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Dodsworth (1936) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
101 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Biographies
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1936 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
William Wyler

Written By:
Sinclair Lewis
Sidney Howard

Actors:
Walter Huston ..... Sam Dodsworth
Ruth Chatterton ..... Fran Dodsworth
Paul Lukas ..... Arnold Iselin
Mary Astor ..... Mrs. Edith Cortright
Kathryn Marlowe ..... Emily Dodsworth McKee
David Niven ..... Capt. Clyde Lockert
Gregory Gaye ..... Baron Kurt Von Obersdorf
Maria Ouspenskaya ..... Baroness Von Obersdorf
Odette Myrtil ..... Renée De Penable
John Payne ..... Harry McKee
Spring Byington ..... Matey Pearson
Harlan Briggs ..... Tubby Pearson

Synopsis:

In this highly acclaimed adaptation of Sinclair Lewis's novel, Walter Huston plays Sam Dodsworth, a good-hearted, middle-aged man who runs an auto manufacturing firm. His wife Fran (Ruth Chatterton) is obsessed with the notion that she's growing old, and she eventually persuades Sam to sell his interest in the company and take her to Europe. He agrees for the sake of their marriage, but before long Fran has begun to think of herself as a cosmopolitan sophisticate and thinks of Sam as dull and unadventurous. Craving excitement, Fran begins spending her time with other men and eventually informs Sam that she's leaving him for a minor member of royalty. While in Italy, Sam runs into Edith Cortright (Mary Astor), an attractive widow whom he first met while sailing to Europe. Edith seems to understand Sam in a way his wife does not, and they fall in love. However, Sam impulsively breaks off their relationship, only to discover in her absence just how deeply he cares for her.

A bittersweet tale of the increasing estrangement of a retired automobile tycoon and his wife. Increasingly obsessed with maintaining an appearance of youth, she falls in with a crowd of frivolous socialites during their 'second honeymoon' European vacation. He, in turn, meets a woman who is everything she is not; self-assured, self-confident, and able to take care of herself.

Businessman and wife take an extended European holiday during which Huston discovers that his aging, frivolous wife is having an affair. He meets another woman who restores his faith and gives him a reason to live. When Chatterton realizes what she may be losing, she attempts a reconciliation, but it is too late.

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