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    Sweet Charity

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    Bob Fosse's Broadway success SWEET CHARITY based on FEDERICO FELLINI'S " THE NIGHTS OF CABIRIA " is very badly transferred to the screen yet with a solid cast headed by Shirley MacLaine. The original story by Fellini and even the Broadway musical were smash hits. The main problem was that Bob Fosse was just starting out as a film maker and it shows. The changes for the movie were all disastrous and not even Shirley could do much to salvage this sinking ship. It was a sad flop speaking in general terms. Director, Stars, Fellini himself saw the enormous pitfalls, but one learns from one one's mistakes and BOB FOSSE DID!

    Just three years later, Bob Fosse created a sensation with CABARET winning 9 Oscars including Best Director. It is the only film to win so many Oscars and not win Best Picture. That honour went to THE GODFATHER which won only 3 Oscars in 1972... bet this is a fact few know, thinking The Godfather cleaned up at the Oscars. IT DID NOT, not by a long shot! Not even Francis Ford Coppola was able to win over FOSSE, but Coppola did win BEST DIRECTOR and PICTURE for GODFATHER II which I believe is a much, much better film than the original Godfather.

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    pietroantoni@  5.3.2015 age: 36-49 14,528 reviews

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