The Sterile Cuckoo (1969)

Regisseur:

Alan J. Pakula

Drehbuchautoren:

John Nichols (novel) and
Alvin Sargent (writer)

Premierendatum:

22. Oktober 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Drama

Werbezeile:

First love is beautiful hurt....if it happens to you once, you're lucky.

Plot:

Two students from neighboring colleges in upstate New York are swept up in a tragic romantic interlude...

Plot Keywords:

Break Up | Breakdown | Bus | College | Dormitory

Filmpreise:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

One of my favorite films of all time.

Besetzung

Liza Minnelli	...	'Pookie' (Mary Ann) Adams
Wendell Burton	...	Jerry Payne
Tim McIntire	...	Charlie Schumacher

Alternativ:

Pookie (UK)
Pookie (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

107 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Altersfreigabe:

USA:PG (re-rating) (1972) | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:M (original rating)

Drehorte:

Clinton, New York, USA

Firma:

Boardwalk Productions

Dies und das:

In the original novel, the story takes place over three years. This was shortened to a single school year for the movie.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: Takes place in Upstate New York over the course of an entire school year, yet the location is never snowy, even in December, when all the deciduous trees still have their leaves.

Dialogzitate:

Charlie Schumacher: [privately debunking his ladies-man reputation to Jerry] I'll bet you and me are the only two guys in the dorm who've never been laid.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in "L.A. Law: The Unsterile Cuckoo (#4.1)" (1989)

Soundtrack:

House of The Rising Sun

One of my favorite films of all time.

I saw The Sterile Cuckoo by accident in 1970. I went to the movie theater to see True Grit because John Wayne had been nominated for a Best Actor Oscar. The double feature that day included The Sterile Cuckoo and it changed the way I would view movies from that day on. I loved every second of this achingly beautiful story about first love for a gangly, awkward, pushy, scared girl and a shy young man. Liza Minnelli is so incredible in this role as she conveys the desperation of a woman who has probably never been loved and can't understand that it scares people away if you hold too tight and reveal too much. She has no game to play and it costs her. She is the whole movie as all the emotions of the part are captured in her beautiful, expressive eyes. Her monologue in the phone booth near the end of the film should be required viewing for anyone interested in persuing an acting career. Few before her or since have pulled off such a challenging feat with such seamless realism. She was fantastic in Cabaret because it showcased the full range of her talents but this is her best work as an actress.