Lonelyhearts
- 1958
- 1h 40m
Eager for a job, journalist Adam White accepts the lowly position of columnist for the advice-giving section of the Chronicle but he often clashes with his cynical editor, Shrike.Eager for a job, journalist Adam White accepts the lowly position of columnist for the advice-giving section of the Chronicle but he often clashes with his cynical editor, Shrike.Eager for a job, journalist Adam White accepts the lowly position of columnist for the advice-giving section of the Chronicle but he often clashes with his cynical editor, Shrike.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 nominations total
- Johnny Sargeant
- (as John Washbrook)
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- TriviaMontgomery Clift was a great fan of Nathanael West's novella and jumped at the chance of appearing in the film version.
- GoofsDrama critic on major metropolitan morning newspaper comes into work morning after he's seen a lousy production of Othello complaining about review he'll have to write; in reality, critics for morning newspapers write reviews same night play opened so critiques will appear in following morning's editions.
- Quotes
Adam White, nee Lassiter: Well, uh...
Fay Doyle: Well, say something nice to me.
[he remains quiet]
Fay Doyle: Goodbye kiss, maybe?
[he remains still]
Fay Doyle: You're not a very appreciative fellow. Love 'em and leave 'em, is that it?
Adam White, nee Lassiter: Mrs. Doyle, I didn't call you...
Fay Doyle: All right, what did you call me up for? Who are you kidding? Listen, you wanted a sad story, you heard a sad story! You also wanted some action!
Adam White, nee Lassiter: You're right.
Fay Doyle: You're damn right I'm right!
- ConnectionsReferenced in Montgomery Clift (1983)
The last scene was well written, as was much of the dialogue. I liked the real sturm-und-drang that Clift's girlfriend has to go through after his lies are confessed to her. To watch Jean Stapleton go from victim to witch was quite interesting, and the plot has some interesting twists.
The suffering in Montgomery Clift's eyes, as he portrays an 'Advice to the Lovelorn' writer who gets too close to his 'clients' was not all acting. An automobile accident left him permanently marred and brought about his early death several years after this movie was made.
You will not erase his haunted eyes from your brain soon. And don't think too long about the issues here: How close can we 'civilized human beings' get to another's suffering without being swept away by it? It will hurt your brain.
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- Sep 28, 1999
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- Das Leben ist Lüge
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- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
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