The film Gentleman Loves Beauty/ Gentleman Loves Blonde Goldlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) American Blu-ray Edition Cover
The period from 1952 to 1953 was the period when Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) rose through the stars. During this period, Marilyn Monroe was on the list of the top ten movie stars voted by American theater owners. The authoritative Film Story magazine called her "the fastest-rising star of 1953," and a year later, the magazine named her "Best Actress."
On Christmas Day 1952, Marilyn Monroe attended twentieth century Fox Films' annual Christmas party. In the same month, Twentieth Century Fox announced to the press that Marilyn Monroe was already a feathered, nationally popular star, more famous than the famous film star of the time, Rita Hayworth (1918-1987) or the Queen of England.
In the film Gentleman Loves Beauty/Gentleman Loves Blonde, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell perform on stage
She receives more than 5,000 letters a week from fans, has a luxurious dressing room, and the studio has begun to call her "Miss Monroe"!
Following The Flying Falls/Niagara Niagara (1953), Marilyn Monroe made two well-rated films, Gentleman Loves Beauty/Gentleman Loves Blonde, Goldenefing Prefer Blondes (1953) and How to Marry a Millionaire (1953).
In April 1953, the influential "Life" magazine in the United States published the "Marilyn Monroe Special Issue", and Marilyn Monroe became the publicity hotspot of the year. Meanwhile, Marilyn Monroe co-starred with Jane Russell (1921-2011) in twentieth century Fox Films' musical dance film Gentleman Loves Beauty.
In the film Gentleman Loves Beauty/Gentleman Loves Blonde Goldlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell find a seat in the dining room
The role of Marilyn Monroe in the film was originally intended to be played by veteran sexy star Betty Grable (1916-1973), but Marilyn Monroe took over the role for half of Betty Grabb's remuneration.
In the movie "Gentleman Loves Beauty", Marilyn Monroe and the "meat bomb" Jane Russell, who became famous nearly ten years ago, doubled their heads, playing a pair of song and dance girls, her figure is still inferior to Jane Russell, but with her unique childish voice, it compares Jane Russell's sexy charm. It is said that after reading The Gentleman Loves Beauty, Betty Grabel said to Marilyn Monroe, "Honey, I've got what I want, and now it's your turn." ”
In the film Gentleman Loves Beauty/Gentleman Loves Blonde Goldlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Marilyn Monroe fell in love with the Crown
In "Willing to Marry the Golden Turtle Wife" (1953), Twentieth Century Fox Film Company arranged for Marilyn Monroe and Betty Grabel and Lauren Bacall (Lauren Bacall( 1924-2014) to co-star, Marilyn Monroe played a big short-sighted, but also did not dare to wear glasses of the beautiful woman, made a lot of laughter, stole the limelight of the two big stars, and made the men of the time walk on the street, and also had to look at the myopic girl differently.
In the movie "Gentleman Loves Beauty", Marilyn Monroe's lyrics vividly interpret human love for jewelry: Tiffany Tiffany, Cartier Cartier, Harry Winston, etc. in the words are the world's top jewelry brands, and let us know what a luxury brand is.
On the set of the film Gentleman Loves Beauty/Gentleman Loves Blonde, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), from left to right: Director Howard Hawks Jane Russell Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe said many famous words, such as "I only wear Chanel 5 perfume", and "Diamond is a woman's best friend", which was adopted as the motto of later generations of gold worshippers, which is derived from this movie.
The Gentleman Loves Beauty is a love song and dance film directed by Howard Hawks (1896–1977). Howard Hawkes understands that stars are often one of the most important blockbusters in a movie, and the unspeakable, inexhaustible, and unbearably "X factor" that overflows between their hands and feet is precisely the charm of their being magnified on the screen by dozens or hundreds of times by the open-myera lens.
In the film Gentleman Loves Beauty/Gentleman Loves The Blonde, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Marilyn Monroe
So Howard Hawkes's twin siblings in the movie "The Gentleman Loves Beauty" chose Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell to star in an undeniably global sensation! It is also a proof of the director's intuition!
The film originated as an anita Loos (1888–1981) best-selling novel, and was later brought to the Broadway stage by producers Herman Levine Levin (1907–1990) and Oliver Smith, which was a huge success on Broadway, including Betty Hutton (1921–2007), Jane Mansfield Jayne Mansfield (1921–2007) and Jane Mansfield. Stars such as 1933-1967, Barbara Eden Barbara Eden, and others played the lead roles in different versions.
Stills from the film Gentleman Loves Beauty/Gentleman Loves Blonde Gonlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), by Charles Coburn and Marilyn Monroe
Premiered on Broadway in 1949, "Gentleman Loves Beauty" is a crazy comedy set in the American social circles of the 1920s, with cabaret girls entering the room and making a big party... The audience should be able to guess its outline and synopsis.
Released in June 1953, the film version pulled the background of the times to the contemporary era, two song and dance girls (one worshipping gold, one pursuing physical pleasure) boarded a luxury steamship from New York to Europe, to Paris to sell singing and performing, the yin and yang were mistakenly accused of being diamond thieves, and finally the truth came out, and the two sisters each captured the man of their hearts and held a grand wedding on the ship returning to New York.
In the film Gentleman Loves Beauty/Gentleman Loves Blonde Goldlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Marilyn Monroe contributed one of the most famous song and dance scenes in the history of cabaret, "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friends"
The stage version of "Gentleman Loves Beauty" is the first time that legendary actress Carol Channing (1921-2019) played the heroine on Broadway, and the film version of "Gentleman Loves Beauty" is Marilyn Monroe's first color song and dance film starring Marilyn Monroe, in addition to Marilyn Monroe, there is also super meat bomb Jane Russell, and the continuous performance of this should be regarded as the last important small screen color song and dance film in history. Three songs from the stage are preserved, including the opening two wearing beaded peach dresses, "A Little Girl from Little Rock" sung from the stage, and the most classic scene in film history, Marilyn Monroe, dressed in pink evening dress, and surrounded by many gentlemen, chanting "Diamond is a woman's best friend Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friends".
In the film Gentleman Loves Beauty/Gentleman Loves Blonde,1953, Jane Russell is surrounded by muscled men
Since she is a double sister, Jane Russell also has a passage that makes her sell out. So, the movie version on the luxury steamship arranged Jane Russell and a group of muscular macho men in the gym gymnastics song and dance section, intriguingly, according to the plot development, this group of muscular macho men are about to participate in international sports competitions, the coach does not allow them to approach the female color, to concentrate on exercising, so, eager to find a man to relieve the depression of Jane Russell, in the gym sang the movie's new song "Anyone Here for Love?".
In the movie "Gentleman Loves Beauty/ Gentleman Loves Blonde Goldlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953), this group of muscular macho men did not wear underwear when dancing, and many shots were gone, and it is no wonder that the scenes in the dance are reinterpreted
This interesting passage and Marilyn Monroe's "Diamond" song is exactly the contrast between the world, one is a fetishistic, money-oriented song and dance fantasy, the other is a flesh-first song, and let the flesh bomb beauty surround the muscle macho group wearing only flesh-colored shorts, the macho men only pay attention to their own texture, figure, completely ignore the breasts and waist of the big beauty swimming in front of the eyes, in the past more than half a century, is also controversial, discussed, with a strong gay sub-text meaning of the film paragraph.
Marilyn Monroe's costume in "Gentleman Loves Beauty" is more and more colorful, and she wears the pink evening dress when she dances the famous "Diamond is a Woman's Best Friend", which is simply moving.
In the film Gentleman Loves Beauty/Gentleman Loves Blonde Goldlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Marilyn Monroe sings "Diamonds Are a Woman's Best Friend"
This is really the founding father of the world's materialistic gold worship women. Interpreting the worship of money is so beautiful and moving, it does not make life tired.
We also find out in Moulin Rouge! (2001) in Moulin Rouge at the Moulin Rouge, starring Nicole Kidman, how songs such as The Sound of Music (1965) and "Gentleman Loves Beauty" skillfully penetrate into Moulin Rouge, especially Marilyn Monroe's "Diamonds are Women's Best Friend" in "Gentleman Loves Beauty", which appears repeatedly in this film, not only showing director Baz Ruchman Baz Luhrmann's homage to this classic song and dance film also successfully uses it to echo the temptation of money and fame, and it is precisely other unrelated love songs that become the antithesis of each other.
In the film Gentleman Loves Beauty/Gentleman Loves Blonde Goldlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell are on the streets of Paris
Another song in "Gentleman Loves Beauty", "When Love Goes Wrong" sung by Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe after breaking up with her fiancé in Paris, is very beautiful, and this song changes the view of Marilyn Monroe's voice.
Two well-dressed women carrying large and small boxes, in the cafes on the streets of Paris, the money in their hands is only enough to buy a cup of coffee, but their songs are still around love, for the lack of money in hand only shows a kind of self-deprecating helplessness, is the song and dance film so joyful? When love goes wrong, nothing goes right...
On the set of the film Gentleman Loves Beauty/Gentleman Loves Blonde, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), two choreographers are correcting marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell's dancing styles
"Gentleman Loves Beauty" is an excellent work of Hollywood music and dance films in the 1950s. The protagonists in the film, Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell, work together in tacit understanding and complement each other. Whether it is their double dance or their individual performance, it is extremely exciting.
After the release of "Gentleman Loves Beauty", the praise was overwhelming, and the attendance rate was extremely high. The film's director, Howard Hawkes, said in a 1956 interview with The Film Handbook: "The performances of Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe are a real match. Whenever I was exhausted and couldn't think of a better scene, I let them walk around at will. This picture is also very beautiful, and the audience likes it very much. To this end, I specially designed a staircase so that they can run up and down, and the film is dynamic and gives people a beautiful enjoyment. ”
Poster for the Japanese version of the movie Gentleman Loves Beauty/ Gentleman Loves Blonde Goldlemen Prefer Blondes (1953).
In this film, Marilyn Monroe changed the image of the bad woman in the just released "Flying Waterfall Rage" and became innocent, lively and cute, and the performance was very good. Marilyn Monroe at this time was basically an actress of her own color. She showed people her talent for singing and dancing, and for mastering the role of young girls in song and dance films.
With the release of the film, Marilyn Monroe participated in the film's promotional activities and other related fund-raising activities. During these events, she began to wear some sexier outfits, creating a strong sensational effect. Her hairstyle, costumes and smile have all become the object of emulation by modern girls. The image of her sweet blonde remains deep in people's minds.
Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell left their footprints and handprints in front of the Chinese theater in the summer of 1953
In the summer of 1953, shortly after Marilyn Monroe's 27th birthday, she and Jane Russell left their handprints and footprints on the slippery concrete floor on the sidewalk of Hollywood Street in front of the Chinese Theater, and then scribbled their names next to them.
It fulfilled her childhood dream. The crowd watching cheered wildly. It has been suggested that the dot on the letter "i" in her name Marilyn should be inlaid with a diamond to match her famous song "Diamonds Are a Woman's Best Friend." Later, an imitation diamond was used instead, but it was soon stolen by thieves.
In the film Gentleman Loves Beauty/Gentleman Loves Blonde Goldlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), love alone is not enough for Marilyn Monroe
"I want to be a big star, that's something very precious." Marilyn Monroe can feel relieved, and the handprints and footprints left in front of the Chinese Theater once again prove that she ——— Marilyn Monroe is truly a star.
Surprisingly, Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell were actually classmates in high school. Jane Russell's husband is a footballer who has hung up his boots. In the process of filming, they exchanged skills to help each other. Marilyn Monroe once asked Jane Russell what her pleasures were after marrying a famous athlete, and Jane Russell replied, "When you get married, you should have your own friends talk about books, poems, and art." ”
Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell were interviewed by the company on the set of the film Gentleman Loves Beauty/Gentleman Loves Blonde (1953).
Marilyn Monroe may have asked this because she had just begun a relationship with the famous baseball player Joe Dimaggio (1914-1999). Listening to Jane Russell, she couldn't make up her mind to live that life.
Sadly, the film "Gentleman Loves Beauty" only brought Marilyn Monroe $18,000 in revenue. The film's other lead actor, Jane Russell, did not sign a long-term contract with Twentieth Century Fox Pictures, but received $100,000 in revenue. Nowadays, the only person who remembers this movie the most is really Marilyn Monroe! Marilyn Monroe was also unhappy with twentieth century Fox's positioning of her, wanting to play more serious roles rather than "sexually stimulating deformities."
In the film Gentleman Loves Beauty/Gentleman Loves Blonde Goldlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Marilyn Monroe marries her beloved rich man
Despite being a star, Marilyn Monroe still has her own troubles. Despite a series of efforts, she became the protagonist in the film, and her films were very popular, the studio still used her as a "blonde". The characters she plays have no breakthrough in genre.
In 1953, in an interview with The New York Times, Marilyn Monroe mentioned that director John Huston (1906-1987) had told her that she could "be a very good actress, an actress in serious movies." My mentor, Ms. Lighters, has also said that I have a great soul, but so far no one has ever been interested in it. ”