Down to earth 1947 deity of dance terpsichore rita hayworth and her fellow muses are enraged when they learn that broadway hotshot danny miller larry parks is planning to spoof greek. Down to earth is a 1947 columbia musical starring rita hayworth. They have lived sidebyside since time immemorial, and the more idealistic think that situation can continue. Down to earth 1947 movie clip he just doesnt like me. Rita hayworth, marc platt and virginia hunter in down to earth. Jordan roland culver, taking over from the earlier films claude rains, terpsichore descends to earth in human form, landing a role in millers. Stacker has collected the best movie songs spanning 100 years of film. The film gone with the wind has a quote land is the only this worth living for and worth dying for because land is the only thing that lasts. Original columbia pictures scene lobby card 11x14 for the alexander hall musical comedy, down to earth 1947 starring rita hayworth, larry parks, marc platt, and roland culver.
Forget about trying to return to your body before its burned if your premature death was the result of a road accident involving a semitruckunlike in the films it remakes, down to earth acknowledges that such a body would be as totaled as the bike it was riding. Down to earth approved 1h 41min comedy, fantasy, musical 21 august 1947 usa upset about a new broadway musicals mockery of greek mythology, the goddess terpsichore comes down to earth and lands a part in the show. Jordan both directed by alexander hall, and in the same universe as cover girl 1944. Jordan, columbias down to earth is a camp and kitschlovers delight. A toned down chris rock fails to bring a limp script to life as the movie moves from one gag to the next. Down to earths a routine musical about the nature of pretension in musicals and entertainment. The dominant themes of the novel are the themes of partition. More beautiful than ever, rita hayworth stars as terpsichore, the goddess of dance. When amateur comedian lance barton chris rock finds himself at heavens door, he is convinced there has been a mistake. The revised play debuts on the road and is a complete flop. Rita hayworth is posing as actress kitty, really the goddess terpsichore, persuading director danny larry parks to make their show fancier, over the objections of his pal eddie marc platt in the muchlater musical sequel to here comes mr. Down to earth 1947 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Ernesto gainza stands 4,000 meters above the ground in dubai, preparing to set a guinness world record skydiving with the. With rita hayworth, larry parks, marc platt, roland culver. Its slightly more complex than given credit for and it inspired a wealth of 1980s nostalgia later down the road. Rita hayworth in down to earth 1947 rita hayworth and edward everett horton in down to earth 1947 rita. Hollow earth agartha dna of human rase aghartians north pole 1947 e byrd serpent magnetism paradise pusta ziemia krolestwo aranni antarktyka ziemia krolowej maud ss nowa szwabia nauka hmonna pierwotny system kodowania 8 osemkowy. Deepa mehtas film earth reflects the sorrowful political and social conditions of india on the verge of its partition. Rita hayworth, marc platt and virginia hunter in down to earth1947 columbia pictures 1978 ned scott archive. From her perch up above, terpsichore discovers that broadway producer danny miller larry parks intends to put together a musical satire. Rita hayworth in down to earth 1947 rita hayworth and edward everett horton in down to earth 1947.
Mehta shows the rape victims camp, but skips ranas tale in 1947. Visuals may be essential for film, but music completes the experience. Its not usually regarded as one of her great films, but we shall see. Upset about a new broadway musicals mockery of greek mythology, the goddess terpsichore comes down to earth and lands a part in the. 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. She works her charms on the shows producer and he incorporates her changes into the show. Down to earth on dvd 043396037076 from sony pictures home entertainment. There are songs and dances that are woven into the story so seamlessly and plausibly that they only make reference. Rita hayworth really was a screen goddess in the late 1940sso why not cast her as terpsichore, the goddess of dance. Shot in the tyrolean alps, it combines elements of both the heimatfilm and mountain film genres. Unfortunately, her changes also produce a major flop. The films setback is that the musical numbers arent that good and seem to last forever the last one from.
Earth is a film that sees that tragedy through the eyes of a group of friends in lahore, then in india, now in pakistan. In this paper we are presenting a compare and contrast between parsee diasporic writer bapsi sidhwas ice candy man 1988 and indocanadian film director deepa mehtas earth. Down to earth 1947 is a musical comedy starring rita hayworth, larry parks, and marc platt, and directed by alexander hall. From the heart of the amazon, to the jungles of india, from the australian outback to the kalahari dessert, from the andes to the banks of lake superior. Down to earth 1947 by the mid1940s rita hayworth came to embody the hollywood ideal as a love goddess, so columbia studios cast her as terpsichore the greek muse of dance who comes down to earth when she hears that a musical is to be based on her and the other muses.
These are usually seen and lauded in foreign film festivals and widely ignored in india. As the film captures the tale of only one locality within the time frame of 2 hours, the horrifying tale of violence comes in a minuscule, yet powerful manner. In down to earth, rita hayworths talents are absolutely showstopping, and with the release of this film, its easy to see why she earned the reputation as the silver screens one and only love goddess. Lets stay young forever with rita hayworths dance part down. With chris rock, regina king, chazz palminteri, eugene levy. The movie is based on the semibiographical novel cracking india written by bapsi sidhwa, who is a 7year old girl in the movie witnessing the painful social split of the country. Watch down to earth online stream full movie directv.
Won best documentary award, ecocinema international film festival. Watch earth 1947 full movie videosrocx1 on dailymotion. Up until last week, i hadnt read robert silverbergs brilliant scifi novel downward to the earth in almost 27 years, but one scene remained as fresh in my memory as on my initial perusal. Interestingly enough, while earth has all the trappings of an art film, the movie has a wonderful score by the young and gifted a. Earth directed by deepa mehta takes place in 1947 when the british colonial powers have left the subcontinent. This is the plot for cover girl 1944, rita hayworths previous movie for columbia, so in effect the. Comedy, musical, rita hayworth, down to earth upset about a new broadway musicals mockery of greek mythology, the goddess terpsichore comes down to earth and lands a part in the show. Down to earth is a quasi continuationsequel to 1941s here comes mr. Upset about a new broadway musicals mockery of greek mythology, the goddess terpsichore comes down to earth and lands a part in the show. This film was one if not the first to use characters from another film here comes mr. Staring larry parks, marc platt, rita hayworth and roland culver. Earth explores the life of the greater inhabitants of lahore during 1947s partition.
Terpsichore decides to visit earth and use her powers to get. Down to earth 1947 is a musical comedy starring rita hayworth, larry parks, and marc platt. Gallery of 12 movie poster and cover images for down to earth 1947. Film down to earth, 1947 lets stay young forever music by doris fisher lyrics by allan roberts sung by rita hayworth dubbed by anita ellis starring. Entirely presented from the perspective of an 8 year old homeschooled parsi girl, the films unravels the incidents in a small town during the partition.
Down to earth, an american comedy romance down to earth 1932 film, an american precode comedy down to earth 1947 film, the sequel to here comes mr. Mediascape spring 2006 barenscott 1 this is our holocaust. See the full list of down to earth cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The makers of down to earth were faced with a dilemma. Its taking us on an inner journey, reconnecting us with our source and the mutual path we are walking. The film earth by mehta illustrates this quote perfectly. This 52minute documentary follows a group of four communities who share a passionate commitment to. The story is set in 1947 in lahore, where hindu, sikh, parsee, and muslim share a. Since returning to his own body is not an option, a heavenly agent places him into the corpse of a rich manhattan mogul who has just been murdered by his wife until a more suitable replacement can be found. Down to earth 1947 rita hayworth, larry parks, marc platt youtube. Down to earth 1947 publication date 1947 topics comedy, fantasy, musical.
Terpsichore is one of the nine mythological greek muses, and shes come down to earth to help a hunky man achieve success in an entertainment endeavor. While edward everett horton and james gleason reprise their roles from the earlier film, roland culver replaces claude rains as mr. Down to earth, this 1947 film starring rita hayworth as terpsichore, served as an inspiration for the 1980 olivia newtonjohngene. After dying before his time, an aspiring black comic gets a second shot at life by being placed in the body of a wealthy white businessman. Deepa mehtas earth and the question of partition trauma by dorothy barenscott whose experience was it that was really unique.
A young girl with polio, lenny maia sethna, narrates the story through the voice. Down to earth is a thoughtprovoking cinematic experience of the ancient, earthly wisdom. Down to earth 1947 2655 movieart original film posters. Hayworth plays the greek goddess terpsichore, who comes down to earth to help producer parks put on a correct version of this mythological musical. Rita hayworth stars as greek goddess muse, who when she sees from above, a broadway musical being done about her, but not in a proper manner, ask mr. Down to earth 1947 the final rita hayworth movie of the week sends her off on a high note after two lackluster bmovies. There are muslims, hindus, sikhs, parsees, even a christian or two.
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