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Gioia di vivere

Titolo originale: Merrily We Live
  • 1938
  • Approved
  • 1h 35min
VALUTAZIONE IMDb
7,3/10
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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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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
    2456
    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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    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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    8mukava991

    pleasant surprise

    Considering the obscurity of this film, it's a big surprise to see how well made, visually rich and entertaining it is, despite, as others have noted, its unoriginal premise. The dialogue is frequently funny but not up to the standard of MY MAN GODFREY - too much of the eccentricity seems to be forced and a bit cutesy but the cast overcomes all. Clarence Kolb steals the film with his masterful slapstick but he's first rate whether playing stern-and- sober, falling-down drunk or warmly empathetic. Though Billie Burke was Oscar nominated as the ditzy society matron mother, her performance here is no better than it was the year before in TOPPER or five years before in DINNER AT EIGHT (now THAT was an award-worthy turn!). Perhaps because this particular role was as over-the-top ditzy as such roles get, Hollywood decided it was time to honor it. What a splendid cast: Constance Bennett in fine form; Brian Aherne at his best - called upon to be elegant, dashing and charming, he accomplishes all three. Cary Grant would have given the character more oomph, but Aherne's reserve works here. Then we have the inimitable Patsy Kelly as a kitchen maid, the underused Ann Dvorak as a predatory Senator's daughter who lusts after Aherne, Bonita Granville as a wild, irrepresible teenage daughter, and last but not least Alan Mobray as the snooty butler being undermined by one indignity after another; his double takes are hilarious. Near the beginning there is an accomplished scene in which Aherne's wheezing jalopy rolls for what seems like a mile down a mountainside until it's totalled: no editing tricks here. Being a Hal Roach film there are of course generous helpings of slapstick, but they're brilliantly staged and expertly carried out by actors who are also capable of delivering deft overall performances. Every actor has at least one extended scene of well staged physical comedy. The opening credits are fun and welcoming: the whole cast is walking through the gates of the property with arms linked, singing the swingy title song. So, even though the concept of this film is derivative, its execution is fresh and alive.
    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?
    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.
    9gulfandgotham

    American cinema once again staring down the depression with glamour and masterful comedy.

    As has been noted before (often), this is a brilliant screwball comedy and yet somehow "a lost movie." How do such things happen? Fate, I suppose - which is no answer at all.

    Do, however,seek out this film when you can find it. I saw it on Turner Classic Movies (God Bless Them), and I will make it my business to gather a crowd when viewing its next showing.

    Considering how across-the-board dazzling the film is, I hate to single out anyone, but Clarence Kolb, who plays the always exasperated "pater familias," and whom we have all seen in dozens of movies, here displays a mastery of physical comedy that is singularly impressive and downright hilarious.
    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.

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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
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    • 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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      • Black and White
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