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Gioia di vivere

Titolo originale: Merrily We Live
  • 1938
  • Approved
  • 1h 35min
VALUTAZIONE IMDb
7,3/10
2477
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Brian Aherne and Constance Bennett in Gioia di vivere (1938)
Dizzy society matron Emily Kilbourne has a habit of hiring ex-cons and hobos as servants. Her latest find is a handsome "tramp" who shows up at her doorstep and soon ends up in a chauffeur's uniform. He also catches the eye of her pretty Geraldine.
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Screwball ComedyCommediaRomanticismo

Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaA wealthy socialite who hires ex-cons and hobos as staff takes in a handsome drifter as her chauffeur. Her daughter Geraldine becomes interested in him.A wealthy socialite who hires ex-cons and hobos as staff takes in a handsome drifter as her chauffeur. Her daughter Geraldine becomes interested in him.A wealthy socialite who hires ex-cons and hobos as staff takes in a handsome drifter as her chauffeur. Her daughter Geraldine becomes interested in him.

  • Regia
    • Norman Z. McLeod
  • Sceneggiatura
    • Eddie Moran
    • Jack Jevne
    • E.J. Rath
  • Star
    • Constance Bennett
    • Brian Aherne
    • Alan Mowbray
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  • VALUTAZIONE IMDb
    7,3/10
    2477
    LA TUA VALUTAZIONE
    • Regia
      • Norman Z. McLeod
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Eddie Moran
      • Jack Jevne
      • E.J. Rath
    • Star
      • Constance Bennett
      • Brian Aherne
      • Alan Mowbray
    • 70Recensioni degli utenti
    • 18Recensioni della critica
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    • Candidato a 5 Oscar
      • 1 vittoria e 5 candidature totali

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    Interpreti principali24

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    Constance Bennett
    Constance Bennett
    • Jerry Kilbourne
    Brian Aherne
    Brian Aherne
    • Wade Rawlins
    Alan Mowbray
    Alan Mowbray
    • Grosvenor (butler)
    Billie Burke
    Billie Burke
    • Mrs. Kilbourne
    Patsy Kelly
    Patsy Kelly
    • Etta
    Ann Dvorak
    Ann Dvorak
    • Minerva Harlan
    Tom Brown
    Tom Brown
    • Kane Kilbourne
    Clarence Kolb
    Clarence Kolb
    • Mr. Kilbourne
    Bonita Granville
    Bonita Granville
    • Marion Kilbourne
    Marjorie Rambeau
    Marjorie Rambeau
    • Mrs. Harlan
    Phillip Reed
    Phillip Reed
    • Herbert Wheeler
    Willie Best
    Willie Best
    • George
    Sidney Bracey
    Sidney Bracey
    • 2nd Butler
    Paul Everton
    Paul Everton
    • Senator Harlan
    Marjorie Kane
    Marjorie Kane
    • Rosa
    Wilma Cox
    • Mrs. Remington
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    Sarah Edwards
    Sarah Edwards
    • Mrs. Fleming
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    Pat Flaherty
    Pat Flaherty
    • Pat - Police Officer
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    • Regia
      • Norman Z. McLeod
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Eddie Moran
      • Jack Jevne
      • E.J. Rath
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    10vic7077

    Help, please release to DVD

    Extraordinarily funny and is one of the BEST romantic screwball comedies from the 1930's. This film is comparable and stands the test of time such as"It Happened One Night". Quirky characters and a delightful cast including Billie Burke and Constance Bennett. They don't make 'em like they used to is an appropriate phrase concerning this film. Listen closely as the quick-witted writing shines through. The name of the two dogs,"Get off the rug" and "You too", are as creativity at its best. The individuality of each character's quirkiness as they interact with one another with acceptance is fantastic. I first viewed this movie 20 plus years ago and have not forgotten its quality and humanity factor. Waiting for a DVD release date and hoping for the powers that be to produce this fabulous film in DVD format just cannot be too much to ask.
    775groucho

    Cute, charming, and very funny, but am I the only one to notice....

    ...that it's basically a remake of "MY MAN GODFREY"? I can't be the only person to have noticed this. It's a screwball comedy about a hobo taken in as butler for a wealthy but eccentric family. There's the exasperated father, airhead mother, two daughters each with ulterior motives, wisecracking other servants, and the handsome young man who seems a little too polished to be a tramp. Even right down to the closing water-splashing payoff involving the leading man and the ingénue.

    But to this film's credit, it's worthy of viewing in its own right. The gags are clever, the dialogue is sharp, and the plot is well-structured and fast paced. Solid screwball comedy with a great cast: Constance Bennett, Billie Burke, Alan Mowbray, Patsy Kelly, and young Bonita Granville. It's a forgotten classic only because people remember MY MAN GODFREY better.
    8poealexan

    Hysterically funny!

    Unlike "Ninotchka" (1939), with its witty innuendos and tight screenplay, "Merrily We Live" is a wacky, completely irreverent screwball comedy, similar to the style of "Philadelphia Story" (1940)or "Bringing Up Baby" (1938). I laughed through the whole movie, sometimes so hard I couldn't even breathe! It is a tongue-in-cheek look at philanthropy, and thoroughly joyous. Billie Burke is brilliant, Brian Aherne a handsome and charming rogue, and Constance Bennett lovely and amusing. I too wonder why this has not been released on DVD. After all, it did garner five Academy Award nominations (but won nothing). What does it take to get MGM to release this on DVD?
    8planktonrules

    Very, very derivative BUT enjoyable!

    This is hardly an original film, as it was apparently a variation on the 1930 film WHAT A MAN. Plus, it's amazingly similar to the 1936 hit film, MY MAN GODFREY. However, despite being so unoriginal, the overall film is amazingly watchable and a lot of fun.

    Like in GODFREY, the rich family that is the focus of the film is amazingly ditsy and....well, nuts! Unlike GODFREY, most of the insanity is concentrated into the mother (played by Billie Burke)--though as the film progresses, you come to realize they're all touched! As for Burke, her stupid schtick wears thin at the beginning of the film (making you wonder why the other family members haven't killed her). But, fortunately, as the film continues, she is given such wonderful lines of dialog that I really am glad they didn't kill her. Additionally, the rest of the family's dialog was great as well--showing that the writers were really hitting their mark.

    The film is about Burke's bizarre habit of bringing home hobos to rehabilitate them, though in many ways they were treated more like pets or toys than people. The rest of the family is sick of this because the hobos are usually thieves or opportunists, so it's no wonder that when Brian Aherne is taken in by Burke that the rest of the family is angry and wants Aherne to go. However, what's really strange is that although Aherne is dressed like a bum, he never WANTS to be saved by Burke and he more or less becomes a part of the family against his will! As the film progresses, like Godfrey, Aherne is obviously more than just a man down on his luck--leading to a dandy conclusion.

    The film has excellent and well-paced direction, wonderful writing and an excellent ensemble cast. It is actually quite surprising that this film isn't more well-known, as it's one of the better comedies of the 1930s.
    10Ron Oliver

    A Very Merry Movie

    A highly intelligent ‘tramp' is hired to become chauffeur for an eccentric, wealthy family.

    MERRILY WE LIVE is a prime example of a tremendously funny screwball comedy which has become undeservedly obscure with the passage of time. Bright & breezy, with snappy dialogue and some wonderful performances, it is a complete delight. The production values are excellent and the film's free spirit is perfectly encapsulated by the opening shot in which the principal cast marches arm-in-arm along the estate's long driveway while the credits and title song role.

    Suave, sophisticated and just a wee bit naughty, British Brian Aherne is the perfect match for crisply cool blonde Constance Bennett. Their growing attraction to each other, hidden behind a rivalry for intellectual dominance, is great fun to watch. This ‘hobo' has much to teach the rich girl about life & love.

    A very fine supporting cast offers much to the film's enjoyment. In one of her best roles, dithering Billie Burke, as Miss Bennett's utterly out-of-touch mother, is a complete joy. Alan Mowbray plays the proper English butler who experiences frequent bouts of emotional distress. Ensconced in the kitchen, tough-talking Patsy Kelly is the family's cook with a strong yen to stir-up some romance with handsome Aherne.

    Impressively agile Clarence Kolb is Miss Burke's grumpy husband. Tom Brown & Bonita Granville are their two younger, spoiled children. Philip Reed plays a bullying society Lothario interested in Miss Bennett. Ann Dvorak is a senator's headstrong daughter who usually gets what she wants and what she wants now is Aherne.

    Even the smaller character roles can be fun: watch for Sidney Bracey as a sour-faced temporary butler & Willie Best as a very frightened country store janitor.

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      Alan Mowbray, Billie Burke, and Constance Bennett had worked on director Norman Z. McLeod's previous film, La via dell'impossibile (1937). The commercial and critical success of Topper played a large role in their inclusion in this film.
    • Blooper
      When Jerry and Marian are rushing down the stairs near the beginning, a shadow of the boom microphone is visible on the wall to the left.
    • Citazioni

      Marian Kilbourne: [Introducing the two Great Danes] How do you do? I'd like you to meet my dogs. This dog's name is "Get Off The Rug." His name is "You, Too!"

    • Curiosità sui crediti
      Behind the opening credits, the cast walks arm in arm up the driveway towards the camera.
    • Connessioni
      Featured in The 56th Annual Academy Awards (1984)
    • Colonne sonore
      Merrily We Live
      (1938)

      Music by Phil Charig

      Lyrics by Arthur Quenzer

      Sung by an offscreen chorus during the opening and closing credits

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    • Data di uscita
      • 4 marzo 1938 (Stati Uniti)
    • Paese di origine
      • Stati Uniti
    • Siti ufficiali
      • Streaming on "" YouTube Channel
      • Streaming on "Paul MACCA" YouTube Channel
    • Lingua
      • Inglese
    • Celebre anche come
      • Su excelencia el vagabundo
    • Luoghi delle riprese
      • Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, Stati Uniti
    • Azienda produttrice
      • Hal Roach Studios
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    • Tempo di esecuzione
      • 1h 35min(95 min)
    • Colore
      • Black and White
    • Proporzioni
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