Marty 42551 225587506 2008-07-14T13:01:23Z 208.100.224.218 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 225587316 by [[Special:Contributions/208.100.224.218|208.100.224.218]] ([[User talk:208.100.224.218|talk]]) {{ Infobox_Film | name = Marty | image = 55a.jpg| caption = original movie poster| imdb_id = 0048356 | writer = [[Paddy Chayefsky]] | starring = [[Ernest Borgnine]]<br>[[Betsy Blair]]<br>[[Frank Sutton]] <br> [[Karen Steele]] <br>[[Esther Minciotti]]<br>[[Augusta Ciolli]] | director = [[Delbert Mann]] | producer = [[Harold Hecht]] | distributor = [[United Artists]] | released = [[April 11]] [[1955]] ([[New York City|NYC]] premiere)| country = {{USA}} | runtime = 94 min | language = English | amg_id = 1:31612 | budget = $343,000 ([[United States dollar|US]]) | }} {{otheruses}} '''''Marty''''' is a [[low-budget film|low-budget]] [[1955 in film|1955]] [[romance film|love story]] directed by [[Delbert Mann]], based on a teleplay of the same name by [[Paddy Chayefsky]], which starred Rod Steiger in the title role, and Nancy Marchand as the female lead. The theatrical film differs from the teleplay in several respects: the part of Clara was fleshed out to a great extent; a subplot regarding Marty's mother and her sister has been added; and a subplot regarding Marty's career has been added. A [[sleeper hit]], the film enjoyed national and international success, winning the 1955 [[Academy Award for Best Picture]] and becoming only the second American film to win the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[Cannes Film Festival]]. ''Marty'' and ''[[The Lost Weekend (film)|The Lost Weekend]]'' ([[1945 in film|1945]]) are the only two films to win both awards. It was also the first American film officially screened in the Soviet Union. ==Plot== [[Image:Marty'55.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Borgnine as Marty]] The film stars [[Ernest Borgnine]] as Marty Piletti, a heavy-set [[Italian-American]] butcher who lives in the [[Bronx]] with his mother. Unmarried at 34, the good-natured but socially awkward man faces near constant badgering from family and friends to get married. Not averse to marriage but disheartened by lack of prospects, Marty has reluctantly resigned himself to bachelorhood. {{cquote|Ma, sooner or later, there comes a point in a man's life when he's gotta face some facts. And one fact I gotta face is that, whatever it is that women like, I ain't got it. I chased after enough girls in my life, I went to enough dances. I got hurt enough, I don't wanna get hurt no more. I just called up a girl this afternoon, and I got a real brush-off, boy! I figured I was past the point of being hurt, but that hurt. Some stupid woman who I didn't even want to call up. She gave me the brush. No, Ma, I don't wanna go to Stardust Ballroom because all that ever happened to me there was girls made me feel like I was a-a-a bug. I got feelings, you know. I-I had enough pain. No thanks, Ma! — Marty }} After being [[wiktionary:importuned|importuned]] by his mother into going to the Bronx's '''Stardust Ballroom''' one Saturday night, Marty connects with Clara&mdash;an unattractive school teacher who has just been nastily abandoned by her [[blind date]]. Spending the rest of the evening together, Clara and Marty realize they have an emotional connection, and Marty leaves with a promise to call her again the next day. Realizing that Marty actually having marriage prospects might cause her to end up alone and abandoned, Marty's mother belittles Clara. Likewise, Marty's friends are unimpressed with her plainness, and try to convince Marty to forget about her. Finally harangued into submission, Marty doesn't call Clara. Back in the same lonely rut, Marty realizes that he is giving up a chance at love with a wonderful woman. Over the objections of his friends, he impulsively dashes to a phone booth to give Clara a call. {{cquote|You don't like her. My mother don't like her. She's a dog. And I'm a fat, ugly man. Well, all I know is I had a good time last night. I'm gonna have a good time tonight. If we have enough good times together, I'm gonna get down on my knees. I'm gonna beg that girl to marry me. If we make a party on New Year's, I got a date for that party. You don't like her? That's too bad. — Marty }} ==Reception== At the [[Cannes Film Festival]], the producers were initially taken aback when it was announced that the film won the [[Palme d'Or]] (Golden Palm). After they had won, they decided to promote the film heavily for its general release. (The trailer has [[Burt Lancaster]] claiming the film was superb in every way.) The opinions of critics were overwhelmingly positive. Ronald Holloway of ''[[Variety Magazine]]'' felt it was an excellent film and said "If 'Marty' is an example of the type of material that can be gleaned, then studio story editors better spend more time at home looking at television."<ref>[http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117487989 Review by Ronald Holloway], ''Variety'', March 23, 1955.</ref> ''[[TIME]]'' felt the film was "Wonderful".<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,866248,00.html "The New Pictures"], ''TIME'', April 18, 1955.</ref> [[Louella Parsons]] enjoyed the film however, she felt that it would not likely be nominated for Oscars.<ref>Mann, Delbert. ''Looking Back, at Live Television and Other Matters''. Published in 1998 by [[Directors Guild of America]]</ref> At a budget of $343,000 ([[USD]]) the film generated revenues of $3,000,000 in the USA alone, making it a box office smash. The film ended up receiving eight Academy Award nominations, with four major wins: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Actor, becoming one of two films to date to win both Best Picture and the Palme d'Or. In 1994, ''Marty'' was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the [[Library of Congress]] and selected for preservation in the [[United States]] [[National Film Registry]]. == Awards and recognition == === Academy Awards === {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#000000" | bgcolor="#75B5F6" | '''Award:''' | bgcolor="#75B5F6" | '''Winner:''' |- | bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Academy Award for Best Picture]] | bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Harold Hecht]], producer |- | bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] | bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Ernest Borgnine]] |- | bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Academy Award for Directing]] | bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Delbert Mann]] |- | bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay]] | bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Paddy Chayefsky]] |- | bgcolor="#F2D5A6" | '''Nomination:''' | bgcolor="#F2D5A6" | '''Nominee:''' |- | bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] | bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Joe Mantell]] |- | bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] | bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Betsy Blair]] |- | bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Academy Award for Best Art Direction]] <br /> Set Decoration, Black-and-White | bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Ted Haworth]] <br /> [[Robert Priestley]] <br /> [[Walter M. Simonds]] |- | bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography]] <br /> Black-and-White | bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Joseph LaShelle]] |} === Cannes Film Festival === This film also won the [[1955 in film|1955]] ''[[Palme d'Or]]'' (Golden Palm) at the [[Cannes Film Festival]]. To date, ''Marty'' and ''The Lost Weekend'' ([[1945 in film|1945]]) are the only films ever to win both the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Palme d'Or. ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== *[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048356/ ''Marty'' (1955) at IMDB] *[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245266/ ''Marty'' (1953 TV production) at IMDB] {{start box}}{{s-awards}} {{s-bef|before=''[[On the Waterfront]]''}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Academy Award for Best Picture]]|years=1955}} {{s-aft|after=''[[Around the World in Eighty Days (1956 film)|Around the World in Eighty Days]]''}} {{succession box | title=[[Palme d'Or]] - [[Cannes Film Festival]] | years=1955 | before=''[[Gate of Hell (film)|Gate of Hell]] | after=''[[The Silent World]]''}} {{end}} {{AcademyAwardBestPicture 1941-1960}} <!-- Ernest Borgnine --> <!-- Joe Mantell --> <!-- Betsy Blair --> [[Category:1955 films]] [[Category:Best Picture Academy Award winners]] [[Category:Films whose director won the Best Director Academy Award]] [[Category:Palme d'Or winners]] [[Category:Films featuring a Best Actor Academy Award winning performance]] [[Category:Films set in New York City]] [[Category:United States National Film Registry films]] [[Category:Black and white films]] [[Category:Films whose writer won the Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award]] [[de:Marty (Film)]] [[es:Marty]] [[fr:Marty (film)]] [[it:Marty, vita di un timido]] [[nl:Marty (film)]] [[pl:Marty]] [[pt:Marty]] [[zh:君子好逑]]