Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (1950's) (127 movies items)

" Notes: I have to confess, I had no idea what the whole thing was actually about and the beginning was quite confusing, at least, to me. Furthermore, it took a while to take off. Still, it was definitely worth the wait after all. Indeed, I really enjoyed the realistic approach but, above all, I thought that the 2 characters played by Tony Curtis and Burt Lancaster were just fascinating. Indeed, those 2 guys were some of the most slimy and conniving characters I have ever seen thanks to some re"

Best Films of 1957 (25 movies items)

" Classic performances that inspired every business man in the 50s."

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2018) (828 movies items)

" Notes: I have to confess, I had no idea what the whole thing was actually about and the beginning was quite confusing, at least, to me. Furthermore, it took a while to take off. Still, it was definitely worth the wait after all. Indeed, I really enjoyed the realistic approach but, above all, I thought that the 2 characters played by Tony Curtis and Burt Lancaster were just fascinating. Indeed, those 2 guys were some of the most slimy and conniving characters I have ever seen thanks to some re"

Movies Viewed in 2018 (361 movies items)

"A tough classic drama with Burt Lancaster as an all-powerful Broadway columnist who persuades Tony Curtis's desperate press agent to break up the relationship between Lancaster's sister and a jazz musician. One of those films where the dialogue crackles and deserves multiple screenings to capture the effect of the performances. Lancaster and Curtis have never been better is a game of wit. A film that will stay with you."

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"Faced with looming unemployment following the sale of Ealing Studios in 1954, director Alexander Mackendrick made the leap from directing some of the best loved British comedies of the era to a completely different style of American production with amazing smoothness. Few directors have two such different films as 'Whiskey Galore' and 'Sweet Smell of Success' in their canon, although the darker tones of Mackendrick's previous film 'The Ladykillers' bridges the gap between the two styles. Featuri"

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"My Rating:8/10 "

Watched in 2017 (34 movies items)

"16.03.2017"

Movies seen in 2017 (198 movies items)

"03.03. DVD, 1st viewing DIRECTED BY Alexander Mackendrick A cosy combination of noir, New York, jazz, cynicism, journalism and men being complete dickheads. Kind of a hard film to not enjoy on at least some level. "

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"my rating: 7,0"

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"In fairness, were a film like “Sweet Smell Of Success” to debut at some festival today (and, oh, would that it did), it’d likely pick up strong reviews, but be dismissed at the end of 140 characters by most critics as ‘not an awards movie.’ It’s true that Alexander Mackendrick’s masterpiece is one of the most savage and sour satires of showbusiness ever made, and there may have been a reluctance to bite the hand feeding voters, but it’s still a little shocking that it got absolut"