De-Lovely (2004)

Regisseur:

Irwin Winkler

Drehbuchautor (WGA):

Jay Cocks (written by)

Premierendatum:

1. Oktober 2004 (UK)

Genre:

Biographie | Drama | Musik | Musical | Romanze

Werbezeile:

A love that would never die and music that would live forever.

Plot:

Inspecting a magical biographical stage musical, composer Cole Porter reviews his life and career with his wife, Linda.

Plot Keywords:

Cigarette Smoking | Stylized | Lung Cancer | Marriage | Cigarette Case

Filmpreise:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 8 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

The allure of true love that transcends sex and ego!

Besetzung

Kevin Kline	...	Cole Porter
Ashley Judd	...	Linda Porter
Jonathan Pryce	...	Gabe
Kevin McNally	...	Gerald Murphy
Sandra Nelson	...	Sara Murphy
Allan Corduner	...	Monty Woolley
Peter Polycarpou	...	Louis B. Mayer
Keith Allen	...	Irving Berlin
James Wilby	...	Edward Thomas
Kevin McKidd	...	Bobby Reed
Richard Dillane	...	Bill Wrather
Edward Baker-Duly	...	Boris Kochno
Angie Hill	...	Ellin Berlin
Harry Ditson	...	Dr. Moorhead
Tayler Hamilton	...	Honoria Murphy
Lexie Peel	...	Patrick Murphy
Greg Sheffield	...	Boath Murphy
Peter Jessop	...	Diaghilev
Jeff Harding	...	Cody
Susannah Fellows	...	Mrs. L.B. Mayer
Teddy Kempner	...	Stage Manager
Cole Porter	...	Musical Performer - "You're The Top" (archive sound)
Robbie Williams	...	Musical Performer - "It's De-Lovely"
Lemar Obika	...	Musical Performer - "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (as Lemar)
Elvis Costello	...	Musical Performer - "Let's Misbehave"
Alanis Morissette	...	Musical Performer - "Let's Do It, Let's Fall In Love"
John Barrowman	...	Jack / Musical Performer - "Night and Day"
Caroline O'Connor	...	Musical Performer - "Anything Goes"
Sheryl Crow	...	Musical Performer - "Begin the Beguine"
Mick Hucknall	...	Musical Performer - "I Love You"
Diana Krall	...	Musical Performer - "Just One of Those Things"
Vivian Green	...	Musical Performer - "Love For Sale"
Lara Fabian	...	Musical Performer - "So In Love"
Mario Frangoulis	...	Musical Performer - "So In Love"
Natalie Cole	...	Musical Performer - "Ev'ry Time You Say Goodbye"
Julian Cannoneir	...	Chorus
Elizabeth Cooper Gee	...	Chorus
Jacob Chapman	...	Chorus
Cavin Cornwall	...	Chorus
Matt Dempsey	...	Chorus
Heather Douglas	...	Chorus
Jonathan D. Ellis	...	Chorus
Jane Fowler	...	Chorus
Jason Gardiner	...	Chorus
Charlotte Gorton	...	Chorus
Nic Greenshields	...	Chorus
Akia Henry	...	Chorus
Steve Lawton	...	Chorus
Duncan McVicar	...	Chorus (as Duncan MacVicar)
Karen McSween	...	Chorus
Michelle McSween	...	Chorus
Dale Mercer	...	Chorus
Samantha Modeste	...	Chorus
Odette Pendrisat	...	Chorus
Thern Reynolds	...	Chorus
Rachel Stanley	...	Chorus
Oliver Thornton	...	Chorus
Claire Winsper	...	Chorus
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Gary Blair	...	Barnaby (uncredited)
Nicola Dawn	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
James Fisher	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Christine Hewett	...	(uncredited)
Andrew Langtree	...	Chorus (uncredited)

Regie
Irwin Winkler

Buch (WGA)
Jay Cocks		(written by)

Produktion
Simon Channing-Williams	....	executive producer (as Simon Channing Williams)
Rob Cowan	....	producer
Gail Egan	....	executive producer
Georgina Lowe	....	line producer
Charles Winkler	....	producer
Irwin Winkler	....	producer

Kamera
Tony Pierce-Roberts		(director of photography)

Schnitt
Julie Monroe

Casting
Nina Gold

Szenenbild
Eve Stewart

Bauten/Dekorationsbau (art directors)
John Hill

Bühnenbildner/Ausstatter (set decorators)
John Bush

Kostüme
Janty Yates

Maske/Frisuren
Jacqueline Bhavnani	....	makeup artist
Felicity Bowring	....	makeup artist: Ashley Judd
Beth Miller	....	hair stylist: Ashley Judd
Sarah Monzani	....	makeup designer
Graham Pownall	....	hair stylist
Aaron Sherman	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Maralyn Sherman	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Simon Thompson	....	hair designer
Aurélie Elich	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Kerry Hormbrey	....	crowd makeup artist (uncredited)
Sara Raeburn	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Joël Seiller	....	additional hair stylist (uncredited)

Produktionsleiter (production managers)
Danielle Brandon	....	unit production manager
Michael Solinger	....	post-production supervisor

Regieassistenten
Lee Grumett	....	third assistant director
Dan John	....	second assistant director
Josh Robertson	....	first assistant director
Joy Scott	....	third assistant director
Nick Shuttleworth	....	crowd second assistant director
Charles Winkler	....	second unit director
Phil Clarke	....	crowd assistant director (uncredited)
Nic Jeune	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Ausstattung (Stab)
Eddie Baker	....	stand-by props
Alan Briant	....	props storeman (as Alan D Briant)
Mark Collisson	....	construction manager
Gary Davies	....	stand-by stagehand
Gary Fox	....	stand-by props
Andrew Grant	....	assistant art director
Martin Lane	....	stand-by painter
Jo Littlejohn	....	construction coordinator
Leon McCarthy	....	stand-by carpenter
Richard Mills	....	property master
Tom Read	....	stand-by art director
Michael Standish	....	production buyer
Graham Stickley	....	props storeman
Ed Walsh	....	draughtsman
Rhona Wilson	....	assistant buyer
Steve Deane	....	construction supervisor (uncredited)
Jonathan Downing	....	dressing props (uncredited)
Matthew Meadows	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Terry Royce	....	props (uncredited)
Don Santos	....	prop man (uncredited)
Howard Weaver	....	scenic artist (uncredited)

Ton Stab
Carlie Bergman	....	adr recordist (as Charlie Bergman)
David Boulton	....	adr mixer
Dorian Cheah	....	sound effects editor
Gary Chester	....	sound: additional recording
Zack Davis	....	adr editor
Steve Finn	....	boom operator
Nick Foley	....	adr recordist
Tim Fraser	....	production sound mixer
Brian Gallagher	....	adr recordist
John Hagenstede	....	assistant sound
Ellen Heuer	....	foley artist
Michael Keller	....	sound re-recording mixer
Carey Milbradt	....	foley editor
Carey Milbradt	....	foley mixer
Douglas Murray	....	adr mixer (as Doug Murray)
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Andy Potvin	....	consultant: Dolby Sound
John Ross	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Ross	....	supervising sound editor
Geoffrey G. Rubay	....	sound effects editor (as Geoffrey Rubay)
Walter Spencer	....	dialogue editor
Ted Swanscott	....	adr mixer
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
William Towers	....	boom operator (as Will Towers)
Drew Webster	....	digital sound mix technician
Clara Y. Zhu	....	assistant sound editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Spezialeffekte
Graham Longhurst	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects
Chris Brown	....	visual effects supervisor
Simon Frame	....	visual effects supervisor
Phil Attfield	....	visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Johnathan R. Banta	....	digital supervisor: Sassoon Film Design (uncredited)
Robin Beard	....	lead digital effects artist (uncredited)
Barry Berman	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Simon Carr	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Travis Dutch	....	scanning and recording (uncredited)
Tom Hocking	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Jan Hogevold	....	production executive: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Jason Jue	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Isaac Layish	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Victoria McDowell	....	visual effects line producer (uncredited)
Dan McRae	....	scanning and recording (uncredited)
Tim Mendler	....	motion control operator (uncredited)
Jeremy Nicolaides	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Paola Varvaro	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Alex Cox	....	stunt player
Gerard Naprous	....	horse stunt coordinator

Kamera und Elektrik (Stab)
John Bailie	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Ashley Bond	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Richard Carroll	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Ennio Di Santolo	....	assistant lighting technician
Mick Durlacher	....	rigging lighting technician: Luxembourg
Tommy Finch	....	chief lighting technician
Alice Hobden	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Stuart Howell	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Gary Hymns	....	camera grip: "b" camera
Simon Mein	....	still photographer
Nic Milner	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Andy Ormesher	....	stand-by rigger
Darren Quinn	....	key grip
Basil Smith	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Peter Versey	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Tracey Wetherill	....	video assist operator (as Tracie Wetherill)
George 'Spike' White	....	rigging lighting technician
Nick Allsop	....	video assistant (uncredited)
Steve Finberg	....	electrician (uncredited)
Luan Hall	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Stuart Howell	....	steadicam operator (uncredited)
Paul Hymns	....	grip (uncredited)
Rod Marley	....	focus puller: "b" camera (uncredited)
Mark Packman	....	electrician (uncredited)
Yair Popritkin	....	assistant electrician (uncredited)
James Smith-Pryor	....	electrician (uncredited)
Nick Stewart	....	video assistant (uncredited)
Garie Wetherill	....	assistant video operator (uncredited)
Eric Wobma	....	best boy electric: Luxembourg (uncredited)

Casting (Stab)
Rosalie Clayton	....	casting assistant
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	adr voice casting (as Caitlin McKenna)
Valérie Schiel	....	extras casting: Luxembourg (as Valerie Scheil)
Tamara Gillon	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Kostüm und Garderobe (Stab)
Cheryl Cravedi	....	costumer: Ashley Judd
Andrea Cripps	....	assistant costume designer
Lee Croucher	....	stand-by costumer
Andrew Hunt	....	stand-by costumer
Joe Kowalewski	....	wardrobe assistant (as Josef Kowalewski)
Sunita Singh	....	stand-by costumer
Clare Spragge	....	costume supervisor
Vanessa Woolgar	....	crowd dresser
Sally Davis	....	costume assistant (uncredited)
Kate Newbold	....	costume trainee (uncredited)
Katja Wolf	....	daily wardrobe assistant (uncredited)
Marie Zelenka	....	stylist (uncredited)

Schnitt (Stab)
Jason Barnoski	....	post-production assistant
Jennifer Hatton	....	first assistant editor
Jack Paulson	....	assistant editor
David Rees	....	color timer
Elizabeth Barnette	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)
Mark Wright	....	negative cutter (uncredited)

Musik (Stab)
David Arch	....	musician: piano
Becky Bentham	....	music coordinator: Hot House Music Ltd.
Philip Bodger	....	music recordist (as Phil Bodger)
Philip Bodger	....	score music mixer (as Phil Bodger)
Philip Bodger	....	score recording engineer (as Phil Bodger)
Anne Collis	....	on-set music contractor
Mitchell Dalton	....	musician: guitars (as Mitch Dalton)
Alec Dankworth	....	musician: bass
Richard Edwards	....	musician: trombone
Stephen Endelman	....	music arranger
Stephen Endelman	....	music producer
Andrew Findon	....	musician: woodwinds (as Andy Findon)
Rebecca Gatrell	....	music coordinator: Hot House Music Ltd. (as Becca Gatrell)
Gilbert Goldstein	....	additional music arranger
Isobel Griffiths	....	music contractor
Christopher Kennedy	....	music editor
Sonny Kompanek	....	additional music arranger
Sonny Kompanek	....	additional music preparer
Gary Norden	....	vocal coach: Kevin Kline
Jenny O'Grady	....	chorus mistress
Frank Ricotti	....	musician: percussion
Ralph Salmins	....	musician: drums
Ray Swinfield	....	musician: woodwinds
Jamie Talbot	....	musician: woodwinds
Phil Todd	....	musician: woodwinds
Derek Watkins	....	musician: trumpet
Gavyn Wright	....	musician: string leader
Robert Ziegler	....	conductor
Becky Bentham	....	music supervisor (uncredited)
Simon Changer	....	score assistant engineer (uncredited)
Tim Starnes	....	music arranger: piano (uncredited)
Robert Ziegler	....	musical director (uncredited)

Transporte
Alexandre Brown	....	transportation coordinator: Luxembourg (as Alex Brown)
Daniel Brown	....	transportation captain
Mark Crowley	....	driver: Ashley Judd
Mark Williams	....	driver: Kevin Kline
Rob Hempenstall	....	unit driver (uncredited)

Restlicher Stab
Libbie Barr	....	script supervisor
Claire Broughton	....	assistant: Gail Egan
Peter Brown	....	location assistant: Luxembourg
Chorley Bunce	....	caterer
Ronni Chasen	....	press representative
Chris Craig	....	board operator
June Czerwinski	....	associate: Winkler Films
Mandy Edwards	....	office production assistant: Scotland
Jo Farrugia	....	assistant: Irwin Winkler
Gilbert Goldstein	....	piano coach: Kevin Kline
Selina Gomeau	....	assistant: Irwin Winkler
David Higgs	....	base runner
Cathy Jayes	....	rehearsal pianist
Francesca Jaynes	....	choreographer
Ian Kilsby	....	personal security
Neil Lee	....	location manager
Andrew MacLean	....	assistant accountant
Sarah McBryde	....	production coordinator
Justin Miller	....	assistant accountant
Julie Milstead	....	associate to producers
Sophie Moss	....	assistant production coordinator
Leonora Penglase	....	assistant: Simon Channing Williams
Ian Pollington	....	on-set location manager
Darren Price	....	key set production assistant
Maggie Rawlinson	....	assistant choreographer
Joanne Reichling	....	production coordinator: Luxembourg
Marco Ruffatti	....	production assistant
Will Tyler	....	production accountant
Doug Vale	....	first aid
Julia Wilson-Dixon	....	dialect coach: Ashley Judd (as Julia Wilson Dickson)
Henry Woolley	....	assistant location manager
Danielle Craig	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Camille Gatin	....	stand-in: Ms. Judd (uncredited)
Charles Howes	....	tutor (uncredited)
Jonathan Rutter	....	publicist (uncredited)
Matthew Sanders	....	unit publicist (uncredited)
Lynnanne Zager	....	adr loop group (uncredited)

Widmungen und Dankeschöns
Peter L. Felcher	....	special thanks: The Cole Porter Trust
Robert Kimball	....	special thanks (as Robert E. Kimball)
Robert H. Montgomery Jr.	....	special thanks: The Cole Porter Trust, 1923-2000
Roberta Staats	....	special thanks: The Cole Porter Trust

Produktionsfirmen

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents)
• United Artists (copyright owners)
• Potboiler Productions (uncredited)
• Winkler Films (uncredited)

Verleihfirmen

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Bontonfilm (2004) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Gemini Film (2004) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2004) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Compañía General de la Imagen (CGI) (2005) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Gateno Films (2005) (Peru) (theatrical)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Television (2006) (USA) (TV)

Spezialeffekte

• Men From Mars (visual effects)
• Sassoon Film Design (visual effects)
• Visual Effects Company, The (motion control)

Weitere Firmen

• AFM Lighting  lighting equipment
• Air Lyndhurst Studios  recording studio (as Air Lyndhurst, London)
• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies
• Avatar Studios  recording studio
• Borsalino  hats: Kevin Kline
• Breslin Process by Gita Breslin, The  thanks
• Chanel Joaillerie  thanks
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies (uncredited)
• Church's Shoes  thanks
• Cole Porter Trust, The  special thanks
• Columbia Records  soundtrack available on
• Cutting Edge  negative cutting
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color
• Dr. Hauschka Skin Care  thanks
• Electric Picture Solutions  Avid editing systems
• Film & Television Facilities  facility vehicles
• Giorgio Armani  selected wardrobe: Ashley Judd
• Giorgio Armani  wardrobe: Kevin Kline
• Heritage Chauffeur Company  drivers provided by
• Hothouse Music  music coordination (as Hot House Music Ltd.)
• John Frieda Inc.  hair color (as John Freida)
• Laser Pacific Media  digital motion picture laboratory services (as Laser Pacific)
• Location Consulting & Facilities  facilities vehicles (uncredited)
• Mad Dog Casting  crowd casting
• Manta D.S.P.  post-production sound (as DSP)
• Max Factor  makeup
• McDonald and Rutter  unit publicist
• Midnight Transfer  dailies
• Mikimoto  pearls: Ashley Judd
• NT Audio Visual  optical sound negative (as NT Audio)
• Network Security  security
• On Set Location Services  facilities company (as On-Set Facilities)
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Panavision  cranes and dollies
• Paul Mitchell Luxury Haircare  hair products (as Paul Mitchell)
• Sassoon Film Design  title design
• Somlo Antiques  vintage watches
• Sony Music Soundtrax  soundtrack available on
• Sony Music Studios  music mixed at (as Sony Studios, New York)
• Steinway & Sons  thanks
• Van Cleef & Arpels  vintage evening bags: Ashley Judd
• Vedura  jewelry: Ashley Judd
• Warner / Chappell Music  thanks

Alternativ:

Just One of Those Things (USA) (working title)
She's De Lovely (USA) (working title)
De-Lovely - Die Cole Porter Story (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content.

Länge:

125 Min

Produktionsland:

USA | UK

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Schwarzweiss | Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Iceland:L | Ireland:12A | Spain:13 | South Korea:15 | Malaysia:U (cut version) | Malaysia:18SX (uncut version) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-7 | Germany:o.Al. | Netherlands:MG6 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40304) | Canada:PG (Ontario)

Drehorte:

Chiswick House, Burlington Lane, Chiswick, London, England, UK

Firma:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Dies und das:

'Kevin Kline (I)' played the piano himself in the scenes where his character plays.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When Cole Porter is in the garden playing his piano and Linda comes back from being away, Cole stands and talks to her, and the cushion on the back of the chair falls down. As he sits down, the cushion is back in place.

Dialogzitate:

Linda Porter: Where is he?
Cody: You may prefer privacy.
Linda Porter: I would not.

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Soundtrack:

What is This Thing Called Love

The allure of true love that transcends sex and ego!

As I think of the many dimensions documentaries have taken recently, from the ersatz 'Fahrenheit' to the authentic 'Metallica,' I am pleased to report the biopic remains whole, with Irwin Winkler's ('Life as a House') 'De-Lovely,' the life in song about Cole Porter and his wife, Linda.

I say 'in song' because barely a moment in not accompanied by Porter's music so recognizable I can cite 'Night and Day,' 'In the Still of the Night,' 'Anything Goes,' 'Let's Misbehave,' and 'True Love' without research help or the least provocation. Kevin Kline plays Porter with 1920's tuxedoed charm embracing the true love of his life, Linda, and the many men who helped him fulfill his need to love everything. Kline's refusal to lip-synch or take singing lessons effectively evokes the voice-challenged Porter and the passionate melancholy of a composer who lived for love.

The difference between this version and the 1946 Cary Grant 'Night and Day' is in the hidden homosexuality of the latter and the overt acceptance in the former. Winkler recreates the moment when Linda acknowledges, accepts, and romanticizes Porter's alternative life. About men she affirms, 'You like them more than I do. Nothing is cruel if it fulfills your promise.' This is fine writing by Jay Cocks ('Age of Innocence') and is her love expressed on a plane only Plato could fully appreciate.

Thus Linda defines a story about love as music, a story attempted in 'Evita' and 'Frida' but never so well expressed as in 'De-Lovely.' Although 'Frida' parallels Frida Kahlo's artful life in her paintings, 'De-Lovely' so arranges Porter's music as to suggest each piece was written for that moment in his life. Judd's portrayal relies on her porcelain beauty, wry smile, and serene wisdom in the service of an unconditional love that cost Linda in embarrassment, extorted money, and time away from Porter.

Songs interpreted by Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, and Diana Krall, among others, bring the film into the present with the 'timeless' effect without compromising flawless period depiction of the Jazz Age and Tin Pan Alley. In the end this biopic helped me understand the rewarding and demanding life of Cole Porter, gave me over two hours of glorious song and dance, and made me see again the allure of true love that transcends sex and ego. 'De-Lovely' is 'music from a farther room,' as Eliot's Prufrock would have heard it.