Post by Bearcata on Jul 17, 2018 5:01:28 GMT
Found this on Netflix. Luv'ed it.
It is a very stylized documentary about someone I knew very little about and revealed a bit about the history of Hollywood. Well worth watching.
Women He's Undressed is a cinema length documentary that explores the life of Australia's most prolific costume designer. Until now Orry-Kelly has been unacknowledged in his country of birth and pretty well forgotten in the adopted country of his greatest success. During the boom years of Hollywood he was the costume designer on an astonishing 282 motion pictures. He designed for the stars like Marilyn Monroe, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Rosalind Russell, Errol Flynn and many more of the immortals. His films included Some Like It Hot, Casablanca, An American in Paris and Now, Voyager. Orry-Kelly (Jack to his friends) won three Academy Awards and was nominated for a fourth. Orry-Kelly was Head of Warner Brothers Costume Department during the richest period of American film, the establishment of the dream factory and its effect on mass culture. He was outrageous, witty, outspoken, a drinker and uncompromising but he survived partially protected by his friendship with Jack and Ann Warner and gossip columnist Hedda Hopper and ultimately by his extraordinary talent.
—Damien Parer
A celebration of the colorful life of Australia's great Oscar winner, Orry-Kelly, played out during the Golden Years of Hollywood. Until now, Orry-Kelly has been unacknowledged in his country of birth. He costume designed 282 motion pictures. He designed for the stars like Marilyn Monroe, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Rosalind Russell, Errol Flynn and many more immortals. He was outrageous, witty, outspoken, a drinker, and uncompromising in his sexuality at a time when Hollywood was deeply conservative. He won Academy Awards for Some Like it Hot, Les Girls and An American in Paris.
A documentary about the life of the Australian costume designer and three time Oscar winner Orry-Kelly.
—Damien Parer
A celebration of the colorful life of Australia's great Oscar winner, Orry-Kelly, played out during the Golden Years of Hollywood. Until now, Orry-Kelly has been unacknowledged in his country of birth. He costume designed 282 motion pictures. He designed for the stars like Marilyn Monroe, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Rosalind Russell, Errol Flynn and many more immortals. He was outrageous, witty, outspoken, a drinker, and uncompromising in his sexuality at a time when Hollywood was deeply conservative. He won Academy Awards for Some Like it Hot, Les Girls and An American in Paris.
A documentary about the life of the Australian costume designer and three time Oscar winner Orry-Kelly.
It is a very stylized documentary about someone I knew very little about and revealed a bit about the history of Hollywood. Well worth watching.