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      A Star Is Born

      1954, Musical, 2h 56m

      45 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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      A Star is Born is a movie of grand scope and intimate moments, featuring Judy Garland's possibly greatest performance. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      Hollywood actor Norman Maine (James Mason) is a celebrity whose star is on the wane, but when he meets aspiring actress Esther Blodgett (Judy Garland), he is inspired to help her, and soon the two appear in a musical together. Now known as Vicki Lester, she marries Norman and finds herself in demand, while his reputation continues to decline, resulting in heavy bouts of drinking. Eventually, Vicki must choose between moving forward with her career and attempting to save her husband.

      Cast & Crew

      Judy Garland
      James Mason
      Jack Carson
      Tommy Noonan
      Lucy Marlow
      Amanda Blake
      Hazel Shermet
      James Brown
      Lotus Robb
      Joan Shawlee
      Dub Taylor
      Louis Jean Heydt
      Tristram Coffin
      Olin Howland
      Willis Bouchey
      Kathryn Card
      Rex Evans
      Emerson Treacy
      Jack L. Warner
      Harold Arlen
      Leonard Gershe
      L. Wolfe Gilbert
      Johnny Green
      Moïse Simons
      Sam Leavitt
      Gene Allen
      Jean Louis
      Mary Ann Nyberg
      Irene Sharaff

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      • Oct 07, 2018
        Forget the 1937 version, this is a much superior remake that does right everything (except for that awful last line) that the original film did wrong (at least for later standards), with Garland in a stellar performance especially during her "Someone at Last" number in the living room.
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      • Mar 30, 2014
        Its basically just an expanded version of the original, designed to be mostly a showcase for Garland, not that I mind because she's truly fantastic in every single moment. I think its the best version of this story. Cukor and Hart wisely jettison most of the soft hitting satire in favor of making something of a tragic, semi-musical comedy. As great as Garland is, she's equally matched by Mason.
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      • Oct 13, 2013
        A has-been actor introduces and later marries a singer/actress. An epic, grandiose, and timeless tale, George Cukor's remake of A Star Is Born is a fantastic tour de force for its stars and is a visual delight. The film's actors, Judy Garland and James Mason, are in top form (though I can't help noting how singularly similar Garland is to her daughter, Liza Minnelli; at times I didn't know whom I was watching). The spectacle of some of the musical numbers, which at times might be over-long, is beyond compare, and at its heart, the film is a very human story. Oddly feminist, the film privileges Vicki Lester's success over that of her husband, but at the same time there is no doubt that she could not have made it on her talent alone. Is this a condemnation of the business or latent misogyny? Overall, whatever the film's meandering flaws may be, it is nonetheless a classic for a very good reason.
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      • Jan 23, 2013
        What a very long boring movie. "A Star Is Born" reminds me of "What's Love Got To Do With It" taking place in 1954. James Mason plays the Ike Turner character Norman Maine and Judy Garland is the Tina Turner character Esther Blodgett / Vicki Lester. Maine is an alcoholic, meets Esther and wants to make her a risin acting star. Esther is reluctant at first because she belongs to a music group and is profesional singer. Should Esther throw her music career away in order to follow Norman Maine's wishes? She does and things don't go smoothly at first. Esther does a few odd jobs to make ends meet. Later on Esther meets Maine and this time he tries to get her a deal with the studio which he does, the two fall in love and then the picture goes into this melodramtic heartbreak. This film kinda annoyed me with the distracting restoration editing techniques, Judy Garland's melodramtic acting, and the obvious things that was going to happen to Norman. "A Star Is Born" is a very long movie which didn't need to be. George Cuckor is a great filmmaker but im not sure if this material was suited for him. Great musicals were known to be epic and exciting, this film goes the opposite way making me wonder as to when on earth is this film going to end?
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