If youve never read any irwin shaw, i would highly recommend you put his brilliant war novel, the young lions at the top of your reading list and if you want a wonderful, big, sweeping fun novel try rich man, poor man. Robinson, cyd charisse, claire trevor, daliah lavi, george hamilton, and rosanna schiaffino. Two weeks in another town remastered, manufactured on. Robinson, recovering alcoholic actorproducer jack kirk douglas is having trouble with his exwife cyd charisse before mrs. A decade after collaborating on the bad and the beautiful, star kirk douglas and director vincente minnelli reunited for another inside look at the movie industry, featuring douglas as a hasbeen actor who encounters romantic and personal intrigue while making a lowbudget film. Two weeks in another town old hollywood meets the 1960s on. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. Regarder quinze jours ailleurs two weeks in another town en streaming francais vf hd 1962 complet gratuit sur. Through laughter and tears, they come to terms with the tragedies we all must face. Tcm directors on film 3of4 two weeks in another town intro duration. Other articles where two weeks in another town is discussed. Quinze jours ailleurs two weeks in another town stream. However, two weeks in another town is decidedly more bitter in tone, partly reflecting the decline in fortunes of the hollywood film.
Arriving in rome to work on a lowbudget film, he meets with a fellow actor and the two face a series of. It contains several references to the bad and the beautiful, a previous successful movie directed by. Two weeks in another town movie quotes rotten tomatoes. Two weeks in another town 1962 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Kruger claire trevor snaps, in vincente minnelli s. The family gains brief respite in the form of a hospice nurse, carol lowkey michael hyatt. After spending three years in an asylum, a washedup actor views a minor assignment from his old director in rome as a. Robinson is directing davie george hamilton and barzelli rosanna schiffiano, in vincente minnellis two weeks in another town, 1962. I wasnt much enamored of two weeks in another town 1962, vincent minnellis drama about a troubled hollywood film production shooting in rome, when it arrived on laserdisc in 1991. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises two weeks in another town lemonheads creator. Two weeks in another town trailer 1962 jack andrus, a onetime hollywood star whose sudden fall from stardom has led to alcoholism, divorce, a nearfatal automobile accident, and a nervous breakdown, spends 3 years in a new england sanatarium.
Trailer two weeks in another town quinze jours ailleurs. This film even uses excerpts from the 1952 film to stand in for kruger and andrus earlier collaboration. View all photos 5 two weeks in another town quotes. Home from the hill, bells are ringing, and on a clear day you can see forever. Two weeks in another town is a solid work, filled with some of shaws insightful writing, but overall its not his best effort. After his career has tapered off, a oncefamous actor attempts to overcome his mental and emotional problems to get his life back together. Among numerous less obvious references to the first film. Having dealt superbly with hollywood ten years earlier in the bad and the beautiful, minnelli returned to. Two weeks in another town 1962 is one of my favorite vincent minnelli films of the 1960s, a movie melodrama as in a melodrama about the movies set in the italy, where hasbeens and struggling talents come to cash in on cutrate productions and one washedup actor kirk douglas tries to find his confidence after bottoming out in alcohol and selfpity. After spending time in a sanitarium, washed up movie star jack andrus heads to rome to work with director maurice kruger whom he has worked with in the past. No quotes approved yet for two weeks in another town. Robinson 1962 washedup exstar kirk douglas restarts at the bottom as a dubber for edward g.
Two weeks in another town is a 1962 american drama film directed by vincente minnelli and starring kirk douglas, edward g. Two weeks in another town movie 1962 video dailymotion. Two weeks in another town movie trailer 1962 plot synopsis. This movie is a loose remake of a 1973 french crime drama written and directed by jose giovanni, who wrote a handful of classic genre pictures, including jacques beckers prisonbreak picture le trou, alain corneaus gangsterontherun story classe tous risques both 1960 and jeanpierre melvilles onelastcaper le deuxieme souffle 1966. Glad to do this favor for kruger, he takes charge and gets the film back on. Two weeks in another town original trailer youtube. In 1952, star kirk douglas, director vincente minnelli, producer john. Two weeks in another town 1962 has the technical advantages of color and widescreen, but otherwise it drags uncomfortable amounts of deja vu in from the bad and the beautiful 1952, with which it shares the same star kirk douglas, director vincente minnelli and composer david raskin, whose music verges on selfplagiarism in fact. A beautiful italian girl, a onetime movie idol turned na.
Jo van fleet was originally considered as krugers wife but the casting of claire trevor was hoped would rekindle the chemistry she showed opposite robinson in the earlier key largo, for which she won an oscar. This may not be the best movie about the film business but its probably my favorite. One of hollywoods great directors, vincente minnelli, turns a jaundiced eye towards the film industry in this drama about the inner workings of the. Two weeks in another town 1962 has the technical advantages of color and. Two weeks in another town not available on your favorite video service. An unscrupulous movie producer uses an actress, a director and a writer to achieve success. However, a few months later i saw the first film and then saw two weeks in another town. Two weeks in another town 1962, directed by vincente. Just out of a sanitarium, hasbeen screen idol jack andrus kirk douglas grabs at a small role in a movie shot in rome by a manipulative director edward g. Film quinze jours ailleurs two weeks in another town en. Screen idol jack andrus just out of a sanitarium grabs at a role in a movie shot in rome by a director. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Dont go into it expecting anything more than over the top soap opera with the suds on overflow and you wont be disappointed. Two weeks in another town 1962 movie clip terribly terribly after three years in recovery, actor and sometime executive jack kirk douglas arrives at cinecitta in rome where old pal kruger edward g.
Two weeks in another town 1962 movie clip under the. Two weeks in another town 1962 the movie database tmdb. Two weeks in another town 1962 directed by vincente. Two weeks in another town 1962 is one of my favorite vincent minnelli films of the 1960s, a movie melodrama as in a melodrama about the.
Two weeks in another town 1962 dvdrip x264 op youtube. And, having seen the bluray, im even less impressed with it now. Cant get youtube to display it in the more correct 2. Just out of a sanitarium, jack grabs at a small role in a movie shot in rome by a director. When she hangs on, they find themselves trapped together for two weeks. Two weeks in another town dvd 1962 region 1 us import ntsc. Two weeks is a very compressed, very predictable tearjerker of the sort that will eventually air on lifetime. The film depicts the shooting of a romantic costume drama in rome by a team of decadent hollywood stars, during the hollywood on the tiber era. Andrus is asked to take over the directors chair and complete the film. See the full list of two weeks in another town cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more.