Billy wilders acerbic style made him a giant, by robert fulford. Jun 21, 2012 billy wilder speaks is a fascinating look at one of cinemas greatest directors. The billy wilder dvd collection the apartment avanti. He soon overcame his limited knowledge of the english language and began work in hollywood, contributing to the.
Jack lemmon, juliet mills, clive revill, walter matthau, robert stephens, christopher lee, marilyn monroe, tony curtis, shirley maclaine, fred macmurray, tyrone power. Trailer directed by billy wilder and starring jack lemmon, juliet mills, clive revill, edward andrews, gianfranco barra. He broke into films as a screenwriter in 1929 and wrote scripts for many german films until adolf hitler came to power in. Billy wilder, still less than meets the eye billy wilder. After the apartment, wilder s output went downhill for the most part. Billy wilders career stretches back to the late 1920s, when he collaborated on the scripts for several films made in germany, including the classic semidocumentary people on sunday1929. Billy wilder was now ready to handle his own closeups. Billy wilder celebrity profile check out the latest billy wilder photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. One,two, three is mostly james cagney shouting i find it tiresome. To me, billy wilder is synonymous with the best of what hollywood offered during the midcentury golden era. Billy wilder has had a powerful creative influence on both the experimental and traditional film industries in america. Where to start with the films of billy wilder film the a. As with howard hawksanother director beloved by cinephiles but with little name recognition among the general publicwilders work spans so many genres and styles that he becomes impossible to pin down, definable only by the skill inherent even in his weakest efforts and by a somewhat skeptical worldview. His films focus on the witty dialogue rather than gaudy cinematography, keeping the audiences eye on the interaction between the characters.
Billy wilder, still less than meets the eye john patterson. Hd ariane 1957 film streaming vf gratuit en francais maurice chevalier, homme d. Jun 22, 2006 billy wilder s rules of good filmmaking many filmmakers still look to billy wilder as an example of how to make movies that matter. Writer, director, and producer billy wilder 19062002, an austrianborn immigrant to america, won seven academy awards and was nominated eight times for best director. He hired raymond chandler, creator of the philip marlowe detective novels, to work with him on what became double indemnity 1944. The complete films, the cinema of wit 1906 2002 first edition by glenn hopp author. Billy wilders acerbic style made him a giant, by robert. Celebrities pay tribute to the famed producer, director, and screenwriter. American film institute salute to billy wilder, the 1986 a taped special of the live presentation by the american film institute to director, billy wilder, of its afi life achievement award at a dinner on march 6, 1986, at the beverly hilton hotel in beverly hills. Dec 29, 2014 billy wilder was born in austria on june 22nd 1906 and, after starting out his career as a journalist, by 1929 he was working as a screenwriter in berlin. It garnered 11 academy award nominations including best picture, best director, and all four acting categories. He was born samuel wilder on june 22, 1906 in sucha, then part of the austro.
Billy wilder 19062002 was an austrianborn american filmmaker. The complete films, the cinema of wit 1906 2002 9783822815953. Even if nobodys perfect, billy wilder sometimes came close. A consummate screenwriter, who eventually evolved into one of the leading directors and producers, wilder has made film classics that have endured into our collective consciousness. I am, like millions of others, a huge fan of his work. The old dependables, with colin young, in film quarterly berkeley, fall 1959. Billy wilders career stretches back to the late 1920s, when he collaborated on the scripts for several films made in germany, including the classic semidocumentary people on sunday 1929. Billy wilders double indemnity 1944 and the phenomenon of american film noir by david walsh and joanne laurier 28 july 2015 as part of an eightfilm series, turner classic movies, the us. Billy wilder has 27 books on goodreads with 5393 ratings. Billy wilders double indemnity 1944 and the phenomenon of. Billy wilder was an austrianborn american film director and screenwriter whose career spanned more than five decades.
Billy wilders adaptation of kastners childrens classic offers a splendid portrait of life in bustling weimar berlin, writes philip french published. Over there at the piano, swirling a drink, is the doomed walter neff from. See more ideas about billy wilder, movies and film. May 15, 2014 billy wilder was born in austria in 1906 and after a brief career in berlin as a journalist, he began to work as a scriptwriter in the active german film community of the 1920s. One head is better than two, in films and filming london, february 1957. Media in category films by billy wilder the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. Wilder directed and cowrote the screenplay for sunset boulevard 1950, a film noir about a reclusive silent film actress starring gloria swanson and william holden. After six years as a successful screenwriter in berlin, the rise of the nazis forced the austrianborn jew to find other alternatives.
The 8 most enduring films from legendary director billy wilder. Billy wilders decision to return to germany as a u. Wilder could helm hardboiled thrillers or romantic comedies. Jul 28, 2015 billy wilders double indemnity 1944 and the phenomenon of american film noir by david walsh and joanne laurier 28 july 2015 as part of an eightfilm series, turner classic movies, the us. Jul 16, 2012 the life of laura ingalls wilder tribute little house on the prairie tv show theme song duration. Billy wilder biography childhood, life achievements. When hitler came into power, wilder fled to france and eventually ended up in america. Jan 11, 2017 billy wilder always vowed for simplicity and rejection pretension and this view point is, naturally, noticeable even in film form. The film was a success, and wilder felt emboldened to venture into darker territory. Books by billy wilder author of conversations with wilder. With the rise of fascism in germany, wilder, who was jewish, had to leave the country and first relocated to paris, where he made his directorial debut. After a short stint in france, wilder made his way to hollywood, where he arrived in 1934 as a starving artist with only rudimentary english skills. Billy wilder about billy wilder american masters pbs. Ive never heard that about wilder, nor have i ever really felt it myself.
This dvd box presents a strong crosssection of films by. My intention was to find one of the great directors films to dedicate a post to in celebration of what would have been his 106th birthday. The billy wilder dvd collection by billy wilder, dean. The issue is, especially nowadays, in comparison to instant gratification of the eye candy of say, wes anderson who i am a huge fan of or chris nolan or someone, makes wilders cinematography seem a bit off. The movie poster warehouse best resources of original and vintage movie posters, rare movies posters and memorabilia visit our online retail store. Originally planning to become a lawyer, billy wilder abandoned that career in favor of working as a reporter for a viennese newspaper, using this experience to move to berlin, where he worked for the citys largest tabloid.
I remember seeing it for the first time and loving the way the camera whips right at the beginning of this clip. Witness for the prosecution features a widescreen transfer, mono soundtrack in english and french, and an original theatrical trailer. A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return. Billy wilder began his long film career in germany. Hes made some classics and is seen as the godfather of modern hollywood but the world is still not wild about billy wilder shirley. The billy wilder dvd collection from mgm consists of nine discs in a collectable art box.
During the liberation of concentration camps in 1945, the psychological warfare department pwd of the united states department of war produced an american propaganda documentary film directed by billy wilder. His first directorial effort was an engaging comedy called the major and the minor, where a nearbroke ginger rogers impersonates a little girl to get a reduced train fare. Billy wilders acerbic style made him a giant by robert fulford the national post, march 29, 2002billy wilder, the austrianborn cynic who wrote and directed such classics as sunset boulevard, some like it hot and double indemnity, died wednesday at his home in beverly hills. Using his biting wit and cynicism, he takes the reproduced and carefully constructed hollywood world that surrounded him and.
Filmography for billy wilder turner classic movies. Imagine for a moment a party, a somewhat elegant affair, populated solely by characters from the films of billy wilder. Is it just me, or are billy wilders visual shortcomings. Jun 08, 2012 billy wilder, still less than meets the eye john patterson. All his theories were based on the analysis of very short people. Billy wilder was born as samuel wilder to max and eugenia wilder. The special edition of some like it hot is presented with a widescreen transfer and dolby digital 5. Billy wilder s acerbic style made him a giant by robert fulford the national post, march 29, 2002 billy wilder, the austrianborn cynic who wrote and directed such classics as sunset boulevard, some like it hot and double indemnity, died wednesday at his home in beverly hills. A frustrated former bigcity journalist now stuck working for an albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to rekindle his career, but the situation quickly escalates into an outofcontrol circus.
It is mesmerizing for fans to listen to the stories wilder tells about the making of his films, filmmaking in general and tidbits about the hollywood stars he worked with. Over the course of his career, billy wilder has directed 26 featurelength films. Billy wilder 19062002 was an austrianborn american director, screenwriter, producer, and artist, whose career spanned more than fifty years. Then youve got shots like this from the apartment and i still remember the nightmare sequence from the lost weekend. He is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of the hollywood golden age of cinema. After a short stint in france, wilder made his way to hollywood, where he arrived in 1934. The life of laura ingalls wilder tribute little house on the prairie tv show theme song duration. He broke into films as a screenwriter in 1929 and wrote scripts for many german films. Oct 18, 20 billy wilder displays the mark of an auteur in his film some like it hot 1959. Wilder initially pursued a career in journalism after being inspired by an american newsreel. Billy wilders rules of good filmmaking many filmmakers still look to billy wilder as an example of how to make movies that matter.
Billy wilder always vowed for simplicity and rejection pretension and this view point is, naturally, noticeable even in film form. His parents ran a cake shop at the sucha beskidzkas train station which turned out to be a profitable venture. The billy wilder dvd collection includes the following films. Voir the apartment film complet en streaming vfonline hd minimal movie posters. Billy wilders double indemnity 1944 and the phenomenon. Little house on the prairie tribute videos by me recommended for you 9. During hollywoods golden era, which corresponds to the studio system, there was a common practise to recur to edit transparency and invisibility. Billy wilder wrote five of the american film institutes 100 funniest movies. Billy wilder about film noir billy wilders career stretches back to the late 1920s, when he collaborated on the scripts for several films made in germany, including the classic semidocumentary people on sunday 1929. Billy wilder rencontre des difficultes pour realiser son film a cause des revers commerciaux quont subis ses deux derniers longs metrages. Tonally, billy wilder s prisoners of war story is a true dramedy, fitting into an odd postwar space when american cinemagoers were apparently content to laugh at the horrors faced by prisoners. As many others did, the jewish wilder emigrated to america in 1933 when adolph hitler came to power, and he arrived in hollywood in 1934 unable to speak a word of. After the apartment, wilders output went downhill for the most part. Throughout his film history, billy wilder has proved and justified his label as auteur, with the consistent exploration of the themes of deception, disguise, human nature, stars and stardom, everyday life and people.
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