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ePUB Le grand chantage ePUB ☆ Le grand ePUB ↠ ç history books.co ç grand kindle, chantage kindle, 1957 mobile, Le grand kindle, Le grand chantage ePUBRemember how scary Robert Mitchum was in Night of the Hunter? Or Darth Vader in the first Star Wars movie? Well Burt Lancaster as JJ Hunsecker is right up there with them With his clipped words ice cold gaze rigid neck and steel rimmed glasses he looks like hes ready to break people in half with just the power of his voice He drifts through the film like an unstoppable barge commanding every scene with just the turn of his head Seldom is there such a powerful screen presenceLancasters performance alone is worth seeing this film but the writing cracks like a whip This is some of the best writing Ive ever seen in any film recalling the brilliant writing of All About Eve or Citizen Kane Come back Sidney I want to chastise you someturn around and look is she still standing there? youre
ePUB Le grand chantage ePUB ☆ Le grand ePUB ↠ ç history books.co ç grand kindle, chantage kindle, 1957 mobile, Le grand kindle, Le grand chantage ePUBThere are three reasons that movie fans should check this film out if you havent seen it yet Outstanding dialog I cant recall a film in which I heard so many clever film noir lines as this one Almost everyone in the movie has a uniue way of expressing their feelings It makes the movie one that you want to go back and HEAR again Clifford Odets and Ernest Lehman wrote the screenplay and deserve special recognition as well as the people below Fabulous acting led by the two male leads Tony Curtis and Burt Lancaster Curtis is the star of the film with manylines than anyone else and many consider this to be his greatest acting achievement I have no uarrel with that Its one of the finest acting
ePUB Le grand chantage ePUB ☆ Le grand ePUB ↠ ç history books.co ç grand kindle, chantage kindle, 1957 mobile, Le grand kindle, Le grand chantage ePUBMILD SPOILERS It is amazing the number of different ways a great film can weave its alluring web and pull you into its story Of my favorite films this ones journey into that rarefied status is uni
ePUB Le grand chantage ePUB ☆ Le grand ePUB ↠ ç history books.co ç grand kindle, chantage kindle, 1957 mobile, Le grand kindle, Le grand chantage ePUBI love this dirty town Match me Sidney Maybe I left my sense of humour in my other suit Great dialogue Great script great cinematography great acting great music Christ what do you want blood? From the first moment we see Burt Lancaster as the impossibly sinister JJ we know were in for a cracking time There he is sitting at the restaurant table wearing those strangely scary glasses his face expressionless perhaps hes smiling just a little bit talking to Sidney without even looking at him firing the dialogue like bullets When the action seeps into the New York streets oozing menace theres JJ master of all he surveys twisting cops round his little finger snarling and seething like some desperate animal And there is something animal about this film its character
ePUB Le grand chantage ePUB ☆ Le grand ePUB ↠ ç history books.co ç grand kindle, chantage kindle, 1957 mobile, Le grand kindle, Le grand chantage ePUBThe fact that in this film was made at all is proof that Walter Winchells decline was already setting in Burt Lancasters JJ Hunsecker based on Winchell and very frighteni
ePUB Le grand chantage ePUB ☆ Le grand ePUB ↠ ç history books.co ç grand kindle, chantage kindle, 1957 mobile, Le grand kindle, Le grand chantage ePUBAnother poster stole the one line summary I wanted to use Match me Sidney Damn Its one of the best lines in the movie Oh wellSweet Smell of Success is a great wildly entertaining movie It reminds me of Dangerous Liasons in both its subject bad people making life worse fordecent folk and how swiftly and imaginatively directed it is Its juicy from beginning to end Burt Lancaster is once again terrific as JJ Hunsecker Walter Winchell esue writer of a society column which isof a tool of destruction for those who cross his path But its Tony Curtis who holds the movie together Always scheming and plotting and never letting a decent human emotion take precedence over his drive to succeed at any cost Hes Marvelous and was never again to achieve what he did hereBut theres a third star to this production and its New York City itself The on location photography is stunning What is amazing is that at the time the movie was made on location filming wa
ePUB Le grand chantage ePUB ☆ Le grand ePUB ↠ ç history books.co ç grand kindle, chantage kindle, 1957 mobile, Le grand kindle, Le grand chantage ePUBTony Curtis learns the hard way about the Sweet Smell of Success in this film that stars Burt Lancaster Sam Levene Susan Harrison and Barbara Nichols In the pre Internet days when the newspaper was king the columnists ruled Winchell Ed Sullivan Cholly Knickerbocker Radie Harris and lets not forget Hedda and Louella But the King was Winchell and while I dont think the Burt Lancaster ch
ePUB Le grand chantage ePUB ☆ Le grand ePUB ↠ ç history books.co ç grand kindle, chantage kindle, 1957 mobile, Le grand kindle, Le grand chantage ePUBMake no mistake you will not walk away from Sweet Smell of Success feeling uplifted and carefree It is a dark gritty tale of deception and the desperate strive for survival in New York City It also happens to be one of my all time favorite filmsSpoilers withinBurt Lancaster plays JJ Hunsecker a powerful gossip columnist whose emulation of Walter Winchell was so thinly veiled that Winchell himself tried to stop the films release Hunsecker is so powerful that underling press agents like Sidney Falco Tony Curtis will push aside any scr
ePUB Le grand chantage ePUB ☆ Le grand ePUB ↠ ç history books.co ç grand kindle, chantage kindle, 1957 mobile, Le grand kindle, Le grand chantage ePUBAfter reading Neal Gablers biography of columnnist Walter Winchell I watched this again with new eyes Lancaster captures not the mannerisms or speech patterns of Winchell but the sense of menace and terror the man held over anybody who wanted to b
ePUB Le grand chantage ePUB ☆ Le grand ePUB ↠ ç history books.co ç grand kindle, chantage kindle, 1957 mobile, Le grand kindle, Le grand chantage ePUBThere are many unbeatable things about this splendid film butthan anything else there is the dialogue dialogue as sharp as the suits and as bleak as the slate grey cinematography Lancaster and Curtis have never been better and the American fim industry never produced aenjoyably bitter film
ePUB Le grand chantage ePUB ☆ Le grand ePUB ↠ ç history books.co ç grand kindle, chantage kindle, 1957 mobile, Le grand kindle, Le grand chantage ePUBBURT LANCASTER was at the height of his illustrious film career when he played JJ Hunsecker the Broadway gossip columnist who dipped his pen in poison to destroy careers TONY CURTIS was a long way from the days when he was ridiculed for saying Yonda is the castle of my fadder in films like SON OF ALI BABA and THE BLACK SHIELD OF FALWORTH Here Curtis is every bit up to the chore of playing the slavishly obedient but hateful publicity man who seems to be fawning over Lancaster but really despises him Two towering performances in a film with some of the sharpest exchanges of dialog ever heardThe cruel side of show biz gets full and rich observation from screenwriter Clifford Od
ePUB Le grand chantage ePUB ☆ Le grand ePUB ↠ ç history books.co ç grand kindle, chantage kindle, 1957 mobile, Le grand kindle, Le grand chantage ePUBThis is the kind of film that could coin an expression like They dont make em like that any except that people have been using that line for every piece of crap that was madethan two years ago Go ahead and say it to yourself and Ill say that David Mamets Glengarry Glen Ross comes close Both feature snarling biting
ePUB Le grand chantage ePUB ☆ Le grand ePUB ↠ ç history books.co ç grand kindle, chantage kindle, 1957 mobile, Le grand kindle, Le grand chantage ePUBPress freedom is one of the best thing in any democratic society but it may sometimes producebring lies used for the advantage of powerful groups andor circles That is why this film was called in some Latin American countries A Damn Lie The excellent plot shows how someone arrogant selfish good writing and talking as JJ Hunsecker Burt Lancaster was able to use various factors in the society he did his work in order to destroy any enemy any adversary or any person whom he did not like at all An example was the boy friend of his sister Susan a working young man devoted
ePUB Le grand chantage ePUB ☆ Le grand ePUB ↠ ç history books.co ç grand kindle, chantage kindle, 1957 mobile, Le grand kindle, Le grand chantage ePUBThe main characters in Sweet Smell Of Success are two of the most unpleasant unprincipled and unsympathetic people imaginable Both are utterly corrupt and would do whatever it takes to achieve their own perverse endsJ J Hunsecker Burt Lancaster is a gossip columnist who wields enormous power in New York and has the ability to make or break the careers of anyone who features in his articles He plies his vicious trade without any concern for those whose lives he damages and freuently influences people to do his bidding by threatening to expose some unflattering or scandalous informatio
ePUB Le grand chantage ePUB ☆ Le grand ePUB ↠ ç history books.co ç grand kindle, chantage kindle, 1957 mobile, Le grand kindle, Le grand chantage ePUBThis film really brings an air of nostalgia when you compare it to current productions There are no special effects or noisy music but nevertheless you are riveted to your chair form beginning to end thanks to a wonderful cast dialogue direction and very nice Jazz music Burt Lancaster gives again an unbelievable performance and Tony Curtis is perfect in the role of the ambitious small time thug that cannot get rid of his own contradictions I only wish the studios would stop focusing on the teen market today and get inspired by films like this one
ePUB Le grand chantage ePUB ☆ Le grand ePUB ↠ ç history books.co ç grand kindle, chantage kindle, 1957 mobile, Le grand kindle, Le grand chantage ePUBFrom the opening credits to the climatic ending the scintillating dialogue and the magnetic performances from both Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis this is Hollywood at its cerebral best The king of the thinking mans cinema Has better dialogue ever been written the meetings between all the different characters that inhabit this world of shadows and intrigue constantly draw the viewers attention to this masterpiece When the so called film buffs compile there lists of the best films and so on this should always be talked of in the top five and yet though recognisedas the years go by this is still a highly overlooked film That Marlon Brando De niro Nicholson and the like should be recognised so often in said lists when Burt Lancaster in this film and in so many others has eua
ePUB Le grand chantage ePUB ☆ Le grand ePUB ↠ ç history books.co ç grand kindle, chantage kindle, 1957 mobile, Le grand kindle, Le grand chantage ePUBSPOILERSWhat a bunch of skuzzbags There is hardly a non greedy guy in the movie although the three women are all okayBut here we have Burt Lancaster as the all powerful columnist J J Hunsacker read Walter Winchell and Tony Curt
ePUB Le grand chantage ePUB ☆ Le grand ePUB ↠ ç history books.co ç grand kindle, chantage kindle, 1957 mobile, Le grand kindle, Le grand chantage ePUBBurt Lancaster is a ruthless newspaper columnist JJ Hunsecker and Tony Curtis is press agent Sidney Falco who needs his clients featured in Hunseckers column The film starts with Falco trying to get in touch with Hunsecker who has refused to feature any news about Falcos clients for the past month As a result Falcos clients are upsetting and firing him left and right He needs to get back in Hunseckers good graces It turns out that Hunsecker wanted Falco to break up the romance between his sister Susan Hunsecker and Steve Dallas a local jazz musician Falco failed in his first attempt to break them up thus Hunsecker is punishing him Hunsecker gives Falco onechance to break up Susan and Dallas Falco decides to plant a false rumor in a competing column as a means to hurt Dallas reputation Then Hunsecker will defend Dallas in his column in which Dallas will dismiss Hunseckers attempts to sm
ePUB Le grand chantage ePUB ☆ Le grand ePUB ↠ ç history books.co ç grand kindle, chantage kindle, 1957 mobile, Le grand kindle, Le grand chantage ePUBTony Curtis and Burt Lancaster play against type in this unapologetically but delightfully nasty film about the desire to be known in the New York social scene and the lengths to which people will go or the depths to which they will sink to achieve fameIts rare to come across such a blisteringly pessimistic film as this one even today Lancaster gives one of the best performanc
ePUB Le grand chantage ePUB ☆ Le grand ePUB ↠ ç history books.co ç grand kindle, chantage kindle, 1957 mobile, Le grand kindle, Le grand chantage ePUBSome of the most vivid portrayals ever put on film This is an adult movie made way back in the s The performances and screen writing will transcend any reservations you may have about this movies age or black and white filming I am not kidding watch this one and you wont be disappointedIt may be a thinly disguised look at some old reporter from long ago that you or
ePUB Le grand chantage ePUB ☆ Le grand ePUB ↠ ç history books.co ç grand kindle, chantage kindle, 1957 mobile, Le grand kindle, Le grand chantage ePUBThis is the type of movie that you need to pay close attention to to understand what is going on Theres a lot that could happen in such a short period of time and if you miss it then you could be lost for the rest of the movie The acting in this job is amazing With the good looks from Tony Curtis and the controlling demeanor from Burt Lancasters character youll be in for a treat with this movie This movie has a combination between love hate and control In this drama film we see Burt Lancasters character try to use Tony Curtis character to try to break up his sister with her fiancé because he loves her and doesnt want to lose her Whil
ePUB Le grand chantage ePUB ☆ Le grand ePUB ↠ ç history books.co ç grand kindle, chantage kindle, 1957 mobile, Le grand kindle, Le grand chantage ePUBThis film hits the ground and doesnt stop or ever look back We are transported to a dark shadowy marginal world living on the outskirts of polite society We see the creatures that populate this dark aberration of society polite or otherwiseOne of the creatures inhabiting this Eco system is Press Agent Sidney Falco Tony Curtis Immediately we see him as a manic personality living in the bars and clubs all around the Broadway Theatrical District He is ever running telephoning or kibitzing with clients and potential clients His small sort of shabby office has a bedroom set up in order for
ePUB Le grand chantage ePUB ☆ Le grand ePUB ↠ ç history books.co ç grand kindle, chantage kindle, 1957 mobile, Le grand kindle, Le grand chantage ePUBBurt Lancaster plays the evil newspaper man JJ Hunsecker Tony Curtis plays the ambitious upstart who caters to Hunseckers favor even going so far as to wreck the romance Hunseckers sister is having with a young man who dared to defy Hunseckers word But as Hunsecker becomesdemanding takingthan giving Tony Curtiss loyalty to him begins to fade ever so slightlyAnd in the end Hunseckers unhealthy grip on his sister which smacks of incestuous undertones could prove to be his undoingLancaster proves impressively evil as the twisted Hunsecker dominating every scene hes in with both his physical stature and wicked personality Curtis is a good match to him as the henchman who ultimately turns against him Great jazzy score
ePUB Le grand chantage ePUB ☆ Le grand ePUB ↠ ç history books.co ç grand kindle, chantage kindle, 1957 mobile, Le grand kindle, Le grand chantage ePUBThis movie apparently had only moderate success when it was released years ago presumably due to its film noir character with the iconic Lancaster and the rising young matinée idol Curtis both very unctuous and one seeming smarmier than the other at every turn Lancaster is so selfish ego maniacal and unfeeling except for his obsession with his sister and even that unhealthy and self serving having turned her into a basket case Curtis is just as bad in terms of his character he just doesnt have the power or influence of Lancasters J J but is trying hard to acuire it Viewed now this film is not only superb drama with two of the greatest stars in Hollywood history It is also a relic in the sense of conveying the influence of gossip columnists in that period and the preceding decades Winchell Earl Wilson Ed Sullivan Sheila Graham Hopper and Parsons in Hollwood and usually a comparable columnist forlocal tidbits in almost every American newspap