Doppia vita

Titolo originale: A Double Life

1947
T
1h 44min

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Shelley Winters, Ronald Colman, and Signe Hasso in Doppia vita (1947)

A celebrated actor struggles to distinguish his own life from that of his most recent stage role, Othello.

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Anthony John è un attore la cui vita è fortemente influenzata dai personaggi che interpreta. Quindi, quando accetta di interpretare Otello, si dedica interamente alla parte, ma presto lo sup... Leggi tuttoAnthony John è un attore la cui vita è fortemente influenzata dai personaggi che interpreta. Quindi, quando accetta di interpretare Otello, si dedica interamente alla parte, ma presto lo supera.Anthony John è un attore la cui vita è fortemente influenzata dai personaggi che interpreta. Quindi, quando accetta di interpretare Otello, si dedica interamente alla parte, ma presto lo supera.

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Vincitore di 2 Oscar
- 3 vittorie e 3 candidature totali

Quiz
The role of Anthony John was originally written for Laurence Olivier, who was unavailable when the film finally went into production.

Blooper
From all appearances during the opening sequence, Anthony John's new comedy is just opening on Broadway --- deliverymen carry a fresh sign into the lobby covered with blurbs from rave reviews, leading lady is asked to look at new publicity photos and theater is packed during scene from play. But suddenly, it's revealed that this play has been running a year and is actually about to close. In reality, virtually all plays close due to dwindling attendance (and don't have SRO audiences in last days, as does this one) nor do producers waste money on advertising and publicity on productions that have already posted closing notices, as appears to be the case here since actors are already discussing their next jobs.

Citazioni
Ray Bonner: Everybody wants to be a detective - I think it's all these radio serials.

Curiosità sui crediti
Opening credits appear against a theatre image with stage curtain.

Connessioni
Featured in Vampira: A Double Life 1947 (1956)

Colonne sonore
Opus 10 No. 3 in E Major
(1829-32) (uncredited)
Written by Frédéric Chopin
Played a bit on piano by Brita

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Imagination Against Reality

Ronald Colman gives an electrifying performance as Tony John, a Broadway actor who can't separate his offstage life from Shakespeare's Othello, the character he plays on stage....Two important scenes illustrate Tony's dilemma. The first one takes place in producer Max Lasker's office. Acting is a matter of talent for the practical-minded Lasker. But Donlan, Tony's friend, disagrees: "No, no. When you do it like Tony does it, it's much more. The way he has of becoming someone else every night...so completely. No, don't tell me his whole system isn't affected by it."....The other scene occurs in waitress Pat Kroll's apartment. Tony tells her his name is Martin. She thanks him. Then he says: "Or Paul. Hamlet. Joe. And maybe Othello."....When Tony begins rehearsing Othello, we learn that though he's trying to keep his real life separated from his stage life, "The part begins to seep into your life, and the battle begins. Reality against imagination." He can't keep the two separated: In his mind Pat is Desdemona and he's Othello, and he wrongly believes she has been unfaithful to him. He murders her....Colman's bravura performance, in a complex and difficult role, earned him 1947's Academy Award for Best Actor. Oscar nominations went to Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin for Best Original Screenplay. Not to be overlooked is Milton Krasner's atomspheric cinematography.