If sullivan s travels mounts an argument for anything, it s complexity and ambition in filmmaking, as practiced by an artist who is, unlike sullivan, rather. Whatever, sullivans travels is a gem, an almost serious comedy not taken entirely seriously, with wonderful dialogue, eccentric characterisations, and superlative performances throughout. The film was rereleased in the uk with a restored print on may 12, 2000. Sullivan s travels is a delightful movie by preston sturges with a satire of hollywood lifestyle and the importance of comedy in the life of people, a relief for a couple of minutes for those that do not have other sort of entertainment. Aug 23, 2014 sullivans travels 1942 this is my contribution to the build your own blogathon hosted by the fantastic classic film and tv cafe. A hollywood director, john l sullivan, sets out to experience life as a poor, homeless person in order to gain relevant life experience for his next movie. Filmregisseur mccrea is het maken van flauwe, maar succesrijke komedies beu en gaat op stap om stof op te doen voor een serieuze gedramatiseerde. Criterion produced a bluray version, which was released in the u. I first saw sullivans travels over a decade ago, it was the one of the sturges films that got written about the most so it was the first one i pulled out of the boxset of his work id bought on reputation alone at a time i couldnt really afford to do stuff like that. Director john sully sullivan wants to make his mark with a socially responsible film, o brother where art thou.
Sullivans travels, american dramedy film, released in 1941, considered by many to be director preston sturgess finest film. The rest of the paramount protagonists are grifters and politicians, office clerks, inventors, army dropouts. Over each of the last twenty days, a different blog has written about a movie that must somehow connect to the previous days film. The first part of the film, which details the botched attempts of idealistic film director john sullivan joel mccrea to leave hollywood, smoothly blends outrageous slapstick with. Sullivans travels even more inventively presents this connection by fusing the prison film with that of the allblack musical, another popular genre in the early days of sound in hollywood.
Sullivan s travels has the reputation as sturges best film, which is a shame, because it is the formal changes of tone that impresses more than much of the content. In a personnel sheet in the sturges collection, writer ernst laemmle is listed as. Your bound itinerary will insure a view of ireland s countryside and cities that will captivate you. Sullivan s travels is a gem, an almost serious comedy not taken entirely seriously, with wonderful dialogue, eccentric characterisations, and superlative performances throughout. Your bound itinerary will insure a view of irelands countryside and cities that will captivate you. Sullivans travels joel mccrea veronica lake robert warwick 1942 a hollywood directors desire to produce a film about real people and human suffering leads him on an odyssey as a hobo. Sullivans travels 1941 directed by preston sturges. Sullivan s travels goes for a big change of tone and goes out of its way to get deep dish despite sturges intending the film as an answer to films that he perceived as too much so. A poster for preston sturges 1941 drama sullivans travels. Hij wil een film maken over armoede, maar zijn producenten wijzen hem erop dat hij er.
Sullivan s travels is a 1941 american comedy film written and directed by preston sturges. The most ambitious of preston sturges string of 1940s classics, sullivans travels is a brilliant mixture of genres, combining giddy comedy with often brutal realism, made all the more powerful by the contrast. Eventually, god shows him that people need laughter and humor to lift up their spirits. Hailed by critics as preston sturges masterpiece, sullivans travels reveals the wonderful insight and artistry of one of hollywoods finest directors. Sullivans travels is a curious but effective mixture of grim tragedy, slapstick of the key stone brand and smart, triggerfast comedy. Regisseur john lloyd sullivan is het maken van tweederangs films beu. One of the most prolific film artists in hollywood history, the germanborn art director hans dreier worked on more than five hundred films from 1919 to 1951. We will build a personal itinerary of the places you wish to visit, with accommodations and friendly hosts for your nights stay. Sullivans travels is a gem, an almost serious comedy not taken entirely seriously, with wonderful dialogue, eccentric characterisations, and superlative performances throughout. The coen brothers got the title for their film o brother, where art thou. The criterion collections bluray of sullivans travels is the expected fine restoration of this bona fide comedy for the ages.
Hail the conquering hero, miracle of morgan s creek and also the palm beach story and christmas in july, on the other hand, are sturges at the top of his game in the wit and. The plot involves john lloyd sullivan played by joel mccrea, a pampered. Hailed by critics as preston sturges masterpiece, sullivan s travels reveals the wonderful insight and artistry of one of hollywoods finest directors. And joel mcrea is just too gary cooperstolid his sneezes cant make up for this compared for instance to what eddie bracken in the aforementioned movies could. Sullivans travels furthered my love of veronica lake who i grow to enjoy with every film and convinced me to seek out the rest of preston sturges films. Sullivans travels by timothy fuller articles first things. Catholic digest the comic genius preston sturges believed that laughter is the best medicine, and that what people in hard times want is to forget their troubles and escape for 90 minutes or so into a world of lighthearted comedy, snappy repartee and slapstick silliness.
When all he finds is a train ride back to hollywood and a beautiful blonde companion, he redoubles his efforts, managing to land himself in more trouble than he bargained for when he. Sullivans travels was an instant hit when it opened, despite or maybe because of the infamous japanese sneak attack on pearl harbor dominating headlines. But sullivan s studio transforms his odyssey into a publicity stunt, providing the wouldbe nomad with a luxury van, complete with butler robert greig and valet. Even though grounded in 1930s depressionera anxieties, hobo camps and issues, the film still charms today maybe even more so, considering how much range of emotion writerdirector preston sturges evokes, from hilarity to horror. Sullivans travels has the reputation as sturges best film, which is a shame, because it is the formal changes of tone that impresses more than much of the content. It is a satire about a movie director, played by joel mccrea, who longs to make a socially relevant drama, but eventually learns that comedies are his more valuable contribution to society. Even though grounded in 1930s depressionera anxieties, hobo camps and issues, the film still charms today maybe even more so, considering how much range of emotion writerdirector preston sturges evokes, from hilarity to horror, while.
Your teams premium access agreement is expiring soon. Apr 28, 2011 this perspective carries over to his discussion of the postsullivan cultural era. Sullivan s travels was not as immediately successful at the box office as. Sullivan joel mccrea decides to make o brother, where art thou. Much to the chagrin of his producers, he sets off in tramps clothing with a single. Tired of churning out comedies, a hollywood director. Sullivans travels 1941, directed by preston sturges. His commentary on celebrity, reality television, and the nature of entertainment are provocative, as are his insights into todays lack of shared experience brought on by the advent of cable television, the internet, and personal entertainment devices. Sullivan s travels is a 19421 american comedy film written and directed by preston sturges. Sullivan quer fazer um filme sobre problemas sociais. An escapist comedy about a hollywood director known for making only lightweight comedies who now wants to make a socially responsible film about human suffering and hardship during depression era america, holds up quite well today and contains many memorable sequences. After his producers point out that he knows nothing of hardship, sullivan hits the road disguised as a hobo. Sullivans kind and the perilous kind that is the nemesis of all that is good. Sullivans travels may be, in fact, a cautionary tale.
It is a satire about hollywoods top director of comedies, played by joel mccrea, who longs to make a socially relevant drama, but eventually learns that creating laughter is his greatest contribution to society. With such an aura of legend around it i expected a lot and it delivered. Hailed by critics as preston sturges masterpiece, sullivan s travels reveals the wonderful insight and artistry of one of hollywood s finest directors. Laughing through the great depression with sullivans travels. Sullivan s travels joel mccrea veronica lake robert warwick 1942 a hollywood director s desire to produce a film about real people and human suffering leads him on an odyssey as a hobo. A hollywood director, john l sullivan, sets out to experience. Sullivan s travels, starring joel mccrea and veronica lake is the story of a hollywood director who s tired of making feel good films and decides to travel america as a hobo so that he can truly understand the tragic situation of the poor lower classes so that he can make a powerful drama. Sullivans travels has an entry in so many best of or top ten lists that to name them would be ridiculous. Nov 09, 2000 sullivan s travels was probably his masterpiece.
The sullivans travels community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. Its moral, depending on your point of view, is either 1 hard living and arrogance can level the career of even the most promising tv. En route to enlightenment, he encounters a lovely but nononsense young woman veronica. The official universal studios entertainment facebook page. Renew now overview download historypurchase historyinvoices boards sign out. In his autobiography, preston sturges noted that he wrote sullivan s travels as a reaction to the preaching he found in other comedy films which seemed to have abandoned the fun in favor of the message. Veronica lake and wally westmore in sullivans travels 1941. Jun 17, 2014 the coen brothers got the title for their film o brother, where art thou.
The creator of lady eve brings you his latest and most lilting laughfest sullivan is a successful, spoiled, and naive director of fluff films, with a heartogold, who decides he wants to make a film about the troubles of the downtrodden poor. Sullivans travels is a delightful movie by preston sturges with a satire of hollywood lifestyle and the importance of comedy in the life of people, a relief for a couple of minutes for those that do not have other sort of entertainment. It starts off with joel mccreas sullivan, a director of farces who wants to get serious with a script called o brother, where art thou. Sullivan is a successful, spoiled, and naive director of fluff films, with a hearto gold, who decides he wants to make a film about the troubles of t.
It is written and directed by preston sturges, who. In one scene in sullivans travels, actor joel mccrea parodies chaplins signature little tramp character. O f the eight films that preston sturges wrote and directed at paramount from 1939 through 1944, in a run of creative profligacy never since equaled in the united states, only the fourth, sullivans travels 1941, tells the story of a man who can be identified with sturges by trade. Sullivan s travels was an instant hit when it opened, despite or maybe because of the infamous japanese sneak attack on pearl harbor dominating headlines. Apr 14, 2015 sullivan s travels gives you all this, plus the utterly unexpected journeys into shantytowns in a prolonged and entirely dialoguefree sequence, prison camps, and the black church. The most ambitious of preston sturges string of 1940s classics, sullivan s travels is a brilliant mixture of genres, combining giddy comedy with often brutal realism, made all the more powerful by the contrast.
A few hairline scratches appear near the ends of reels, but film texture, detail and contrast are excellent. Directed by the gifted screenwriterdirector preston sturges, sullivans travels has a nearperfect balance of humor, pathos and moral commentary. The seriocomic adventures of a movie director trying to add meaning to his films. Whatever, sullivan s travels is a gem, an almost serious comedy not taken entirely seriously, with wonderful dialogue, eccentric characterisations, and superlative performances throughout. Sullivans travels 1941 a newly available from the criterion collection see product notes sdg original source.
Sullivans travels 1941 yify download movie torrent yts. It starts off with joel mccrea s sullivan, a director of farces who wants to get serious with a script called o brother, where art thou. Sullivans travels 1941, directed by preston sturges film. But sullivans studio transforms his odyssey into a publicity stunt, providing the wouldbe nomad with a luxury van, complete with butler robert greig and valet.
Sullivans travels is a 1941 american comedy film written and directed by preston sturges. The sequence in sullivan s travels is a step in that direction and i want you to know how grateful we are. His bosses arent convinced and want him to continue making his popular light comedies. Joel mccrea is very funny in the role of a naive director trying to find how the poor people live. In the midst of the brutality and despair, the young director makes a valuable discovery that what the downtrodden need most is laughter. Sullivans travels veronica lake joel mccrea part 1 video. How we lost it, and how to get it back by andrew sullivan. Sullivans travels 1941 full movie hd sullivans travels 1941 full movie hd sullivans travels 1941 full movie hd.
Andrew sullivans most evident theme is that there are two kinds of conservatism struggling with each other. Jan 23, 2015 joel mccrea and sultry veronica lake star in this starkly realistic yet highly humorous satire from oscar winning writerdirector preston sturges. Advised by his servants that the poor resent having the rich intrude upon them, sullivan escapes his retinue and continues his travels incognito. Sully wont be swayed, and sets out on a research trip dressed as a tramp to experience real. We can prepare a mercedes chauffeur driven journey through ireland. Dedicated to all the funny men and clowns that make people laugh, sullivans travels was written and directed by the prodigiously talented preston sturges, one of hollywoods comic masters. Media in category sullivans travels film the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Sullivan, convinced he wont be able to film his ambitious masterpiece until he has suffered, dons a hobo disguise and sets off on a journey, aiming to know trouble firsthand. Sullivans travels 1941 sullivans travels 1941 user. The film features one of veronica lakes first leading roles. Tired of churning out lightweight comedies, hollywood director john l. Sullivans travel s1941 is considered by many film historians to be director preston sturges finest film. Media in category sullivan s travels film the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total.
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