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Auntie Mame

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Auntie Mame (1958)

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Reviews Counted: 14

Fresh: 13

Rotten:1

Average Rating: 7.7/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 41 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Sharp-witted, zippy comedy about a woman who lives life to the absolute fullest. When her orphaned 10-year-old nephew shows up on her doorstep, a new life begins for both. Mame's digs provide a... Sharp-witted, zippy comedy about a woman who lives life to the absolute fullest. When her orphaned 10-year-old nephew shows up on her doorstep, a new life begins for both. Mame's digs provide a cool look at what the 1950s considered bohemian hip, too. Later became the Broadway warhorse, Mame. Academy Award Nominations: 6, including Best Picture, Best Actress--Rosalind Russell. [More]

Starring: Rosalind Russell, Forrest Tucker, Coral Browne, Fred Clark

Starring: Rosalind Russell, Forrest Tucker, Coral Browne, Fred Clark, Patric Knowles, Lee Patrick, Roger Smith, Peggy Cass, Joanna Barnes

Director: Morton Da Costa

Director: Morton Da Costa
Screenwriter: Betty Comden
Composer: Bronislau Kaper

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10/18/08
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
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Base on a book and Broadway play, the movie is still too theatrical due to Da Costa's mediocre helming, but it's a great, campy and colorful showcase for comedienne Rosalind Russell in her best-known role which she had originated on stage.

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03/25/06
Bosley Crowther
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Worth seeing for Roslaind Russell's performance, though Lucille Ball's version is even worse.

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06/25/05
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03/24/05
Nell Minow
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THE Rosalind Russell movie, and still fabulously funny.

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05/28/04
Carol Cling
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Possibly the greatest comedy of all time, with a performance by Rosalind Russell that can only be described as 'bravura'.

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10/03/03
Gabriel Shanks
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Supostamente baseado em fatos reais, traz Russell em uma atuação sensacional e conta com ótima direção de arte.

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Marjorie Baumgarten
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Stage-bound, but classic

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Dave Kehr
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Rosalind Russell in a brilliant turn as we examine the manic life of an eccentric rich aunt who must spoil her niece at all costs.

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