06 Monday Apr 2015
Posted in Oscars
Tags
Directed: Clarence Brown
Year: 1930
Nominated: Best Director – Clarence Brown, Best Actress – Greta Garbo
Plot in 25 Words: A disgraced woman stays with her father on his barge. She rescues and falls in love with a washed up sailor. Admits her prostitute past!
06 Monday Apr 2015
Posted in Oscars
Tags
Directed: Ernst Lubitsch
Year: 1929
Nominated: Best Film, Best Director – Ernst Lubitsch, Best Actor – Maurice Chevalier
Plot in 25 Words: Ambassador shags about on duty and is sent home. He falls for and marries the queen, eventually becoming a cuckold. With singing. Lots of singing.
06 Monday Apr 2015
Posted in Oscars
Tags
Directed: King Vidor
Year: 1929
Nominated: Best Director – King Vidor
Plot in 25 Words: An “honest” depiction of slave life in 1920s Southern America. An incredibly green cast perform admirably to create one of America’s first all-black films.
05 Sunday Apr 2015
Posted in Oscars
Tags
Directed: Alfred E Green
Year: 1929
Nominated: Best Film, Best Actor – George Arliss
Won: Best Actor – George Arliss
Plot in 25 Words: A Prime Minister gets his way via a series of scams and true British grit. Support from his loving wife helps him achieve his goals.
oscarstatz 