Pillow Talk (film)

Pillow Talk (Original Title: Pillow Talk ) is an American comedy film directed by Michael Gordon in 1959 with Doris Day and Rock Hudson in the lead roles. This is the first of a series of three comedies with the trio Rock Hudson, Doris Day and Tony Randall in the lead roles. It was followed by the joint Movies A Lover Come and Send Me No Flowers.

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The interior designer January Morrow and composer Brad Allen have to share a phone line. That means in New York during the 1950s that the persons affected live in different parts of the city and never get to know each other, but listen to each other and may even fall into the word when a phone call with a third party. And Brad constantly seizes the line to flirt with its changing girlfriends. Jans housekeeper Alma is a faithful follower of this free radio plays; particularly likes the love song You are my inspiration, ... ( You are my inspiration, ...), in the Brad always fits to their corresponding female name, so that it acts like a composed impromptu declaration of love. Jan, however, is angry and interrupts the whispers of love more often because they themselves hardly make or receive calls can. Brad makes fun and keeps in January for an envious spinster.

All the more perplexed he is, as it turns out that Jan is the attractive blonde in a very backless dress on the dance floor of a night club one evening hovering over him. Because he feared as Brad Allen rebuffed, he introduces himself as Rex Stetson Jan, hochehrbarer and somewhat simple-minded businessman from Texas, before.

Jan is the handsome Rex with impeccable manners very impressed and begins to go out with him. I like her good friend and ( unsuccessful ) Long time admirer, the million heir Jonathan Forbes, not at all. He hired a private detective trying to figure out more about the competitors from Texas. At the same time Brad uses the dual phone connection to his turn " eavesdrop " Jans calls with Rex and then leave malicious comments about Rex's demure restraint: since this could not even bring itself to a kiss, even after several weeks, he belonged probably to the men who were interested in more for cooking recipes and beautiful fabrics than for women. The Jan has since become impatient even now be at the next appointment no stone unturned to seduce Rex - which is exactly what Brad wanted to drive them.

Brad's great plan but first abruptly crossed by Jonathan Forbes: this has recognized the photos of his detective immediately who is Rex Stetson: his best friend, Brad Allen, whose pop and Broadway shows he financed for a long time - and Jonathan very conscious always far has kept away by Jan Morrow. Now Jonathan is the wrong Rex to task, forcing him to immediately leave the city and to compose his new music show in Jonathan's country house finished. Just to be sure, Jonathan packed together even Brad's work utensils and waiting on the road until Brad has sailed. The Rex has as however since Jan administered to the first kiss, so this is more than willing to accompany him to a spontaneous romantic getaway.

The country house then bursts the bomb: Brad / Rex interrupts the tender Geturtel to get more logs for the fireplace. When he comes back into the house Jan sits at the piano and tried with a finger on the melody of a sheet of music, which she found by chance - and Brad hums automatically with: " You are my inspiration Jan Morrow ... " The duet ends shrill and abrupt; both are shocked by the exposure. January roars angrily into the next room and returns with a suitcase and coat. Meanwhile, Jonathan has arrived after he found out also Brad's last prank. He brings back to New York in January. Brad remains; speechless, helpless, and still with the bundle of firewood on her arm.

In the days after, Jonathan graze extensively on Brad's misery. The womanizer has seriously love - with the only woman that guarantees can not stand him. He ponders how he could get in touch with Jan again: it has neither child nor dog. Maybe you could to ingratiate himself with her ​​housekeeper? Jonathan waving gleefully from: in feisty Alma Brad could certainly not do anything. But Brad reaches over the phone in Jan's apartment and appealed successfully to her compassionate heart. She gives him the advice to engage Jan, interior designer for the renovation of his apartment. This is possible because even Jans chief assists. On the phone he rejects Brad's order loudly from, on the grounds that he himself had no time he and Jan would not expect to look at Brad's apartment. As planned, Jan hears and accepts the order immediately to prove to himself and the world that she is professional enough to overlook private differences.

To their professional objectivity, it is done when she finds out that Brad's apartment has technical refinements of very frivolous character: from a single switchboard can easily lock the front door, attenuate the light, turn on the record player - and reveal an inviting double bed. A visibly embarrassed Brad tries Jan to explain that he wants to change yes and was hoping that she supports him with advice to his apartment there. But Jan just wants to have none of it: she was accustomed to working alone and to present its customers only the finished result. And after she has thrown Brad, it brings out a vengeful sweeping blow. They transformed the apartment into a hideous colorful, cluttered with kitsch den of iniquity, which leaves no doubt as to the corrupt morals of their resident.

This now brings Brad into a rage. He angrily drags Jan, it has wisely avoided him show off their work itself, back to the place of their evil act and gives her to understand that he is a loving bride for whom he wants to give up his entire life, presented quite differently has. The completely baffled jan great difficulty to understand himself as the loving bride - but throws himself but just in time for the offending panel to prevent the disappointed Brad from leaving the apartment. He turns to Jan at, and in the shining eyes of the two is to read that they finally understood.

Criticism

For the lexicon of international film Pillow Talk was a " just as charming and amusing comedy that cleverly plays with the frivolous potential of the substance, but without being lewd ." This was especially the " funny [n ] script" and " playful mood of the performers " thanks.

Awards

Pillow Talk in 1960 was awarded the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Doris Day was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and Thelma Ritter as Best Supporting Actress. In addition, the film was nominated in the category Best Art Direction ( color film ) and won the Laurel Award for Best Comedy.

In 2009 the film was added to the National Film Registry.

Remake

2002 was a remake of the substance produced by ProSieben under the title No man for a number and directed by Jacob Schäuffelen. The two leading roles were played by Anne Brendler and Heio von Stetten.

1959 in film Michael Gordon (film director) Russell Rouse Maurice Richlin Stanley Shapiro Ross Hunter Film score Arthur E. Arling Lee Patrick (actress)
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