Long takes in a scene from travels with my aunt duration. Travels with my aunt isnt on the same level as sylvia scarlett, a star is born, and bhowani junction, probably my favorites, but it often seems just as personal, and it does have some of the superbly intricate and dispersed scope compositions that one often finds in the latter two. March 19, 2015 at his mothers funeral, stuffy bank clerk henry pulling meets his aunt augusta, an elderly eccentric with morethanshady dealings, who pulls him along on a whirlwind adventure, as she attempts to rescue an old lover. It tells us the entertaining story of henry pulling our very conservative, socially compliant, dull and boring erstwhile bank manager of some years standing. Phillip breen on travels with my aunt at the citizens. Toting the ashes of the woman he believed to be his mother, henry alec mccowen is hustled away by his previouslythoughtdead aunt augusta maggie smith to her london flat where he meets her livein wordsworth, louis gossett jr.
Travels with my aunt 1972 official trailer maggie smith, alec mccowen movie hd. Discover off broadway shows you love at the price thats right for you. There will be a special talkback on friday, april 21, with the cast and artistic director. Travels with my aunt 1972 george cukor, maggie smith, alec. Opening night on saturday, april 15, at 8pm, includes a postshow reception. Greene turns his perceptive eye to bigotry, drugs, sex, marriage, religion and death. Directed by the great george cukor, this lighthearted film is a. Travels with my aunt for his work in travels with my aunt 1972, costume designer anthony powell won two prizes. The comedy starts with the funeral of the prim and proper narrator henry pullings mother at which he meets his decidedly unconventional 75yearold aunt augusta. Travels with my aunt 1969 is a novel written by english author graham greene. My sleeping quarters are on the main floor, my writing room on the top where you see those two little windows. Released 1972, travels with my aunt stars maggie smith, alec mccowen, louis gossett jr. May 07, 2017 this play is an adaptation by giles havergal of graham greenes 1969 novel travels with my aunt and although regarded as a comic novel there are some darker undercurrents at play as the story unfolds.
Travels with my aunt remastered, manufactured on demand on. Travels with my aunt wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Travels with my aunt 1969 is certainly the funniest book by graham greene that i have read so far. It will play wednesdays at 7pm, thursdays through saturdays at 8pm, saturday and sunday matinees at 2pm with sundays at. Powell would also dress smith in death on the nile 1978, evil under the sun 1982 and hook 1991, as well as creating sets andor costumes for her stage appearances including private lives 1972 and. The audience was swept up with the outrageous characters and comical plot. The films plot retains the books central theme of the adventurous, amoral aunt and her respectable middle class nephew drawn in to share her life.
Travels with my aunt 1972 george cukor, maggie smith, alec mccowen, louis gossett jr. Travels in germany archives page 3 of 5 claire gebben. For his work in travels with my aunt 1972, costume designer anthony powell won two prizes. Over 100,000 german translations of english words and phrases. Travels with my aunt, brisbane, queensland, australia. I wanted to save money to travel the world while i was still young, before i settled down into a routine in life.
German translation of aunt collins english dictionary. Aunt augusta pulls henry away from his quiet suburban existence into a world of adventure, crime and the highly unconventional details of her past. While attending the cremation of his mothers remains, london bank manager henry pulling alec. The adaptation sticks pretty closely to the original story and, indeed, much of the dialogue is pretty much verbatim from the novel. The novel follows the travels of henry pulling, a retired bank manager, and his eccentric aunt augusta as they find their way across europe, and eventually even further afield. Usa 26 march 1996 video premiere also known as aka original title travels with my aunt. Travels with my aunt 1972 movie clip perhaps you find. Aunts, travel, fiction, voyages and travels, older women in fiction, older women, british in fiction, voyages and travels in fiction, retirees, aunts in fiction, open library staff picks, british, adventure stories, travelers in fiction, women travelers, women travelers in fiction, travelers, retirees in. Travels with my aunt, 1991 adaptation by giles havergal this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title travels with my aunt. Travels with my aunt, dvd, remastered, manufactured on demand, comedycontemporary, 883316381496. Travels with my aunt is a 1972 american comedy film directed by george cukor, written by jay presson allen and hugh wheeler, and starring maggie smith. But aunt augusta is bored and restless, subjecting henry to an unstoppable torrent of stories about her outrageous escapades during a long.
Travels with my aunt 1972 official trailer maggie smith, alec. Travels with my aunt is the place for those who view. German translation of aunt the official collins englishgerman dictionary online. Aunts, travel, fiction, voyages and travels, older women in fiction, older women, british in fiction, voyages and travels in fiction, retirees, aunts in fiction, open library staff picks, british, adventure stories, travelers in fiction, women travelers, women travelers in fiction, travelers. Travels with my aunt thomas jay ryan and daniel jenkins in a scene from the revival of giles havergaals 1989 stage adaptation of graham greenes 1969 novel. Barbels house lies, as they say, outside the wall, but still in the altstadt old town. At his mothers funeral, stuffy bank clerk henry pulling alec mccowen meets his aunt augusta bertram dame maggie smith, an elderly eccentric with morethanshady dealings who pulls him along on a whirlwind adventure as she attempts to rescue an old lover. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Based on the 1969 novel of the same name by graham greene it was released on december 17, 1972. Apr 19, 2017 director phillip breen on his return to the citizens theatre to direct giles havergals hilarious and iconic adaptation of graham greenes travels with my aunt. But he put travels with my aunt 1969 in a class by itself as the only book hed ever written just for the fun of it. Travels with my aunt is a 1972 american comedy film directed by george cukor, written jay presson allen and hugh wheeler, and starring maggie smith. Powell would also dress smith in death on the nile 1978, evil under the sun 1982 and hook 1991, as well as creating sets andor costumes for her. Review by luke krayenhoff, actors readthrough theatre, abbotsford, british columbia, canada.
Travels with my aunt by graham greene reading matters. Director phillip breen on his return to the citizens theatre to direct giles havergals hilarious and iconic adaptation of graham greenes travels with. In the footsteps of graham greene julia llewellyn smith on. Travels with my aunt film by cukor 1972 britannica.
It was nearly too much for me i found myself wincing from time to time when one of the movies ornate props seemed about to bean me but in the end i was won over, i guess. Travels with my aunt is the story based on the graham greene bestseller of an outrageous femme of indeterminate years cavorting in a set of outrageous situations which spell. Travels with my aunt here i was, twenty three years of age, had dropped out of college one year previously, and had just left my recent job in a local building society. In fact, this characterization was so engrained in my mind that i was completely stunned by her portrayal of the sexual, humorous, and utterly fabulous augusta in travels with my aunt. Jul 08, 2014 travels with my aunt wins costume design. George cukors travels with my aunt is a whimsical romantic fantasy that works. But dig a little deeper and theres a whole lot more happening underneath. Script request form theatre bcs script library is available for the exclusive use of our members in good standing. Travels with my aunt comes down to a one woman show.
Clever, entertaining, absorbing, quirky, great acting. Travels with my aunt 1972 george cukor, maggie smith. Phillip breen on travels with my aunt at the citizens theatre. Apr 06, 2017 travels with my aunt tells the story of a retired bank manager, henry pulling, whose dull suburban life is forever changed by his elderly aunt augusta, who convinces him to come travelling with her. Loosely based on the 1969 novel of the same name by graham greene. Travels with my aunt is een amerikaanse filmkomedie uit 1972 onder regie van george cukor. A riotous romp across europe and later south america ensues, but as the story progresses the belly laughs and hilarious moments give way to.
Travels with my aunt is the story based on the graham greene bestseller of an outrageous femme of indeterminate years cavorting in a set of outrageous situations which spell high comedy. Only love among the ruins 1975, a madefortelevision romantic comedy shot in england with hepburn and laurence olivier, and the corn is green 1979, also made for television, with katharine hepburn in the role of a. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. When my eyes tire of gazing at the screen, i peek out at the rooftop view. Travels with my aunt isnt on the same level as sylvia scarlett, a star is born, and bhowani junction, probably my favorites, but it often seems just as personal, and it does have some of the superbly intricate and dispersed scope. This play is an adaptation by giles havergal of graham greenes 1969 novel travels with my aunt and although regarded as a comic novel there are some darker undercurrents at play as the story unfolds. Other articles where travels with my aunt is discussed. The most conspicuous aspect of giles havergals adaptation of graham greenes 1969 picaresque novel travels with my aunt is the absence of an aunt. Travels with my aunt tells the story of a retired bank manager, henry pulling, whose dull suburban life is forever changed by his elderly aunt augusta, who convinces him to come travelling with her. Only love among the ruins 1975, a madefortelevision romantic comedy shot in england with hepburn and laurence olivier, and the corn is green 1979, also made for television, with katharine. Travels with my aunt is one of those rare books that you can read for enjoyment alone.
Directed by the great george cukor, this lighthearted film is a sort of auntie mame meets the pink panther. Travels with my aunt is the place for those who view shopping as an adventure. Shipped from uk, please allow 10 to 21 business days for arrival. Stage version of the popular novel, first performed at the citizens t. Austria, bahrain, belgium, brazil, canada, colombia, cote divoire, egypt, france, germany, hong kong, india. Buy travels with my aunt vintage classics new ed by graham greene isbn. Four middleaged men dressed in matching suits and knitted waistcoats multitask their way through greenes tale of comingofage in middle age. Travels with my aunt is a 1972 american comedy film directed by george cukor, written by jay.
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