The Merry Widow (1934)
- Directed by
- Ernst Lubitsch
- Genre
- musical film, romantic comedy
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 67 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A wealthy widow from a small European country comes to Paris, where the government tasks a handsome count with winning her heart and fortune to keep her money in the kingdom. The count's romantic pursuit becomes complicated by his own pride and her playful resistance.
charmingromanticwittybreezylightheartedglamorousmusicalplayful
What happens
The Merry Widow is a 1934 film adaptation of the 1905 operetta of the same name by Franz Lehár. The film was directed and produced by Ernst Lubitsch and stars Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald. A French-language version was produced at the same time and released in France the same year as La veuve joyeuse. Lorenz Hart and Gus Kahn wrote new English lyrics for some of Lehar's songs under the musical direction of Herbert Stothart. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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