
De-Lovely is an original musical portrait of American composer Cole Porter, filled with his unforgettable songs. In the film, Porter is looking back on his life as if it was one of his spectacular stage shows, with the people and events of his life becoming the actors and action onstage. Through elaborate production numbers and popular hits like "Anything Goes," "It's De-Lovely," and "Night and Day," Porter's elegant, excessive past comes to light - including his deeply compl... (Full plot summary below)
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De-Lovely is an original musical portrait of American composer Cole Porter, filled with his unforgettable songs. In the film, Porter is looking back on his life as if it was one of his spectacular stage shows, with the people and events of his life becoming the actors and action onstage. Through elaborate production numbers and popular hits like "Anything Goes," "It's De-Lovely," and "Night and Day," Porter's elegant, excessive past comes to light - including his deeply complicated relationship with his wife and muse, Linda Lee Porter.
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| San Jose Mercury NewsGlenn LovellA refreshing change from Hollywood's typical wages-of-sin sermon. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe movie is remarkably touching and engrossing, with Kline's spot-on acting and realistically second-rate singing balancing Judd's one-note performance as his wife. |
| Blunt ReviewEmily BluntDe-Lovely is a work of art, in the medium of film, with an almost dreamlike vision, as if we've fallen into a portal through the floodlights...READ ON-> |
| CinerinaKarina MontgomeryA fascinating framing device highlights beautiful Kline and Judd and intricate in-camera editing. Gorgeous and moving. |
| Aisle SeatMike McGranaghanDe-Lovely features a first-rate performance that ought to earn Kevin Kline an Oscar nomination. |
| Old School ReviewsJohn A. Nesbitthe power of the music alone is enough to make this film worth viewing |
| jackiekcooper.comJackie K. CooperKline/Judd are de-lectable and the movie is de-vine. |
| EDGE BostonDavid FoucherDe-lovely might be decorous, but it falls significantly short of its own lofty artistic intents... in short, was should have been de-lightful is barely mediocre. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordKline alone provides the film with any of its non-musical energy |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertA musical and a biography, and brings to both of those genres a worldly sophistication that is rare in the movies. |