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Post by mattgarth on Aug 19, 2022 22:10:22 GMT
Musical Remakes of Non-Musical Films
(skipping for now those that went to Broadway first)
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Bachelor Mother / Bundle of Joy Ball of Fire / A Song Is Born The Lady Eve / The Birds and the Bees Libeled Lady / Easy To Wed The Women / The Opposite Sex
Four Daughters / Young At Heart The Philadelphia Story / High Society The Awful Truth / Let's Do It Again Brother Rat / About Face Ah, Wilderness! / Summer Holiday
Ruggles of Red Gap / Fancy Pants The Shop Around the Corner / In the Good Old Summertime Three Coins in the Fountain / The Pleasure Seekers It Happened One Night / You Can't Run Away From It Nothing Sacred / Living It Up
Goodbye Mr. Chips Lost Horizon State Fair
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Post by Penn Guinn on Aug 19, 2022 22:37:33 GMT
1957 2007 Both "work". Personally prefer the early one because of the casting more than anything else.
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Post by london777 on Aug 26, 2022 16:57:55 GMT
Return from the Ashes (1965) dir: J. Lee Thompson Maximilian Schell, Samantha Eggar, Ingrid Thulin, Herbert Lom Phoenix (2014) dir: Christian Petzold Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld Both based on Hubert Monteilhet's novel "Le Retour des Cendres", and both good, though hardly unmissable. Both films eschew the melodramatic, which is good, but the later version has a better ending. These films fall into the category of drama caued by people returning after a long time who were presumed dead. Which brave member will start a thread on that topic?
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Post by politicidal on Aug 26, 2022 17:10:16 GMT
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Post by divtal on Aug 26, 2022 21:24:12 GMT
According to IMDb, there have been 23 versions of Jane Eyre. That includes TV/Movie/"short," versions. I didn't include an "aka Jane Eyre,," as it's described as being loosely-based on the novel, and the synopsis isn't close enough to the plot.
There are, also, 7 versions of Beau Geste, including The Last Remake of Beau Geste, and The Lost Remake of Beau Geste.
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Post by london777 on Aug 28, 2022 20:21:02 GMT
I recently watched 13 Tzameti (2005). It is a French film, written and directed by the Georgian Géla Babluani and starring his younger brother George Babluani. I liked it, and would recommend it. But not to our 'white picket fence and pumpkin pie' members, as it is an impassive depiction of horrific acts. Many have called it 'cynical' but I would rather describe it as amoral. It is minimally budgeted, black and white, and vaguely like early Polanski movies. I now see that it was remade in 2010 by the same director as 13 in English and in colour, Hollywood style, and with a huge cast, including Sam Riley, Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Ray Winstone, Ben Gazzara, Michael Shannon and 50 cent. That cast-list suggests an effort to appeal to the 'Death Race violence porn' audience. In the original version, only the protagonist and two other characters are portrayed in any depth, and those two others vanish from the story a third the way in. All the other participants are briefly sketched with little or no explanation for their odd and vile actions. In the remake many characters are rounded out with back-stories in flash-backs, some with partial vindication. Yet both films have the same running time, 93 minutes. That the later film can cram in so much more material speaks volumes for teenage and American preferences as to cutting and exposition. For me, the original only gets away with the violence and the absurdities of the plot because we are in an almost oneiric state. The protagonist is dazed throughout (once the action proper starts) and the other characters come and go as if in a shadow-play. If we had to think about their motivations and back-stories in technicolor we would say, 'Hang on, this is absurd' or 'this is exploitatory'.
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Post by manfromplanetx on Aug 28, 2022 21:15:05 GMT
Based on the 1929 novel of the same name by Lloyd C. Douglas. Directed by John M. Stahl in 1935... Directed by Douglas Sirk in 1954...
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Post by Penn Guinn on Aug 28, 2022 22:42:26 GMT
Ben-Hur 1907 1925 1959
Selected film and stage adaptations Ben-Hur (play) debuted on Broadway in New York City on November 29, 1899. Ben Hur (1907 film) is a silent film short. Ben-Hur (1925 film) is an MGM silent film starring Ramon Novarro; it premiered in New York City on December 20, 1925. Ben-Hur (1959 film) is an MGM sound film starring Charlton Heston; it premiered in New York City on November 18, 1959. Ben Hur (2003 film) is an animated direct-to-video film featuring the voice of Charlton Heston Ben Hur Live is a 2009 stage adaptation. Ben Hur (TV miniseries) is a 2010 adaptation. Ben-Hur (2016 film) is a film adaptation for MGM and Paramount Pictures, released worldwide after August 17, 2016.
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Post by Penn Guinn on Aug 28, 2022 22:50:44 GMT
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Post by Penn Guinn on Aug 29, 2022 4:08:24 GMT
Based on the Zane Grey novel ... plot summaries indicate that some are based more loosely than others
Riders of the Purple Sage (1996) (TV Movie) Riders of the Purple Sage (1941) Riders of the Purple Sage (1931) Riders of the Purple Sage (1925) Riders of the Purple Sage (1918)
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Post by manfromplanetx on Aug 29, 2022 4:54:07 GMT
Outstanding cult classic... Mädchen in Uniform , Girls in Uniform (1931) Stylish German romantic drama directed by Leontine Sagan Excellent Mexican remake Muchachas de Uniforme (1951) directed by Alfredo B. Crevenna. Quality remake Mädchen in Uniform (1958) French-West German directed by Géza von Radványi.
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Post by spiderwort on Aug 29, 2022 5:05:34 GMT
Wow, Penn, that trailer is fascinating -- something I knew nothing about. I'm so glad the film finally got made and hope I can find it to watch it. Thanks so much.
And your DeMille contributions have reminded me of another remake worth mentioning:
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921), directed by Rex Ingram and starring Rudolph Valentino (haven't seen that one).
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962), directed by Vincent Minnelli and starring Glenn Ford (saw but don't remember that one).
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Post by spiderwort on Aug 29, 2022 5:12:12 GMT
Outstanding cult classic... Mädchen in Uniform , Girls in Uniform (1931) Stylish German romantic drama directed by Leontine Sagan Excellent Mexican remake Muchachas de Uniforme (1951) directed by Alfredo B. Crevenna. Quality remake Mädchen in Uniform (1958) French-West German directed by Géza von Radványi.
Thanks, manfromplanetx. I've seen the Leontine Sagan version, which I admired greatly. Was unaware of the Mexican remake, but that definitely sounds like one to keep an eye out for. And I have long wanted to see the Romy Schneider and Lili Palmer version, but haven't managed it yet. Hopefully will one of these days. Thanks for the reminder.
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Post by Penn Guinn on Aug 29, 2022 23:22:59 GMT
Cyrano de Bergerac 1950 1990 2021 Roxanne (1987) - wonderfully inspired by CdB
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Post by teleadm on Aug 30, 2022 17:30:57 GMT
Cry, the Beloved Country 1951 and 1995
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Post by manfromplanetx on Aug 31, 2022 21:09:45 GMT
La Otra , aka The Other One (1946) Mexico Dir. Roberto Gavaldón. An excellent twin sister dark drama starring Dolores del Río. The 96-page script titled "The Other Woman" and was written by José Revueltas, Jack Wagner and director Roberto Gavaldón. Apparently owned by Warner Bros, it is the same script used for the film Dead Ringer (1964). Remade in 1964 as Dead Ringer, directed by Paul Henreid, starring Bette Davis. Warners decided to not make the film with Davis in the 1940's because the story was similar to a film Davis had just made, A Stolen Life (1946).
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Post by manfromplanetx on Sept 2, 2022 4:10:55 GMT
The original is the best directed by Frank Tuttle in 1942... Remade, directed by James Cagney in 1957, his only directorial effort...
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Post by spiderwort on Sept 2, 2022 5:05:27 GMT
Remade, directed by James Cagney in 1957, his only directorial effort...
Wow, I did not know this! I had no idea that Cagney ever directed anything, in fact -- and with Georgann Johnson in the cast, too, one of my favorite actresses. Have to see if I can find it now. I think THIS GUN FOR HIRE is pretty hard to beat, but it will be interesting to see what Cagney did with the remake. Thanks, manfromplanetx.
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Post by manfromplanetx on Sept 3, 2022 21:39:42 GMT
Remade, directed by James Cagney in 1957, his only directorial effort...
Wow, I did not know this! I had no idea that Cagney ever directed anything, in fact -- and with Georgann Johnson in the cast, too, one of my favorite actresses. Have to see if I can find it now. I think THIS GUN FOR HIRE is pretty hard to beat, but it will be interesting to see what Cagney did with the remake. Thanks, manfromplanetx. Hi there spiderwort there is good print currently on YT . It was a tall order attempting a remake of the original, a bona-fide classic. Overall, it is a solid somewhat brutal film, closely following the 42 version. Cagney shows some nice directorial touches, however... say no more. The main interest certainly lies with Cagney as Director and for you, Georgann Johnson has a major role...
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Post by spiderwort on Sept 4, 2022 23:00:25 GMT
The Ferenc Molnar play, "Liliom" was adapted twice into feature films. I've only seen the Fritz Lang version (1934) with Charles Boyer, but I would love to see the Frank Borzage version (1930) with Charles Farrell, too. And it had one other important incarnation: as the musical Carousel on Broadway, which became the film of the same title in 1956.
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