|
Post by timshelboy on Aug 18, 2022 13:49:12 GMT
|
|
|
Post by timshelboy on Aug 18, 2022 13:53:47 GMT
|
|
|
Post by Richard Kimble on Aug 18, 2022 14:09:59 GMT
Of Mice and Men 1939 Burgess Meredith / Lon Chaney
|
|
|
Post by london777 on Aug 18, 2022 14:10:16 GMT
The Killers (1946) dir: Robert Siodmak
The Killers (1964) dir: Don Siegel
I am not sure why anyone would want to remake one of the best Noirs only 18 years later, but I am glad they did. It is rather good. That Reagan was a nasty piece of work. I would not vote for him.
|
|
spiderwort
Junior Member
@spiderwort
Posts: 2,100
Likes: 9,420
|
Post by spiderwort on Aug 18, 2022 15:59:21 GMT
Back Street (1932) and Back Street (1961) Also 1941 w/Margaret Sullavan & Boyer Along similar lines the well-known Letter From An Unknown Woman had previously been made w/Sullavan at Universal in 1933 as Only Yesterday. I may write a bit more about this later today when I have some time, as though I much prefer LFAUW, OY has one great moment that truly fascinates me.
Thanks for the reminder of the 1941 version. I've never seen that one, but would like to. Sounds like it might be the best one.
As for Letter From An Unknown Woman, it's one of my favorites, written by Stefan Zweig. A real Max Ophüls beauty. But Only Yesterday was adapted from a novel by Frederick Lewis Allen, so I don't think it's the same, though the story sounds similar (I haven't seen it). Maybe Lewis "co-opted" it from Zweig. In any case, I look forward to your great moment story from it. And I'm glad you prefer LFAUW. Max Ophüls was a great director. His son, the documentarian Marcel Ophuls, is pretty great, too.
|
|
|
Post by Richard Kimble on Aug 18, 2022 16:34:26 GMT
As for Letter From An Unknown Woman, it's one of my favorites, written by Stefan Zweig. A real Max Ophüls beauty. But Only Yesterday was adapted from a novel by Frederick Lewis Allen, so I don't think it's the same, though the story sounds similar (I haven't seen it). Maybe Lewis "co-opted" it from Zweig. In any case, I look forward to your great moment story from it. And I'm glad you prefer LFAUW. Max Ophüls was a great director. His son, the documentarian Marcel Ophuls, is pretty great, too. The film of OY is based on Zweig's story. FLA's book (nonfiction -- a social history of the 1920s) had been a bestseller, so Universal slapped the OY title on the film for marketing purposes. IIRC the phrase "letter from an unknown woman" is actually used in the dialogue at one point -- it was presumably the working title. Wikipedia;
|
|
|
Post by marshamae on Aug 18, 2022 17:20:19 GMT
Three very different takes on the novel.... there have been others too. The version I love is one you did not mention, Milos Forman’s Valmont.It is perfectly cast, and full of little roccoco touches that a director from Prague would be attuned to.The red Velvet swing with Fabia Drake is a big favorite.
|
|
|
Post by Penn Guinn on Aug 18, 2022 17:21:23 GMT
"1968 TV version with George Segal and Nicol Williamson which I did not care for." Care to detail why you didn't like this version? Williamson was brilliant that same year as the brutish soldier in The Bofors Gun. I'd be interested in seeing how he handled playing such a backward, pathetic character instead of the boorish louts specialized in. Richard Kimble I think it's mostly a personal aversion to Williamson more than anything about the performance. I always want to offer him a Kleenex and ask him to please blow his nose. I only saw it the one time on TV ages ago .... it could have been simply that he was not the real Lenny ... at that time ..Lon ! I saw James Earl Jones on Broadway and was quite disappointed ... I thought that he played Lenny as "child ish" rather than "child like".
|
|
|
Post by politicidal on Aug 18, 2022 17:28:28 GMT
Whoever thought of remaking this....
...into this....
...was a goddamn genius. In fact I'm surprised they hadn't tried to do a modern remake with CGI and someone today like a Blake Lively or Sydney Sweeney as the female lead.
|
|
|
Post by teleadm on Aug 18, 2022 18:03:16 GMT
How about King Kong 1933, 1976 and 2005
|
|
|
Post by manfromplanetx on Aug 18, 2022 23:21:55 GMT
A very entertaining Hungarian classic was remade in England one year later, of note is the performance from young John Mills in an early lead role... Meseautó aka The Dream Car (1934) Car of Dreams (1935)
|
|
|
Post by manfromplanetx on Aug 18, 2022 23:44:09 GMT
|
|
spiderwort
Junior Member
@spiderwort
Posts: 2,100
Likes: 9,420
|
Post by spiderwort on Aug 18, 2022 23:51:32 GMT
You guys are doing great!! Thanks so much.
Adding these: Remade as: And these: Remade as:
I had no idea there were so many versions of Victor/Victoria. Thanks so much!
|
|
|
Post by Penn Guinn on Aug 19, 2022 0:42:50 GMT
1978 1996 Plus Broadway Musical 1983
|
|
|
Post by Penn Guinn on Aug 19, 2022 0:45:29 GMT
1969 / 2010
|
|
|
Post by manfromplanetx on Aug 19, 2022 0:56:27 GMT
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) American science fiction horror film adapted from a novel written by Jack Finney directed by Don Siegel. A genuine classic film that no remake can match... Selected in 1994 for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." Remade in 1978 with same title directed by Philip Kaufman with Donald Sutherland, lacking the atmosphere of the earlier film, it falls short of the original
Remade as Body Snatchers the third film adaptation of Finney's novel, not so good at all... A Remake in 2007 The Invasion directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig. At first the film was intended to be a remake of the 1956 film it ended up a different story to reflect contemporary times.. I agree with the critics, it is the weakest of the lot, a reflection on contemporary times...
And there is apparently another remake from Warner Bros. in the planning stages....
|
|
|
Post by Penn Guinn on Aug 19, 2022 1:09:38 GMT
1954 1995 For me, The Bogart / Hepburn/ Holden version is a "forever" film ...for me, infinitely rewatchable. Just re-watched Ford / Ormond /Kinnear and liked it even less the second time. No idea just why, but ... I could accept Bogart being eventually seen as the better man than play boy Holden but why would any girl even look at Greg Kinnear if Harrison Ford is in the vicinity?
|
|
|
Post by Penn Guinn on Aug 19, 2022 2:11:28 GMT
1933 1961 Both enjoyable ! Both directed by Frank Capra. Especially liked Peter Falk in the remake !
|
|
|
Post by Penn Guinn on Aug 19, 2022 2:20:08 GMT
1931 aka Dangerous Female 1941 So far, have only located clips and a trailer for the earlier version
|
|
|
Post by jervistetch on Aug 19, 2022 2:44:44 GMT
THE MALTESE FALCON also had a 1936 filmed version named SATAN MET A LADY with Bette Davis as the femme fatale.
|
|