The Boy Friend Page #2

Synopsis: The assistant stage manager of a small-time theatrical company (Polly Browne) is forced to understudy for the leading lady (Rita) at a matinée performance at which an illustrious Hollywood director (Cecil B. DeThrill) is in the audience scouting for actors to be in his latest "all-talking, all-dancing, all-singing" extravaganza. Polly also happens to fall in love with the leading man (Tony) and imagines several fabulous fantasy sequences in which the director is free to exercise his capacity for over-the-top visuals in this charming 1920's era flick.
Director(s): Ken Russell
Production: MGM
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.8
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%
G
Year:
1971
137 min
363 Views


AT A TIME LIKE THIS?

BUT THEY MUST SPEAK

TO YOU PERSONALLY!

IT'S NOT C.B. COCHRAN

FROM LONDON, IS IT?

NO, IT AIN'T.

IT'S THE HOSPITAL.

HA HA HA. BON.

THEN YOU WILL DELIVER

IT STRAIGHT-AWAY?

MERCI!

(ALL CHATTERING AMONGST SELVES)

S'IL VOUS PLAIT,

HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN

WHO YOU ARE?

ALL:
FORGOTTEN

WHO WE ARE?

OF COURSE NOT!

WE'RE PERFECT YOUNG LADIES

PREPARING TO TAKE

OUR PLACES AMONG

THE NOBLESSE:

WE'RE PERFECT YOUNG LADIES

PREPARING TO MAKE

THE MOST OF:

THE CHARM WE POSSESS

YOU'RE BEING FINISHED,

AND YOUR FAMILIES' WEALTH

MAY BE DIMINISHED, BUT...

AT LEAST YOU ALL

HAVE PERFECT HEALTH

AND MAKING THE GRADE

IS OUR DUTY, YOU SEE

FOR PERFECT YOUNG

LADIES ARE WE:

WE'RE PERFECT YOUNG LADIES

WE HOPE TO ATTRACT

A HUSBAND WHOSE:

CREDIT IS GOOD:

YOU MAY BE:

YOUNG LADIES:

BUT WHY:

DON'T YOU ACT

THE WAY THA A YOUNG LADY SHOULD?

I'VE OFTEN

TOLD YOU:

PLEASE DON' TELL US AGAIN

I OUGH TO SCOLD YOU

BUT...

YOU KNOW I WILL BE QUITE IN VAIN

FOR BEING OUR MAID

IS YOUR DUTY, YOU SEE

FOR PERFEC YOUNG LADIES ARE WE

OH!

OH!

PERFECT YOUNG:

LADIES ARE:

PERFECT YOUNG:

LADIES ARE:

PERFECT YOUNG:

LADIES ARE WE:

TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE!

NOT RITA.

TRAPPED HER HIGH HEEL

IN A TRAM LINE.

HER FOOT.

OOH, IT AIN'T OFF?

NO, OF COURSE NOT.

MILD FRACTURE, BUT SHE'S

LAID UP JUST THE SAME.

WE'RE RUINED!

NO, WE'RE NOT.

YOU WILL HAVE:

TO GO ON.

GET READY!

WHAT, ME?

BUT I'M ONLY

THE A.S.M.!

L...l CAN'T GO ON.

IT'S THE ASSISTANT STAGE

MANAGER'S JOB

TO UNDERSTUDY EVERYBODY'S PART.

NOW I TOLD YOU THA WHEN I TOOK YOU ON.

NOW HURRY UP:

AND DON'T ARGUE.

YOU'VE GO EXACTLY 5 MINUTES!

OOH, I DON'T KNOW.

I FEEL FUNNY.

(STREET MUSICIANS PLAYING)

ZOOM!

YES?

I WANT THE BEST SEAT IN

THE HOUSE.

AH. NOW LET ME SEE.

YOU COULD HAVE:

THE ROYAL BOX.

I'LL TAKE IT.

EXCEPT THAT IT'S

PERMANENTLY RESERVED

FOR THE PRINCESS

ARTHUR OF CONNAUGHT.

WE OFTEN STAY WITH HER.

OH, REALLY.

NOW, HOW ABOU THE STAGE BOX?

HOW MUCH?

ONE POUND, PLEASE.

MUST BE A SMALL BOX.

HOW MANY ARE YOU?

WE ARE ONE!

ANY FURTHER ORDERS,

MR. DETHRILL, SIR?

JUST WAIT OUTSIDE.

ON NO ACCOUNT MUST MR. DETHRILL

BE DISTURBED, WOMAN.

- GET IT?!

- REALLY!

OH, WHY DOES SHE

HAVE TO HAVE:

SUCH BLINKING BIG

PLATES OF MEAT, ALPH?

NOW STOP WORRYING

AND TRY THAT FOR SIZE.

ROSEMARIE AND MISS SUKA

VOLLEN, THEN. OH, WELL.

IT FITS.

YES. OH, WELL, FIND THE

OTHER ONE,

AND YOU'RE READY

FOR THE BALL.

I HEAR YOU'RE

GOING ON.

YES.

ALL THE BEST.

YOU'RE NOT WEARING THOSE,

ARE YOU?

OH.

BUT, Y-YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL!

GOOD LUCK.

ALL THIS IN ONE DAY.

IT'S TOO MUCH.

COME ON, CINDERELLA.

YOU'RE ON!

OH, HOW PERFECTLY RIPPING!

OUR VERY FIRST CARNIVAL BALL.

EN FRANCAIS, OF COURSE.

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Ken Russell

Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell (3 July 1927 – 27 November 2011) was an English film director, known for his pioneering work in television and film and for his flamboyant and controversial style. His films in the main were liberal adaptations of existing texts, or biographies, notably of composers of the Romantic era. Russell began directing for the BBC, where he made creative adaptations of composers' lives which were unusual for the time. He also directed many feature films independently and for studios. He is best known for his Oscar-winning film Women in Love (1969), The Devils (1971), The Who's Tommy (1975), and the science fiction film Altered States (1980). Russell also directed several films based on the lives of classical music composers, such as Elgar, Delius, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, and Liszt.Film critic Mark Kermode, speaking in 2006, and attempting to sum up the director's achievement, called Russell, "somebody who proved that British cinema didn't have to be about kitchen-sink realism—it could be every bit as flamboyant as Fellini. Later in his life he turned to making low-budget experimental films such as Lion's Mouth and Revenge of the Elephant Man, and they are as edgy and 'out there' as ever".Critics have accused him of being obsessed with sexuality and the Catholic Church. more…

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