Michael Curtiz |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 07 Jun 2004 |
| Format | DVD |
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Cary Grant stars as Cole Porter in this mawkish and mesmerising Warner Bros musical biopic. It eliminates any suggestion of Porter's homosexuality (unsurprisingly considering when it was made) and reduces his tragic riding accident (he eventually lost a leg) to Grant using a walking stick to get around. But the truth doesn't matter much in this kind of movie, and skilled director Michael Curtiz — a dab hand at musicals such as It's Magic, White Christmas and King Creole — does a smashing job. He's helped by ravishing Technicolor and a marvellous cast that includes Broadway's Mary Martin (performing My Heart Belongs to Daddy) and Ginny Simms (who sings hits such as I've Got You under My Skin and I Get a Kick out of You).
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Or rather, a fictitious story about a composer who happens to be called Cole Porter. A careful but undistinguished musical with pleasant moments.
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
He's just wild about Carry!
Cole Porter insisted on casting Carry Grant to play him in this biopic. Cole was a pretty unpreposessing man in real life; but like so many others, he wanted to be Carry Grant.
This is a must for lovers of Porter's music. The recent movie starring Kevin Kline is more frank about his real life. This film is pretty dull. Grant sings in this one: Your the Top.
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Not quite the top.
I have to agree with the other reviewers - this isn't a patch of 'DeLovely' and doesn't even really work as a musical since most of the songs appear in rather throwaway moments. There's a rather melancholic atmosphere and you never feel as though you're getting under the skin of the man.
That said, even though Cary Grant lacks some of his usual spark, there is an energy to the guest cast and a few fun moments, such as the scene in the record shop when Porter plays his own music gathering the crowd. But on the whole, it's not a surprise that the Kevin Kline version of Cole in 'DeLovely' was amused by it.
Do note though that for some bizarre reason possibly to do with music publishing rights, none of the songs are subtitled which sort of misses the point if you need them, even if just to sing along.
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- feelinglistless from Liverpool
- Posted 17 Sep 2007 18:05
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Night and Day
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