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Il primo bacio

Titolo originale: First Love
  • 1939
  • Approved
  • 1h 24min
VALUTAZIONE IMDb
7,0/10
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Deanna Durbin and Robert Stack in Il primo bacio (1939)
ComedyMusicalMysteryRomance

Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaAn orphaned boarding school graduate secretly attends a prestigious ball, where she falls for the boyfriend of her snobbish cousin.An orphaned boarding school graduate secretly attends a prestigious ball, where she falls for the boyfriend of her snobbish cousin.An orphaned boarding school graduate secretly attends a prestigious ball, where she falls for the boyfriend of her snobbish cousin.

  • Regia
    • Henry Koster
  • Sceneggiatura
    • Bruce Manning
    • Lionel Houser
    • Stephen Morehouse Avery
  • Star
    • Deanna Durbin
    • Robert Stack
    • Eugene Pallette
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  • VALUTAZIONE IMDb
    7,0/10
    822
    LA TUA VALUTAZIONE
    • Regia
      • Henry Koster
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Bruce Manning
      • Lionel Houser
      • Stephen Morehouse Avery
    • Star
      • Deanna Durbin
      • Robert Stack
      • Eugene Pallette
    • 18Recensioni degli utenti
    • 5Recensioni della critica
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    • Candidato a 2 Oscar
      • 4 vittorie e 2 candidature totali

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    Deanna Durbin
    Deanna Durbin
    • Constance Harding
    Robert Stack
    Robert Stack
    • Ted Drake
    Eugene Pallette
    Eugene Pallette
    • James Clinton
    Helen Parrish
    Helen Parrish
    • Barbara Clinton
    Lewis Howard
    Lewis Howard
    • Walter Clinton
    Leatrice Joy
    Leatrice Joy
    • Grace Shute Clinton
    June Storey
    June Storey
    • Wilma van Everett
    Frank Jenks
    Frank Jenks
    • Mike the Cop
    Kathleen Howard
    Kathleen Howard
    • Miss Wiggins
    Thurston Hall
    Thurston Hall
    • Anthony Drake
    Marcia Mae Jones
    Marcia Mae Jones
    • Marcia Parker
    Samuel S. Hinds
    Samuel S. Hinds
    • Mr. Parker
    Doris Lloyd
    Doris Lloyd
    • Mrs. Parker
    Charles Coleman
    Charles Coleman
    • George
    Jack Mulhall
    Jack Mulhall
    • Terry
    Mary Treen
    Mary Treen
    • Agnes, Barbara's Maid
    Dorothy Vaughan
    Dorothy Vaughan
    • Ollie, Mrs. Clinton's Maid
    Lucille Ward
    Lucille Ward
    • Clinton's Cook
    • Regia
      • Henry Koster
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Bruce Manning
      • Lionel Houser
      • Stephen Morehouse Avery
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    7bkoganbing

    The Belle Of The Ball

    Young Deanna Durbin goes to live with her uncle Eugene Palette and a group of snooty society cousins in this film. They treat her like a country cousin and snub her generally including her aunt by marriage. But little do they know that Deanna is destined to find her First Love in this story reworked from the Cinderella fairy tale.

    After three years Deanna was growing up on screen and the folks at Universal Pictures decided she ought to have her first screen kiss. The one tapped for the honor was a guy making his screen debut Robert Stack.

    The one who really treats her rotten is her débutante cousin Helen Parrish and her equally snobby friend June Storey. Deanna is not treated any better than one of the staff at her house, like Cinderella she might as well be relegated to being a chimney sweep.

    Stack is the guy that Parrish and Storey have set their caps for, he's another society kid. But he likes simple and unaffected Deanna who ironically Parrish sets up the meeting between them. That's a rather funny scene.

    Some good songs for Durbin highlighted the classic There's No Place Like Home, Amapola, and Un Bel Di from Madame Butterfly. And of course one of the most publicized kisses ever in screen history.

    First Love brought home Oscar nominations for Sound, Art&Set Decoration, and Musical Scoring for Universal Pictures. Little Miss Fix-It was definitely growing up and her future roles would show a maturing Durbin for the movie-going public. It still is fine entertainment.
    7sb-47-608737

    Cinderalla of 39

    Two very young actors make up this cinderella story, Robert Stack (just 20) is the hero and Deanna at 18 still has quite a bit of puppy fat on her face (I didn't like the hair style - was it to make her seem older? ). She, an Orphan like Cinderella lands up in - not step mother here, but rich maternal uncle's home. Here of course there was one cousin, of the step-sister type the other cousin of opposite gender, the aunt and even the uncle are really not villainish by nature, but villain by the lack of empathy, not only towards our Cinderella, but towards the whole world.

    There are of course nice songs too, has to be when Deanna is there. The movie is well made, and very watch-able, and of course the end is predictable in any fairy tale. Along with Deanna there are two more lovely girls, Helen Parish (the Cousin), a quite frequent co-actor of Deanna, and June Storey, another Canadian, both trying to win the Prince Charming.

    There are two interesting things here, one puzzled me, till I understood what it was and other one, the main song, wasn't properly visualised.

    If there is a call to sing a Strauss' waltz, even if you specify it is the Junior's, unless you know which one it is, no one can sing it. More so, it had been told to have a bit of modifications, some bars were changed, probably to cater to her voice-spectrum by the singer, Mme Cottellini, who was supposed to sing it, mentioned. Even more problem in it was, that even had she caught the opening, she still would have been in for a trouble, since it was a mix of three of Strauss' Waltzs, Schatz-Walzer, the beautiful Rosen aus dem Süden(the main body) and lagunen Walzer (finale) : unless one knows that, it would be impossible.

    The interesting and wonder-ful (not necessary wonderful) portion was, after this waltz, when Deanna was dancing with Stack, I observed there was something in her left hand, what was it I wondered.... and then it struck me. That was the cloak-ticket. And she had retained it, held between the forefinger and middle finger of her hand, till she exchanged it for cloak. In fact she had been playing with it, even during the 'spring waltz'. This was unexpected that one would go for that much precision. I wonder who thought about it, Koster or Deanna ? I am sure the viewers won't have noticed it, or even wondered if it wasn't there (you could have some pocket or fold in the dress to keep it).
    9lugonian

    After the Ball is Over

    FIRST LOVE (Universal, 1939), directed by Henry Koster, stars Deanna Durbin in one of her ever popular movie roles. Basically a retelling of the old "Cinderella" story set in contemporary New York City, the youthful Durbin, making her sixth screen appearance, and Robert Stack, in movie debut, are supported by fine movie veterans, namely gravel voice Eugene Palette, Leatrice Joy (former lead actress of the silent screen), and Kathleen Howard in a small but important role as the crusty but wise old-maid school teacher with a heart of gold. Aside from her previous works opposite W.C. Fields in three classic comedies of the mid 1930s, this is one of the few times where Howard's talent as a true character actress is fully realized. And now back to Durbin's FIRST LOVE.

    The plot begins at a high school graduation with the gathering of classmates receiving their diplomas, one being Constance "Connie" Harding (Deanna Durbin). With her parents dead and no relative in attendance, Connie is invited to spend the summer with her closest friend, Marcia (Marcia Mae Jones), but in good faith for all the financial support awarded her, she decides to stay with her uncle, James F. Clinton (Eugene Palette), a business tycoon, and his family. Afraid to face the challenge that awaits her, it is Miss Wiggens (Kathleen Howard), her former teacher, who encourages to move on, bringing hope and happiness to those around her. Although Connie does win over her uncle's servants, she's made to feel like an outsider by his wife, Grace (Leatrice Joy), spending much time studying astrology; Walter (Lewis Howard), their lazy son who'd rather be served than working; and Barbara (Helen Parrish), the stuck-up daughter who delights in giving orders and not taking them. Very much interested in high society's Ted Drake (Robert Stack), Barbara makes every effort keeping Connie away from him. Though invited to attend the ball with her mother and brother, and hope of meeting Ted again, Barbara purposely arranges for Connie to remain at home to entertain a visiting uncle from Washington during their absence. Feeling pity towards the disappointed Connie, the servants arrange having the family chauffeur (Jack Mulhall) purposely detain the Clintons by getting arrested while giving the opportunity for Connie to attend with the understanding she'd have to leave by midnight. After a grand evening with Ted, Connie, nearly forgetting the time, makes a hasty departure the very moment the Clintons arrive, leaving behind her one slipper found by Ted. When Barbara finds that Connie did attend the ball, their confrontation forces Connie to leave, causing Clinton, who cares for Connie, to become deeply ashamed for what his family has done.

    In traditional thirties films depicting rich families, the Clintons in FIRST LOVE could very well be that of the Bullocks from the 1936 Universal comedy, MY MAN GODFREY, starring William Powell and Carole Lombard, each casting Eugene Palette as the millionaire with family he would rather forget. Instead of casting Alice Brady as the scatterbrained wife, Leatrice Joy is given the assignment, as did Lewis Howard's good-for-nothing son over Mischa Auer's freeloading protégé. There's no butler named Godfrey this time around, but good natured servants enacted by lesser known actors as Mary Treen (Agnes, the maid); Dorothy Vaughn (Ollie, the maid); Lucille Ward (The Cook); and Charles Coleman (George, the Butler). Other familiar faces as Frank Jenks (a Policeman and friend of the family servants); Samuel S. Hinds, Thurston Hall and Doris Lloyd fill in the void in lesser roles while Durbin highlights with her grand singing of "There's No Place Like Home," "Amapola." "Spring in My Heart" (by Johann Strauss) and "Un Bel Di" (One Fine Day) from Giacomo Puccini's "Madame Butterfly." Regardless of its title and Durbin's then publicized first screen kiss, FIRST LOVE is far from being trite formula. In fact, it's one of her and the studio's top productions of the year. Not having to resort to storybook fashion of "Cinderella," FIRST LOVE simply modernizes an old fairy tale, resulting to something quite original thanks to the fine screenplay, and natural, low-key performances by Durbin and Palette. Palette's great moment comes when he finally lets out steam telling off his selfish family, while Durbin adds humor during the ball by unwittingly stepping onto the platform in the place originally intended for another guest singer (Grace Hayle). There's also a touch of creativity in movie making in the ballroom sequence where all the guests virtually disappear in Connie's mind (and viewers) while dancing and conversing with Ted, and reappearing the very moment Connie returns to reality.

    In spite of Durbin and her movies being the box office attractions at the time, presently appears to be of minor importance. Due to lack of television broadcasts since the 1980s, the time when FIRST LOVE had some exposure on public television, along with home video distribution in 1996, the Durbin products appear to be less popular due to its sugar sweet reputation. Having Durbin movies on DVD packages labeled "The Sweetheart Package" doesn't help matters either, yet looking back at these particular films whenever possible shows the entertaining values and certain star quality that has delighted audiences in an era so different from what's presented today. (***1/2)
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    Sweet little musical, great for Durbin fans

    "First Love" was a major transition for Universal star Deanna Durbin, as she was being positioned to shift from child star to engenue (something that Fox was inevitably unable to accomplish with Shirley Temple at the same time). While the film is not an overblown epic, it's lavish in the details, and carefully produced to give the whole piece a maximum of charm. To today's audiences, it might be a bit saccharine, but if you can dial down the cynicism of our age, the film's positive points grow.

    Durbin plays much more subtly in this film than she had in many of her earlier films--signalling that she was now "maturer" instead of being a juvenile whirlwind ball of energy like she had been in "Three Smart Girls" and "100 Men and a Girl." Her beau, played by an impossibly young (and almost scarily good looking) Robert Stack, gives Durbin her first screen kiss--a source of major publicity for the film at the time.

    The story is an updated Cinderella/screwball comedy, which nevertheless allows Durbin's character to break out into a few operatic arias throughout the film (this also takes some getting used to for modern audiences). The most memorable part of the film, suitably, happens during "the ball," where Durbin and Stack dance for the first time. Employing a charming idea, a shot of a crowded dance floor dissolves to a shot of just the duo dancing, to imply how the pair are so involved with each other that the rest of the world has faded away. If you like stuff like this, then you'll revel in the rest of the film.
    7SimonJack

    Modern musical Cinderella with Deanna Durbin singing

    "First Love" is a delightful 20th century Cinderella story, with good songs by Deanna Durbin and some light comedy. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards. Since most people know the Cinderella plot, a lot more need not be said. Except that a very good supporting cast does justice to a good screenplay in this modern adaptation of the story.

    Durbin is Constance Harding in the Cinderella role. The prince role is Ted Drake, played by Robert Stack. There isn't a fairy godmother, a pumpkin or adaptable mice. But this Cinderella has relatives with a house and servants who take to her. And, a somewhat beleaguered and withdrawn Uncle James Clinton (played by Eugene Pallette), who eventually comes to life thanks to Constance.

    When she is rejected by her cousins, Constance returns to the orphanage where she was raised. She had known family there, among all the other girls, the teachers and the director, Miss Wiggins (played by Kathleen Howard). She says she will stay there and become a teacher also. But she gets some sage counseling from Miss Wiggins.

    Miss Wiggins, "Do you like cats?" Constance Harding, "No, not much." Miss Wiggins, "Huh! You'll get to love them. They've got sense. They're like men. Feed them, pet them, and admire them, and they'll purr. Every woman wants to make somebody purr. You want to lock yourself up in a world of women."

    Constance notices the ladies of the faculty with tears on their faces listening to her sing a beautiful aria. She later asks Miss Wiggins about it. Wiggins says, "Old maids ore only happy when they cry. You'll find that out."

    But, just as in the fairy tale, the prince charming in this film finds his Cinderella. And Ted Drake sees to it that Constance won't be among the spinster faculty at the orphanage. It's an entertaining film that the whole family should enjoy.

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      Deanna Durbin's character gives her birthdate as 4 December - Durbin's own.
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      Miss Wiggins: The trouble with you young people is you don't believe in anything. You're afraid, afraid of hope, afraid of happiness.

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      Featured in Tua per sempre (1943)
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      Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)
      Music by José María Lacalle

      Lyrics by Albert Gamse

      Sung by Deanna Durbin

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    • Data di uscita
      • 10 novembre 1939 (Stati Uniti)
    • Paese di origine
      • Stati Uniti
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      • Inglese
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    • Luoghi delle riprese
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, Stati Uniti
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