2. Some Like it Hot (1959)
Directed by Billy Wilder
Starring Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe
Winner of the Best Costume Design Academy Award. Nominated for 6, Including Best Director.
Unless you are both blind and deaf, this film alone should prove that Billy Wilder is the greatest director of all time. And screenwriter. The writing in this is so sharp. It is complex, yet it is simple. It is funny, yet it is affectionate. I've seen this movie about ten times, methinks. And there's still more to go...
Thursday, March 29, 2007
The Seven Best Comedies: #2
Labels:
Academy Awards,
Best Comedies,
Oscar Obession,
Oscars,
Some Like it Hot
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