The horror guignol aspects of baby jane and sweet charlotte were quickly overtaken by the camp sensibility, which is perhaps appropriate. No one can touch robert aldrich when it comes to holding a mirror up to the self absorbed selfdeception of hollywood. The legend of lylah clare 1968 the legend of lylah. The legend of lylah clare 1968 overnight, she became a star. Among all of the sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960s, kim novak is one of the most interesting.
A renowned actress who died years earlier, lylah clare kim novak is the subject of a film masterminded by movie producer barney sheean ernest borgnine. Kim novak stars as the moulded reincarnation of lylah clare, whose stellar career ended in mysterious death on the night of her wedding to director lewis zarkan. I tuned in tcm last night 926 to catch the final 20 minutes or so of the legend of lylah clare, starring peter finch, kim novak and ernest borgnine the most notable stars. Our beauty editor with long hair shares her experience getting frenchgirl bangs. Not everyones cup of tea but if you love films like valley of the dolls, beyond the valley of the dolls and their ilk its a must have for your collection. The legend of lylah clare dvdr 1968 warner archive. Trailer for the 1968 psychological thriller the legend of lylah clare, directed by robert aldrich and starring kim novak, peter finch and ernest borgnine. The legend of lylah clare 1968, which offered a harsh look at hollywood, was widely panned, though it later developed a cult following for its campiness. Movieproducer barney sheean ernest borgnine hires elsa brinkmann kim novak, the living image of the late lylah, to star in a film based on ms. She was known as the lavender blonde with a husky voice and a notquitethere quality, yet she had more of a presence than other blondes of the era. A sexy starlet resembles lylah clare, a flamboyant star of the thirties, who died mysteriously and tragically on her wedding night gets a chance to play her in a biographical film directed by lylahs reallife husband peter finch and history repeats. The legend of lylah clare, in which kim novak plays both a fictional dead silentfilm star named lylah clare and elsa brinkmann, a young actress who looks remarkably like her, was made just as the studio system and its watchdog, the production code administration, were crumbling. The legend of lylah clare is a 1968 american drama film released by metrogoldwynmayer.
Other articles where the legend of lylah clare is discussed. The legend of lylah clare film by aldrich 1968 britannica. The legend of lylah clare by robert aldrich kim novak. Original italian four sheet poster 79x55 for the robert aldrich romantic drama, the legend of lylah clare 1968 starring kim novak, peter finch, and ernest borgnine. Remarkably, sheean manages to find elsa brinkmann also novak, a beautiful woman who looks just. The legend of lylah clare 1968 fantastic movie musings. Tuesday weld holds a press conference in a bubble bath in the 1963 television play the legend of lylah clare, a dupont show of the week.
Apr 14, 2012 trailer for the 1968 psychological thriller the legend of lylah clare, directed by robert aldrich and starring kim novak, peter finch and ernest borgnine. Le film the legend of lylah clare 1968 vostfr admin 20170707t18. A renowned actress who died years earlier, lylah clare kim novak is the subject of a film masterminded by movie producer barney sheean ernest. A trash masterpiece, legend of lylah claire works so hard at vilifying the old hollywood theres even a vicious hedda hopper caricature that its. Notorious for being one of the first dramatic feature films greeted with outright laughter upon its premiere, mgm has taken great pains to bury the legend of lylah clare. The legend of lylah clare 1968 the legend of lylah clare. Original legend of lylah clare, the 1968 movie poster in.
One response to legend of lylah clare, the 1968 david csontos, on may 5th, 2012 at 7. The film was based on a 1962 dupont show of the week tv drama cowritten by wild in the streets creator robert. Barney hires director lewis zarkan peter finch, lylahs former husband, to. Aldrich apparently began the movie without getting quite straight what he intended to do. Its never been released on dvd, laserdisc or even videotape. Jan 16, 20 richard brody on robert aldrichs the legend of lylah clare 1968. The film was based on a 1962 dupont show of the week tv drama cowritten by wild in the streets creator robert thom a satire on hollywood, full of references to. The enhanced widescreen image restores the original compositions and the improved resolution gives us a better chance of recognizing the films long list of supporting and. Kim novak stars as the moulded reincarnation of lylah clare, whose stellar. A dictatorial film director peter finch hires an unknown actress kim novak to play the lead role in a planned movie biography of a late, great hollywood star. The legend of lylah clare script spotlights the making of a film about lylah clare, a world famous pic star who died some time before under mysterious circumstances. Necrophilia, cancer, cripples, french critics, lesbianism, ignorant producers. Im allergic to haircuts, but i finally got the frenchgirl bangs of my.
When she proved unavailable, the parallels between the legend of lylah clare and novaks classic alfred hitchcock film vertigo 1958 made her a likely choice. The legend of lylah clare 1968 cast and crew moviefone. Kim novaks hair and costumes look correct once more. Attaining stardom in the 1948 anglo french production the glass mountain 1948, cortese was brought to the u. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to. Aldrichs 1962 classic what ever happened to baby jane. The legend of lylah clare 1968 stream and watch online. Legend of lylah clare, the movie clip but not for long. The legend of lylah clare 1968 the meanderings of scott.
The legend of lylah clare richard brody on robert aldrichs the legend of lylah clare 1968. Before the credits, manfriday langner milton selzer and sister becky jean carroll briefing ingenue elsa kim novak on the dead star shell be playing, in robert aldrichs the legend of lylah clare, 1968 view the tcmdb entry for the legend of lylah clare 1968. No one can touch robert aldrich when it comes to holding a mirror. No one can touch robert aldrich when it comes to holding a mirror up to the selfabsorbed selfdeception of hollywood. In this film, producer barney sheean hires elsa brinkmann to star in a movie about the late actress lylah clare.
Tagline for the legend of lylah clare kim novak returned to the screen after a threeyear absence with the 1968 gothic drama, the legend of lylah clare, making up for lost time by taking on two roles, a longdead hollywood sex symbol and the novice actress hired to play her. The legend of lylah clare is a 1968 american drama film released by metrogoldwynmayer and directed by robert aldrich. The legend of lylah clare directed by robert aldrich. The film stars peter finch, kim novak in multiple roles, ernest borgnine, michael murphy, and valentina cortese. The legend of lylah clare 1968 directed by robert aldrich.
Barney hires director lewis zarkan peter finch, lylahs former husband, to transform the talentless elsa into a facsimile of the deceased screen queen. Aldrich casts his scathing eye towards the hierarchy of the business michael murphy plays borgnines slimy son, itching to produce. The legend of lylah clare 1968 robert aldrich synopsis. Remarkably, sheean manages to find elsa brinkmann also novak, a beautiful woman who looks just like lylah, and he sets about getting the movie off the ground. She was known as the lavender blonde with a husky voice and a. The legend of lylah clare, poster, us poster, kim novak, bottom. Dec, 2011 tagline for the legend of lylah clare 1968. The legend of lylah clare is now a popular camp classic, which is fine as long as one doesnt get the idea that aldrich was purposely aiming for that honor. I was reminded of how bad tlolc really isimo its kim novaks worst film. The legend of lylah clare, poster, us poster, kim novak, bottom from left. The legend of lylah clare, aldrichs cyanidelaced 1968 valentine to hollywood, exists in the long, haunted shadow of faded stardom and abandoned. Robert aldrichs the legend of lylah clare is an awful movie, but fairly enjoyable.
A sexy starlet resembles lylah clare, a flamboyant star of the thirties, who died mysteriously and tragically on her wedding night gets a chance to play her in a biographical film directed by lylahs reallife husband peter finch and history. The legend of lylah clare 1968 was a failure in the sense of a box office hit it could have been, even with the collaboration of novaks star quality, the studio mgms money machine, the successes aldrich had with the dirty dozen in 1967 and the stellar casting, it came across as an convoluted oddity. The legend of lylah clare, dvd, full frame, remastered, manufactured on demand, dramaclassics, 883316381816. Too late the hero is a 1970 angloamerican war film directed by robert aldrich, and starring michael caine, henry fonda, cliff robertson, ken takakura, denholm elliott, ian bannen, lance percival, ronald fraser, harry andrews and percy herbert. A director peter finch puts an actress kim novak in the role of his dead moviequeen wife. The legend of lylah clare, aldrichs cyanidelaced 1968 valentine to hollywood, exists in the long, haunted shadow of faded stardom and abandoned dreams. Kim novak peter finch coral browne valentina cortese ernest borgnine. Based on a 1963 teleplay that starred tuesday weld, the legend of lylah clare was released the same years as the killing of sister george, one of aldrichs best. A camp classic of old time hollywood and its scandals. Jul 07, 2017 le film the legend of lylah clare 1968 vostfr admin 20170707t18. Le film the legend of lylah clare 1968 vostfr film complet. The film ends with lylahs onetime housekeeper rosella falk, gun in hand, lying in wait for zarkan to return home while her tv blasts forth a grotesque and possibly symbolic dogfood commercial. The legend of lylah clare 1968 stream and watch online a renowned actress who died years earlier, lylah clare kim novak is the subject of a film masterminded by movie producer barney sheean.
Originally, the director wanted french star jeanne moreau for the doublerole of lylah clare and young actress elsa brinkmann. Richard brody on robert aldrichs the legend of lylah clare 1968. A sexy starlet resembles lylah clare, a flamboyant star of the thirties, who died mysteriously and tragically on her wedding night gets a chance to play her in a biographical film directed by lylahs reallife husband peter finch and history repeats itself as he falls for her reincarnation. Movieproducer barney sheean ernest borgnine hires elsa brinkmann kim novak, the living. Novak plays a sexy starlet who gets a chance to play a flamboyant star of the 1930s who died mysteriously on her wedding night. The controversial the killing of sister george 1968 is an adaptation of the frank marcus play about an aging.
The warner archive collection dvdr of the legend of lylah clare is a handsome remastered edition that finally returns this strange show to its proper metrocolor hues. At some point in the filming of lylah clare it was apparently decided to turn it into a spoof of those hollywooden melodramas about moviemaking, like the carpetbaggers or harlow. Kim novak was a trifle too old to play the unknown ingenue who is made over and virtually brainwashed to play the lead in a big hollywood biopic about a dead movie star, lylah clare. The legend of lylah clare 1968, directed by robert aldrich film. In the hollywood melodramas of toughguy auteur robert aldrich kiss me deadly, the world of show business is a nefarious, ulcerinducing nest of vipers populated by parasites, the deluded, and the nakedly ambitious. With kim novak, peter finch, ernest borgnine, milton selzer. The legend of lylah clare is over 2 hours long, and its laborious, but its a camp classic executed with apparently serious intentions making the results all the more jaw dropping. Movieproducer barney sheean ernest borgnine hires elsa brinkmann, the living image of the late lylah, to star in a film based on ms. Best movies like the legend of lylah clare bestsimilar. Ive seen this before in its entirety, but its been at least two years.
Aldrichs acidic drama also lives in the harsh, unflattering shadow of two films similar enough to invite unkind comparisons. Film star lylah clare is dead, but her legend lives on. Kim novack tears up the scenery as her bookish actress takes on the characteristics of legendary screen siren lylah clare. The villainous studio head in the legend lylah clare is played by ernest borgnine, and hes every evil producer stereotype wrapped up into one particularly vile character a role that borgnine plays gleefully. Actress valentina cortese began appearing in italian films at age 15. The legend of lylah clare 1968, directed by robert aldrich.
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