De-Lovely /

A musical portrait of American composer Cole Porter. The film imagines Porter looking back on his life as a stage show, with past memories taking shape as numbers in an elaborate and elegant musical accompanied by his songs. His personal history is illustrated by these performances, especially the c...

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Uniform Title:	De-lovely (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors:	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Other Authors:	Winkler, Irwin, Cocks, Jay, Cowan, Rob, Winkler, Charles, Porter, Cole, 1891-1964, Kline, Kevin, Judd, Ashley, Pryce, Jonathan, McNally, Kevin, Nelson, Sandra, 1962-, Corduner, Allan, Polycarpou, Peter, Allen, Keith, Wilby, James, Williams, Robbie, Lemar, Costello, Elvis, Morissette, Alanis, Barrowman, John, 1967-, O'Connor, Caroline, 1962-, Crow, Sheryl, Hucknall, Mick, Krall, Diana, Green, Vivian (Vocalist), Fabian, Lara, 1970-, Frangoulis, Mario, Cole, Natalie, 1950-, Pierce-Roberts, Tony, Endelman, Stephen
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English French Spanish
Language Notes:	Dialogue in English with optional soundtracks in French and Spanish and optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Published:	Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, [2004]
Edition:	Special ed.
Subjects:	Porter, Cole, > 1891-1964 > Drama. Composers > United States > Drama. Husband and wife > Drama. Closeted gays > Drama. Musical films. Feature films. Biographical films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:	A musical portrait of American composer Cole Porter. The film imagines Porter looking back on his life as a stage show, with past memories taking shape as numbers in an elaborate and elegant musical accompanied by his songs. His personal history is illustrated by these performances, especially the complicated relationship with his wife, wealthy socialite Linda Lee Porter, who is shown as being the main inspiration for his work despite his extramarital affairs.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2004. Special features: optional audio commentary by director Irwin Winkler and Kevin Kline; optional audio commentary by director Irwin Winkler and writer Jay Cocks; "Making of De-Lovely" featurette (26 min.); "Music of De-Lovely" featurette (16 min.); "Anatomy of a scene: Be a clown" featurette (6 min.); "Anatomy of a scene: Love for sale" short (4 min.); deleted scenes (14 min.); original theatrical trailer (3 min.); soundtrack TV spot (1 min.). Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (2 hr., 5 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; region 1; NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, stereo surround; widescreen format (16:9, aspect ratio 2.35:1).
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for sexual content.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Tony Pierce-Roberts ; editor, Julie Monroe ; music & lyrics by Cole Porter ; music arranged and produced by Stephen Endelman ; production designer, Eve Stewart ; art direction, John Hill ; set decoration, John Bush ; costume designer, Janty Yates ; executive producers, Simon Channing Williams, Gail Egan.
ISBN:	0792863631 9780792863632 0792863658 9780792863656