Cole Porter
Ses · 1891 – 1964 · Peru, Indiana, USA
Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in Hollywood films. Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, Porter defied his grandfather's wishes for him to practice law and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn to musical theatre. After a slow start, he began to achieve success in the 1920s, and by the 1930s, was one of the major songwriters for the Broadway stage. Unlike many successful Broadway composers, Porter wrote both music and lyrics. After a serious horseback riding accident in 1937, Porter was left disabled and in constant pain, but he continued to work. His shows of the early 1940s did not contain the lasting hits of his best work of the 1920s and 1930s, but in 1948 he made a triumphant comeback with his most successful musical, Kiss Me, Kate. It won the first Tony Award for Best Musical. Porter's other musicals include Fifty Million Frenchmen, DuBarry Was a Lady, Anything Goes, Can-Can and Silk Stockings. Hit songs include "Night and Day", "Begin the Beguine", "I Get a Kick Out of You", "Well, Did You Evah!", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love", "My Heart Belongs to Daddy", and "You're the Top". He also composed scores for films from the 1930s through the 1950s, including Born to Dance (1936), which features "You'd Be So Easy to Love"; Rosalie (1937), which features "In the Still of the Night"; High Society (1956), which features "True Love"; and Les Girls (1957), which features "Ça, C'est L'amour".
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FilmBelgeselTarihBiographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of archival material and interviews with the rich and famous that knew him, this portrait concentrates on his career and his public life events.
Film6.1DramMüzik"Yıllardır gösterimde olan harika bir müzikal! (Roger Ebert) Efsanevi besteci Cole Porter için yapılan sinematik methiye neşeli ve komik aynı zamanda da kalp kırarcasına güzel!" (Liz Smith). "Oscar ödüllü Kevin Kline mükemmel" (Rolling Stone). "Porter'ın zarif ve son derece karışık yaşamını anlatan bu eserde Natalie Cole, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Diana Krall, Alanis Morissette ve Robie Williams'tan şaşırtan performanslar ve kendinizi kaptıracağınız kadar melankoli, zeka ve stil var!" (The Philadelphia Inquirer). Paris'ten Venedik'e, Broadway'den Hollywood' a kadar Cole (Kevin Kline) ve Linda (Ashley Judd) Porter'ın yaşamı göz alıcı ve sıradışından daha aşağı değildi. Cole'un yaşam aşkı evliliklerini etkilemiş olsa bile, Linda onun ilham perisi olmayı hiç bırakmadı ve 20. Yüzyıl'ın en güzel şarkılarını yaratmasında ona ilham kaynağı oldu.
Film7.0BelgeselThis documentary short subject details the making of the 1957 MGM musical, "Silk Stockings". Hosted by its star Cyd Charisse, the film gives behind-the-scenes glimpses of how this film was made with interviews by musical director Andre Previn and supporting actress Janis Paige.
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
2003 · 1 votes
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2011 · 64 votes
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An overview of Cole Porter’s musical contributions to the film Broadway Melody of 1940.
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine
2003 · 1 votes
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This documentary short subject for DVD gives a look at the making of Cole Porter's MGM classic, "Les Girls". Hosted by Finnish film legend and star of "Les Girls", Taina Elg tells of working with Gene Kelly, Kay Kendall and George Cukor on one of the last great MGM musicals.
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour
2003 · 1 votes
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Dizi7.0BelgeselHoward Goodall examines the work of The Beatles, Cole Porter, Bernard Herrmann and Leonard Bernstein.
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2004 · 1 votes