Some Like it Hot (1959)
Country: US
Technical: bw 130m
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Marilyn Monroe, Joe E. Brown, George Raft, Pat O.Brien
Synopsis:
Upon witnessing the Saint Valentine's Day massacre, two impoverished musicians jump on a train out of Chicago to form part of an all-girl band bound for Florida. Little do they know their hotel is to be the venue for a bootleggers' convention, where they might be recognised by their nemesis.
Review:
Much-loved cross-dressing comedy with many choice moments and deft playing, if you can take Lemmon's febrile antics. The decision to film in black and white was inspired, as was the presence of Raft and O'Brien, reviving the gangster film for comedic purposes. Monroe was by all accounts a trial during the shoot, but contributes her last great comedy performance as Sugar Cane, the headline act with a hip flask in her suspenders.
Country: US
Technical: bw 130m
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Marilyn Monroe, Joe E. Brown, George Raft, Pat O.Brien
Synopsis:
Upon witnessing the Saint Valentine's Day massacre, two impoverished musicians jump on a train out of Chicago to form part of an all-girl band bound for Florida. Little do they know their hotel is to be the venue for a bootleggers' convention, where they might be recognised by their nemesis.
Review:
Much-loved cross-dressing comedy with many choice moments and deft playing, if you can take Lemmon's febrile antics. The decision to film in black and white was inspired, as was the presence of Raft and O'Brien, reviving the gangster film for comedic purposes. Monroe was by all accounts a trial during the shoot, but contributes her last great comedy performance as Sugar Cane, the headline act with a hip flask in her suspenders.
Country: US
Technical: bw 130m
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Marilyn Monroe, Joe E. Brown, George Raft, Pat O.Brien
Synopsis:
Upon witnessing the Saint Valentine's Day massacre, two impoverished musicians jump on a train out of Chicago to form part of an all-girl band bound for Florida. Little do they know their hotel is to be the venue for a bootleggers' convention, where they might be recognised by their nemesis.
Review:
Much-loved cross-dressing comedy with many choice moments and deft playing, if you can take Lemmon's febrile antics. The decision to film in black and white was inspired, as was the presence of Raft and O'Brien, reviving the gangster film for comedic purposes. Monroe was by all accounts a trial during the shoot, but contributes her last great comedy performance as Sugar Cane, the headline act with a hip flask in her suspenders.