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| - | '''Otto Ludwig Preminger''' ([[December 5]], [[1906]] – [[April 23]], [[1986]]) was an [[Austria|Austrian]] [[actor]] and [[film director]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007] | + | '''Otto Ludwig Preminger''' ([[December 5]], [[1906]] – [[April 23]], [[1986]]) was an [[Austria|Austrian]] [[actor]] and [[film director]]. |
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| == The production code and foreign films == | == The production code and foreign films == | ||
| - | At the forefront of challenges to the code was director [[Otto Preminger]], whose films violated the code repeatedly in the 1950s. His [[1953 in film|1953]] film ''[[The Moon is Blue]]'', about a young woman who tries to play two suitors off against each other by claiming that she plans to keep her virginity until marriage, was the first film to use the words "[[virgin]]", "[[seduce]]" and "[[mistress]]", and it was released without a certificate of approval. He later made ''[[The Man with the Golden Arm]]'' ([[1955 in film|1955]]), which portrayed the prohibited subject of [[drug]] [[abuse]], and ''[[Anatomy of a Murder]]'' ([[1959 in film|1959]]) which dealt with [[rape]]. Preminger's films were direct assaults on the authority of the Production Code and, since they were successful, hastened its abandonment. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Production_Code#The_1950s_and_early_1960s] | + | At the forefront of challenges to the American [[Production Code]] was director [[Otto Preminger]], whose films violated the code repeatedly in the 1950s. His [[1953 in film|1953]] film ''[[The Moon is Blue]]'', about a young woman who tries to play two suitors off against each other by claiming that she plans to keep her virginity until marriage, was the first film to use the words "[[virgin]]", "[[seduce]]" and "[[mistress]]", and it was released without a certificate of approval. He later made ''[[The Man with the Golden Arm]]'' ([[1955 in film|1955]]), which portrayed the prohibited subject of [[drug]] [[abuse]], and ''[[Anatomy of a Murder]]'' ([[1959 in film|1959]]) which dealt with [[rape]]. Preminger's films were direct assaults on the authority of the Production Code and, since they were successful, hastened its abandonment. |
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| - | == ''The Moon Is Blue'' == | + | *''[[Die große Liebe]]'' (1931) |
| - | '''''The Moon Is Blue''''' is a 1953 [[comedy film]] directed by [[Otto Preminger]] which tells the story of a young girl who meets an architect in the [[Empire State Building]] and quickly turns his life upside down. | + | *''[[Under Your Spell (film)|Under Your Spell]]'' (1936) |
| - | + | *''[[Danger, Love at Work]]'' (1937) | |
| - | ... | + | *''[[Kidnapped (1938 film)|Kidnapped]]'' (1938) |
| + | *''[[Clare Booth Luce's Margin for Error (1943 movie)|Clare Booth Luce's Margin for Error]]'' (U.S.) also known as '' Margin for Error'' (UK) (1943) | ||
| + | *''[[In the Meantime, Darling]]'' (1944) | ||
| + | *''[[Laura (1944 film)|Laura]]'' (1944) | ||
| + | *''[[AA Royal Scandal (film)|A Royal Scandal]]'' (U.S.) also known as ''Czarina'' (UK) (1945) | ||
| + | *''[[Fallen Angel (1945 film)|Fallen Angel]]'' (1945) | ||
| + | *''[[Forever Amber]]'' (1947) | ||
| + | *''[[Daisy Kenyon]]'' (1947) | ||
| + | *''[[The Fan (1949 film)|The Fan]]'' (U.S.) also known as ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' (UK) (1949) | ||
| + | *''[[Whirlpool (film)|Whirlpool]]'' (1949) | ||
| + | *''[[Where the Sidewalk Ends]]'' (1950) | ||
| + | *''[[The 13th Letter]]'' (1951) | ||
| + | *''[[Angel Face]]'' (1952) | ||
| + | *''[[Stalag 17]]'' (1953) | ||
| + | *''[[The Moon Is Blue]]'' (1953) | ||
| + | *''[[Carmen Jones]]'' (1954) | ||
| + | *''[[River of No Return]]'' (1954) | ||
| + | *''[[The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (film)|The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell]]'' (U.S.) also known as ''One Man Mutiny'' (UK) (1955) | ||
| + | *''[[The Man with the Golden Arm]]'' (1956) | ||
| + | *''[[Saint Joan (1957 film)|Saint Joan]]'' (1957) | ||
| + | *''[[Bonjour Tristesse]]'' (1958) | ||
| + | *''[[Porgy and Bess (1959 film)|Porgy and Bess]]'' (1959) | ||
| + | *''[[Anatomy of a Murder]]'' (1959) | ||
| + | *''[[Exodus (film)|Exodus]]'' (1960) | ||
| + | *''[[Advise and Consent]]'' (1962) | ||
| + | *''[[The Cardinal]]'' (1963) | ||
| + | *''[[In Harm's Way]]'' (1964) | ||
| + | *''[[Bunny Lake Is Missing]]'' (1965) | ||
| + | *''[[Hurry Sundown (film)|Hurry Sundown]]'' (1967) | ||
| + | *''[[Skidoo (film)|Skidoo]]'' (1968) | ||
| + | *''[[Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon]]'' (1970) | ||
| + | *''[[Such Good Friends]]'' (1971) | ||
| + | *''[[Rosebud (film)|Rosebud]]'' (1975) | ||
| + | *''[[The Human Factor (film)|The Human Factor]]'' (1979) | ||
| - | The film was condemned by the [[Catholic Legion of Decency]] for its plot in which a young girl makes fun of her parents' concerns for her virtue. It was the first film to use the words "virgin", | + | {{GFDL}} |
| - | "seduce" and "mistress" since the enactment of the strict [[Production Code]] in mid-1934, and as a result was at first independently released, but achieved success and was nominated for several Oscars. Preminger's refusal to back down and get the film released helped to break down the Catholic censorship that had controlled Hollywood output since 1934. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moon_Is_Blue] | + | |
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Otto Ludwig Preminger (December 5, 1906 – April 23, 1986) was an Austrian actor and film director.
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The production code and foreign films
At the forefront of challenges to the American Production Code was director Otto Preminger, whose films violated the code repeatedly in the 1950s. His 1953 film The Moon is Blue, about a young woman who tries to play two suitors off against each other by claiming that she plans to keep her virginity until marriage, was the first film to use the words "virgin", "seduce" and "mistress", and it was released without a certificate of approval. He later made The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), which portrayed the prohibited subject of drug abuse, and Anatomy of a Murder (1959) which dealt with rape. Preminger's films were direct assaults on the authority of the Production Code and, since they were successful, hastened its abandonment.
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Filmography
- Die große Liebe (1931)
- Under Your Spell (1936)
- Danger, Love at Work (1937)
- Kidnapped (1938)
- Clare Booth Luce's Margin for Error (U.S.) also known as Margin for Error (UK) (1943)
- In the Meantime, Darling (1944)
- Laura (1944)
- A Royal Scandal (U.S.) also known as Czarina (UK) (1945)
- Fallen Angel (1945)
- Forever Amber (1947)
- Daisy Kenyon (1947)
- The Fan (U.S.) also known as Lady Windermere's Fan (UK) (1949)
- Whirlpool (1949)
- Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
- The 13th Letter (1951)
- Angel Face (1952)
- Stalag 17 (1953)
- The Moon Is Blue (1953)
- Carmen Jones (1954)
- River of No Return (1954)
- The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (U.S.) also known as One Man Mutiny (UK) (1955)
- The Man with the Golden Arm (1956)
- Saint Joan (1957)
- Bonjour Tristesse (1958)
- Porgy and Bess (1959)
- Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
- Exodus (1960)
- Advise and Consent (1962)
- The Cardinal (1963)
- In Harm's Way (1964)
- Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
- Hurry Sundown (1967)
- Skidoo (1968)
- Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970)
- Such Good Friends (1971)
- Rosebud (1975)
- The Human Factor (1979)
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