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John Van Druten (1901–1957)

Auteur de Bell Book and Candle [1958 film]

29+ oeuvres 633 utilisateurs 11 critiques

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Comprend les noms: John Van Druten, John Van Druten

Crédit image: Photo by Carl Van Vechten, Nov. 30, 1932 (Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Carl Van Vechten Collection, Digital ID: van 5a52713)

Œuvres de John Van Druten

Bell Book and Candle [1958 film] (1958) — Screenwriter — 134 exemplaires
I Am a Camera (1951) 104 exemplaires
I Remember Mama (1944) 103 exemplaires
The Voice of the Turtle. (1943) 39 exemplaires
I Remember Mama [1948 film] (1948) — Original play — 39 exemplaires
Old Acquaintance [1943 film] (1943) — Screenwriter — 15 exemplaires
Old Acquaintance (1940) 11 exemplaires
London Wall (Oberon Modern Plays) (1931) 8 exemplaires
The Distaff Side (A Play) (1934) 6 exemplaires
The Widening Circle 4 exemplaires
Playwright at Work (1971) 4 exemplaires
After All: A Play In Three Acts (1929) 3 exemplaires
The Damask Cheek (1943) 3 exemplaires
Night Must Fall [1937 film] (1999) — Screenwriter — 3 exemplaires
The vicarious years (1955) 3 exemplaires
Make Way For Luca 2 exemplaires
The Mermaids Singing. (1946) 1 exemplaire
Make way for Lucia : a comedy (1999) 1 exemplaire
Behold, We Live: A Play (1934) 1 exemplaire
Diversion: A Play in Three Acts (1928) 1 exemplaire

Oeuvres associées

Three Comedies of American Family Life (1961) — Contributeur — 122 exemplaires
Best Plays of the Modern American Theatre: Second Series (1947) — Contributeur — 82 exemplaires
Best American Plays: Third Series, 1945-1951 (1952) — Contributeur — 69 exemplaires
Vedanta for Modern Man (1951) — Contributeur, quelques éditions47 exemplaires
Best American Plays: Fourth Series, 1951-1957 (1958) — Contributeur — 43 exemplaires
Stories Selected from The Unexpected (1948) — Auteur — 39 exemplaires
Rich and Famous [1981 film] (1999) — Original play — 5 exemplaires
The Fireside Treasury of Modern Humor (1963) — Contributeur — 5 exemplaires

Étiqueté

Partage des connaissances

Date de naissance
1901-06-01
Date de décès
1957-12-19
Lieu de sépulture
Coachella Valley Public Cemetery
Sexe
male
Nationalité
UK
Lieu de naissance
London, England, UK
Lieu du décès
Indio, California, USA
Professions
playwright
theater director
Organisations
American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature, 1951)
Courte biographie
Became a U.S. citizen in adulthood

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Critiques

A witch puts her neighbor under a love spell.

2.5/4 (Okay).

It completely fails as a romance, but it's pleasant enough as a comedy.
 
Signalé
comfypants | 1 autre critique | Jan 18, 2021 |
Light-hearted romantic comedy that sees modern day witch Gillian (Kim Novak) using her powers to seduce handsome publisher Shep Henderson (James Stewart). The path of modern witchcraft and stolen love don't run smoothly, however. Director Richard Quine delivers a colourful and charming film played out on some great sets, with some first class cinematography. James Stewart and Kim Novak are great in the leads - Stewart is all warmth and charm while Novak is icy and detached. They shouldn't work as a romantic pairing but they have a ton of chemistry between them.… (plus d'informations)
½
1 voter
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calum-iain | 1 autre critique | Dec 23, 2018 |
A romantic comedy that's fun to stage, but— well, community theatre fare. Sorta like the television show I dream of Jeannie (yes, an attractive witch is the main character). I designed the lighting for a showcase in New York.
 
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deckla | 1 autre critique | Sep 7, 2018 |
Utterly charming. And still relevant, in a way. But for its time, as Sketchbook says in his (?) review, very brave. I think my favorite part was how everything just works out so beautifully and believably in the end.

The setting is simple, the plot straightforward, the dialogue intelligent but lucid, the emotional resonances rich, authentic, and natural.

The third character, Olive, is an effective stand-in for current proper sensibilities, even though she's promiscuous, because she does get punished for being hypocritical. She doesn't think through what she really wants out of love and sex.

That may be one of Van Druten's main themes - think for yourself, consider consequences, worry less about the neighbors and more about the people you really care about, and communicate from the heart *and* mind with those special people.

I know there's a lot more in the play that I'm not getting because I'm not experienced or knowledgeable about the era, or plays. For example it's interesting that our heroine (an actress) is practicing The Potion Scene from Romeo and Juliet." Hmm...

But even though I'm sure there's more to get, I surely did enjoy what I did."
… (plus d'informations)
 
Signalé
Cheryl_in_CC_NV | 1 autre critique | Jun 6, 2016 |

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Statistiques

Œuvres
29
Aussi par
10
Membres
633
Popularité
#39,816
Évaluation
3.8
Critiques
11
ISBN
31
Langues
1

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