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THE COUNTRY GIRL
La Ragazza Di Campagna
George Seaton
(1954)
English
In a theatre where auditions are being held for a new musical production, the director, Bernie Dodd, watches a number performed by fading star Frank Elgin and suggests he be cast. This is met with strong opposition from Cook, the show's producer.
Bernie insists on the down-on-his-luck Elgin, who is living in a modest apartment with his wife Georgie, a cold and bitter woman who has aged far beyond her years. They are grateful, though not entirely certain Elgin can handle the work.
Based on comments Elgin makes about her privately, Bernie assumes that Georgie is the reason for Frank's career decline. He strongly criticizes her, first behind her back and eventually to her face. What he doesn't know is that the real reason Elgin's career has ended is the death of their five-year-old son Johnny, who was hit by a car while in the care of his father.
Mealy-mouthed to the director's face, Elgin is actually a demanding alcoholic who is totally dependent on his wife. Bernie mistakenly blames her for everything that happens during rehearsals, including Elgin's requests for a dresser and a run-of-the-show contract. He believes Georgie to be suicidal and a drunk, when it is actually Frank who is both.
Humiliated when he learns the truth, Bernie realizes that behind his hatred of Georgie was a strong attraction to her. He kisses her and falls in love.
Elgin succeeds in the role on opening night. Afterward he demands respect from the producer that he and his wife had not been given previously. At a party to celebrate, Bernie believes that now that Elgin has recovered his self-respect and stature, Georgie will be free to leave him. But she stands by her husband instead.
Notes
The Country Girl is a 1954 American drama film directed by George Seaton and starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and William Holden. Adapted by George Seaton from Clifford Odets' 1950 play of the same name, the film is about an alcoholic has-been actor struggling with the one last chance he's been given to resurrect his career. Seaton won the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. It was entered in the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
Kelly won the Oscar for Best Actress for the role, which previously had earned Uta Hagen her first Tony Award in the play's original Broadway production. The role, a non-glamorous departure for Kelly, was as the alcoholic actor's long-suffering wife.
The win was a huge surprise, as most critics and people in the press felt that Judy Garland would win for A Star Is Born. NBC even sent a camera crew to Garland's hospital room, where she was recuperating from the birth of her son, in order to conduct a live interview with her if she won. The win by Kelly instead famously prompted Groucho Marx to send Garland a telegram stating it was "the biggest robbery since Brinks."
Given the period of its production, the film is notable for its realistic, frank dialogue and honest treatments of the surreptitious side of alcoholism and post-divorce misogyny.
Italiano
Il regista teatrale Bernie Dodd intende rilanciare in un suo spettacolo musicale Frank Elgin, un cantante già di successo ma da tempo in declino, e incontra l'opposizione del produttore Philip Cook, che ritiene Frank ormai finito.
Bernie pensa che la responsabilità del declino di Frank sia della moglie Georgie, che egli accusa di avere un'influenza negativa sul marito. In realtà Frank è diventato un alcolizzato sentendosi in colpa per la morte del figlio Johnny, un bambino di cinque anni, investito anni prima da un'automobile. Quando viene a sapere la verità, Bernie si rende conto che dietro la sua ostilità per Georgie stava una forte attrazione per lei.
Ottenuta la parte, Frank ottiene un grande successo, tanto da far sperare di poter rinverdire i vecchi allori. Bernie dichiara il suo amore per Georgie, ma lei rimarrà con suo marito.
Note
La ragazza di campagna (The Country Girl) è un film del 1954 diretto da George Seaton, presentato in concorso all'8º Festival di Cannes.
Riconoscimenti
1955 - Premio Oscar
Miglior attrice protagonista a Grace Kelly
Migliore sceneggiatura non originale a George Seaton
Nomination Miglior film a William Perlberg
Nomination Migliore regia a George Seaton
Nomination Miglior attore protagonista a Bing Crosby
Nomination Migliore fotografia a John F. Warren
Nomination Migliore scenografia a Hal Pereira, Roland Anderson,
Sam Comer e Grace Gregory
1955 - Golden Globe
Miglior attrice in un film drammatico a Grace Kelly
1956 - Premio BAFTA
Nomination Miglior attrice straniera a Grace Kelly
1955 - Festival di Cannes
Nomination Palma d'Oro a George Seaton
1954 - National Board of Review Award
Migliori dieci film
Miglior attore protagonista Bing Crosby
Miglior attrice protagonista a Grace Kelly
1954 - New York Film Critics Circle Award
Miglior attrice protagonista a Grace Kelly
La ragazza di campagna
The Country Girl (film).JPG
Bing Crosby canta The Search is Through
Titolo originale The Country Girl
Paese di produzione USA
Anno 1954
Durata 104 min
Colore B/N
Audio Sonoro
Genere Drammatico
Regia George Seaton
Soggetto Clifford Odets
Sceneggiatura George Seaton
Fotografia John F. Warren
Montaggio Ellsworth Hoagland
Musiche Victor Young
Scenografia Hal Pereira, Roland Anderson, Sam Comer, Grace Gregory
Interpreti e personaggi
Grace Kelly: Georgie Elgin
Bing Crosby: Frank Elgin
William Holden: Bernie Dodd
Anthony Ross: Philip Cook
Gene Reynolds: Larry
Doppiatori italiani
Rina Morelli: Grace Kelly
Giulio Panicali: Bing Crosby
Emilio Cigoli: William Holden
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Languages: English-Italiano
Subtitles: Arabic- Greek-English-Espanol-Francais-Italiano
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