Sylvia (1965)

Regisseur:

Gordon Douglas

Drehbuchautoren:

Sydney Boehm (writer)
Howard Fast (novel)

Premierendatum:

12. März 1965 (Bundesrepublik Deutschland)

Genre:

Drama

Werbezeile:

Carroll Baker is the Fury. George Maharis is the Force. Sylvia is the Explosion!

Plot:

Sylvia West is a young poetess engaged to Frederic Summers, an eccentric millionaire. Summers, a man who always fears he is being loved for his money...

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Nutzerkommentare:

episodic entertainment

Besetzung

Carroll Baker	...	Sylvia: West (Karoki, Kay, Carlyle)
George Maharis	...	Alan Macklin
Joanne Dru	...	Jane (Bronson) Phillips
Peter Lawford	...	Frederic Summers
Viveca Lindfors	...	Irma Olanski
Edmond O'Brien	...	Oscar Stewart
Aldo Ray	...	Jonas Karoki
Ann Sothern	...	Mrs. Argona / Grace Argona
Lloyd Bochner	...	Bruce Stamford III
Paul Gilbert	...	Lola Diamond
Nancy Kovack	...	Big Shirley
Paul Wexler	...	Peter Memel
Jay Novello	...	Father Gonzales
Connie Gilchrist	...	Molly Baxter
Alan Carney	...	Gus

Alternativ:

Sylvia (Österreich) (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]
Vorleben der Sylvia West, Das (Österreich) (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

115 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch | Französisch | Spanisch

Farbe:

Schwarzweiss

Seitenverhältnis:

1.66 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Altersfreigabe:

West Germany:18 (f) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Unrated

Drehorte:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Firma:

Martin Poll Productions

Dies und das:

According to her autobiography, lead actress Carroll Baker was concerned about the film's script early in production and requested that a new writer be hired. The front office suggested she involve herself with only "girly" concerns, such as choosing the correct handbag for each scene, then stocked her studio dressing room with dozens the next day. Baker responded by slinging them out the door one by one, and later wrote, "Sylvia turned out to be one woman who never carried a handbag."

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Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in A Patch of Blue (1965)

episodic entertainment

The filmic trope of presenting a mystery woman to the viewer through the recollections of her friends and lovers has a long history. Perhaps "Laura" is the most famous. A much lesser-known one is the British "Woman in Question." "Sylvia" is in that tradition: a wealthy man wants to find out about the background of his fiancée, Sylvia, so hires a private detective to investigate. As the P.I. encounters people from Sylvia's past, the stories that they tell him are the flashback elements of the film. There's a very touching episode with Viveca Lindfors, as well as one with Ann Sothern. While the film is somewhat desultory in its pacing, it's got some great folks-Edmund O'Brien, Joanne Dru, etc.--and a suitably disengaged performance from Carroll Baker in the title role. It actually works well for the character, who throughout a series of tawdry experiences has kept a part of herself removed and untouched. We also get to see a well-toned George Maharis with his pajama top off--another reason to catch the film if it ever shows up.

David Raksin, who composed the score for "Laura," some twenty years earlier, provides a nice score for "Sylvia" (note the use of the waltz from William Wyler's "Carrie"--also a Paramount film-- in the scene at the restaurant with Sothern and Maharis).