Vincente Minnelli

Reżyseria

28 lutego 1903 — 25 lipca 1986 (83 years)
Vincente Minnelli, born in Chicago, was an American stage director and film director, famous for directing such classic movie musicals as Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), Gigi (1958), The Band Wagon (1953), and An American in Paris (1951). An American in Paris and Gigi both won the Academy Award for Best Picture, with Minnelli winning Best Director for Gigi. In addition to having directed some of the most famous and well-remembered musicals of his time, Minnelli made many comedies and melodramas. He was married to Judy Garland from 1945 until 1951; they were the parents of Liza Minnelli. With his background in theater, Minnelli was known as an auteur who always brought his stage experience to his films. The first film that he directed, Cabin in the Sky (1943), was visibly influenced by the theater. Shortly after that, he directed I Dood It with Red Skelton and Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), during which he fell in love with the film's star, Judy Garland. They had first met on the set of Strike Up the Band (1940), a Busby Berkeley film for which Minnelli was asked to design a musical sequence performed by Garland and Mickey Rooney. They began a courtship that eventually led to their marriage in June 1945. Their one child together, Liza Minnelli, grew up to become an Academy Award-winning singer and actress. The Minnelli family is thus unique in that father, mother and child all won Oscars. Widely known for directing musicals, including An American in Paris (1951), Brigadoon (1954), Kismet (1955), and Gigi (1958), he also directed comedies and melodramas, including Madame Bovary (1949), Father of the Bride (1950), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), Lust for Life (1956), Designing Woman (1957), and The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963). His last film was A Matter of Time (1976). During the course of his career he directed seven different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Spencer Tracy, Gloria Grahame, Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Arthur Kennedy, Shirley MacLaine and Martha Hyer. Grahame and Quinn won. Minnelli received an Oscar nomination as Best Director for An American in Paris (1951) and later won the Best Director Oscar for Gigi (1958). According to Peter Bart in his book The Gross, Minnelli's films having 11 first-place finishes on Variety's opening release box office rankings. On February 8, 1960, Minnelli received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion pictures industry at 6676 Hollywood Boulevard. He died in Beverly Hills, California.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Kłopotliwy wnuczek
    Kłopotliwy wnuczek1951
  • Burzliwe życie Kerna
    Burzliwe życie Kerna1946

Known For

  • Amerykanin w Paryżu
    Amerykanin w Paryżu1951
  • Gigi
    Gigi1958
  • Spotkajmy się w St. Louis
    Spotkajmy się w St. Louis1944
  • Piękny i Zły
    Piękny i Zły1952
  • Wszyscy na scenę
    Wszyscy na scenę1953
  • Ojciec panny młodej
    Ojciec panny młodej1950
  • Rewia na Broadwayu
    Rewia na Broadwayu1945
  • The Long, Long Trailer
    The Long, Long Trailer1954
  • Żona modna
    Żona modna1957
  • Pirat
    Pirat1948
  • Brigadoon
    Brigadoon1954
  • Dom ze wzgórza
    Dom ze wzgórza1960
  • Kłopotliwy wnuczek
    Kłopotliwy wnuczek1951
  • W pogodny dzień zobaczysz przeszłość
    W pogodny dzień zobaczysz przeszłość1970
  • Pod zegarem
    Pod zegarem1945
  • Telefony, telefony
    Telefony, telefony1960
  • W kręgu zła
    W kręgu zła1946
  • Chatka w niebie
    Chatka w niebie1943
  • Herbata i współczucie
    Herbata i współczucie1956
  • Tata w zalotach
    Tata w zalotach1963

Filmografia

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