De-Lovely

 

De-Lovely 2004

• Director: Irwin Winkler
• Based on the book: no
• Cast: Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd, Jonathan Pryce, John Barrowman
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Kevin Kline – many, including A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Hamlet
• Ashley Judd – The Devine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Double Jeopardy, Kiss the Girls, A Time to Kill, Heat, Smoke
• Jonathan Pryce – The Merchant of Venice, Game of Thrones, The White King, Wolf Hall, Woman in Gold, Hysteria, Cranford, Pirates of the Caribbean, Very Annie Mary, Stigmata, Tomorrow Never Dies, Evita, Voyage of the Damned
• John Barrowman – Doctor Who
• Why? music
• Seen:  23 December 2023                 

        The story of Cole Porter (Kline) and his wife Linda (Judd) and his many affairs with men and her constant devotion to her husband and his (imperfect) love for her. It’s all told in flashbacks by an elderly wheelchair-ridden Cole Porter and the angel Gabriel (Pryce).

       It’s boring. It must be admitted that I’m not a great admirer of Cole Porter’s songs. Nor do I much like the man himself, nor Linda, as they are portrayed here. The acting is good, though.

 2½* of 5