Topaze (1951) est la seconde des deux adaptations cinématographiques réalisées par Marcel Pagnol de sa pièce éponyme. Blu-ray extras consist of the 1951 short film Let’s Go Crazy, starring Sellers and Spike Milligan (his co-star on The Goon Show); a video essay on Pagnol; and an interview with McKern’s daughter, Abigail McKern. Seizing the opportunity to exploit his well-known honesty, actress Suzy Courtois (Nadia Gray) convinces her lover, the corrupt city council member Castel Benac (Herbert Lom), to hire Topaze as a managing director for one of his shady businesses. Of the 15 starring vehicles for Clint Eastwood during the 1970s, Joe Kidd and 1975’s The Eiger Sanction (to be reviewed in this column in a couple of weeks) are generally considered the runts of the litter, frequently criticized before being dismissed out of hand. Topaze (1936) est la première des deux adaptations cinématographiques réalisées par Marcel Pagnol de sa pièce éponyme. His son Michael Sellers plays in the film in the role of Gaston. Please check back soon. Seller’s first and only credited directorial feature, Mr. Topaze displays the British comic genius at the peak of his powers alongside his future Pink Panther nemesis and The Ladykillers co-star Lom.
Tidyman’s script all too often plays like an extended — and inferior — episode of The Twilight Zone, and the frequent attempts at dark humor are only sometimes successful. Lastly, it became the first foreign-language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture (its three other wins were for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature Film). To reveal more would be an indefensible crime, but suffice it to say that this absorbing picture grows ever more twisty as it makes its way toward its powerhouse final act. It appeared on over 500 critics’ 10 Best lists (including mine), far more than any other film from 2019. Actually, the performances are amazing and it is lightheartedly enjoyable, but audiences just didn’t seem interested in Sellers the crook, and wanted to see Sellers the new romancer of The Millionairess in which he played an Indian doctor amorously entangled with a wealthy heiress (Sophia Loren). "Sellers imbues it all with a sense of fun that is right up there with his finest work of the period. Topaze est la première des trois adaptations cinématographiques françaises de la pièce éponyme de Marcel Pagnol. 1933). He refuses to improve a grade on the paper of one student, whose influential father sees to it that Sellers is fired. From rarely seen Peter Sellers curios like Let's Go Crazy (1951), a crazed variety style show with his old running buddy Spike Milligan, to period profiles of the actor and interviews with those involved both in front of and behind the camera, there is so much good stuff here it almost beggars belief. Bowers and De Toth earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Motion Picture Story. It also comes complete with all the period extras, whistles and stylish bells that you'd expect from such a landmark release. MR. TOPAZE (1961). The National Front, a far-right an... READ MORE. Herbert Lom and Peter Sellers in Mr. Topaze (Photo: Film Movement) MR. TOPAZE (1961). Pagnol, mécontent du traitement infligé à son œuvre dans la… … Wikipédia en Français, We are using cookies for the best presentation of our site. The future Inspector Clouseau, Sellers, plays an upright French school teacher fired when he refuses to make a bad pupil’s marks look better. The tight-lipped Braddock (John Hurt) is the senior member of the pair, while this marks the first major assignment for the excitable Myron (Tim Roth in his film debut). If you encounter techn... READ MORE, Now Playing in the Music Box Virtual Cinema - CLICK HERE to Watch-At-HomeWhen unskilled laborer Martin Eden meets Elena, the daughter of a wealthy industrial family, it's love at f... READ MORE, Opens Friday, November 6th This classic suspense film finds New York City ad executive Roger O. Thornhill (Cary Grant) pursued by ruthless spy Phillip Vandamm (James Mason) after Thornhill is mis... READ MORE, *CLICK HERE to Watch-At-Home in the Music Box Virtual Cinema*(This virtual cinema screening is being hosted by an outside distributor, not the Music Box Theatre.