The Stripper (film)
- Joanne Woodward: Purple
- Richard Beymer: Kenny
- Claire Trevor: Helen
- Robert Webber: Ricky
- Carol Lynley: Miriam
- Louis Nye: Ronnie
- Gypsy Rose Lee: Madame Olga
- Michael J. Pollard: Jelly
The Lost Rose is an American film drama from 1963 based on the play A Loss of Roses by William Inge.
Action
After her career as a dancer in the film has failed, Purple Green occurs at a second-rate stage show. The show is touring the country and comes in a small town in Kansas, spent in the purple part of her childhood. The show manager Ricky Powers, Lila's lover, leaves a lot of money in the city. Lila meets her old friend Helen Baird again and learns to know Helen's son Kenny. The young man is fond of purple and leaves his girlfriend to make Lila a marriage proposal. First, Lila is happy, but soon she sees that Kenny's request is a result of his youthful levity.
Ricky returns and Lila offers a new appearance. You should do a striptease, which also takes Lila. Kenny looks at the show and is bothered by Lilas obvious vilification. He renewed his proposal of marriage. Lila refuses again, because she knows that a wedding with Kenny would never work. She decides for her new career as a stripper.
Criticism
The lexicon of the International film described the film as " psychological study, while not conclusive enough appears in the final analysis, the constant interchange of stylized theater world and realistic reproduction of reality, however, the sensitive personality study of a man between wishful thinking and later offers self-knowledge. "
Bosley Crowther of The New York Times saw lack of artistic quality, which could cover the frail skeleton with some seriousness.
The Variety was that the film was an unsuccessful attempt to give the Broadway flop substance and claim.
Awards
1964 was nominated for the Oscar William Travilla for Best Costume Design ( b / w).
Joanne Woodward finished fifth at the award ceremony of the Laurel Award in the category Best Female Dramatic Performance.
Background
The film is one of the few U.S. productions that appeared earlier in Germany (14 June 1963) than in the U.S. itself (19 June 1963).
The play on which the film is based, had its premiere on November 28, 1959 in Eugene O'Neill Theatre. This was followed by 25 performances. Warren Beatty, who played the role of Kenny on the stage in 1960 for a Tony Award nomination.
Director Schaffner was responsible for a theater production for the first time. For Jerry Wald, it was the last film as a producer. He died of a heart attack during filming.