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indiscreet

  (ĭn'dĭ-skrēt') pronunciation
adj.

Lacking discretion; injudicious: an indiscreet remark.

indiscreetly in'dis·creet'ly adv.
indiscreetness in'dis·creet'ness n.
 
 
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Indiscreet

DVD Release

  • Release Date: 2001
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  • Letterboxed version
  • English 2.0 Dolby Digital audio
  • Digitally mastered
  • Scene access
  • Interactive menus

  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Genre: Romance
  • Movie Type: Sophisticated Comedy
  • Themes: Otherwise Engaged
  • Director: Stanley Donen
  • Main Cast: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Cecil Parker, Phyllis Calvert, David Kossoff
  • Release Year: 1958
  • Country: US/UK
  • Run Time: 105 minutes

Plot

Adapted by Norman Krasna from his play Kind Sir, Indiscreet stars Ingrid Bergman as a wealthy actress and Cary Grant as an international financial wizard. While Grant is visiting London, Bergman's sister Phyllis Calvert and brother-in-law Cecil Parker introduce Grant to Bergman. Because he feels he has no time for marriage, Grant pretends to be married to avoid romantic tangles. Bergman, however, finds the prospect of an affair with a married man to be quite exhilarating. When she discovers the truth, Bergman gets even with the now-smitten Grant by faking a romance with an ex-boy friend--ordering luckless chauffeur David Kossoff to pose as her beau. A comedy by grownups, about grownups and for grownups (at least by 1958 standards), Indiscreet proved to be far more successful as a film than as a stage play. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Review

Known at the time almost exclusively for directing and choreographing musicals, Stanley Donen did a fine job bringing 1958's Indiscreet to the screen. The tone and the scenario would have fit a musical quite well, but when you have Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant -- two of the most talented, attractive, and intelligent movie stars ever -- you don't bother with production numbers. Adapted by Norman Krasna from his own play, the material is clever and edgy (especially for the time) but pretty standard romantic comedy fare. Grant and Bergman, who had previously starred together in Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious, elevate the film to particularly satisfying fun. Playing in the slightly risqué Indiscreet was a risky choice for Bergman, who had just recently (with 1956's Anastasia) been accepted back into American films following her affair with, marriage to, and then divorce from filmmaker Roberto Rossellini. Grant had begun to show his age a bit, as had Bergman, but he was still working steadily as the archetypal leading man. Indiscreet was the second of four movies that he made with Donen in a six-year period: Kiss Them For Me preceded it, while The Grass is Greener and the lovable Charade followed. ~ Brendon Hanley, All Movie Guide

Cast


Megs Jenkins - Doris Banks; Oliver Johnston - Mr. Finleigh; Middleton Woods - Finleigh's Clerk; Michael Anthony - Oscar; Diane Clare; Frank Hawkins; Richard Vernon; Eric Francis

Credit

Don Ashton - Art Director; Richard Rodney Bennett - Composer (Music Score); Sammy Cahn - Songwriter; Stanley Donen - Director; Stanley Donen - Producer; Jack Harris - Editor; Kenneth V. Jones - Composer (Music Score); Norman Krasna - Screenwriter; Norman Krasna - Play Author; Muir Mathieson - Musical Direction/Supervision; Roy Parkinson - Production Manager; Jimmy Van Heusen - Songwriter; Freddie Young - Cinematographer; John O'Gorman - Makeup; Quintino - Costume Designer

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Wikipedia: Indiscreet


Indiscreet
Indiscreet75.jpg
Directed by Stanley Donen
Written by Norman Krasna
Starring Ingrid Bergman
Cary Grant
Release date(s) 20 May 1958
Running time 100 min.
Language English
IMDb profile

Indiscreet is a 1958 romantic comedy starring Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant. It is based on the play Kind Sir by Norman Krasna.

Plot

Ingrid Bergman plays Anna Kalman, an accomplished actress who has given up hope at finding the man of her dreams. By chance she meets a handsome diplomat, Philip Adams. The plot thickens as they begin a love at first sight relationship and she finds out that he has been keeping a secret from her. When she learns of his lie, she becomes furious and works out a plan for revenge.

Cast

This movie also stars Cecil Parker, Phyllis Calvert, David Kossoff and Megs Jenkins. It is directed by Stanley Donen, who also directed Singin' in the Rain, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Charade. This was Grant and Bergman's second pairing in a film, after Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious.

Awards

The movie was nominated for Best Motion Picture - Comedy at the Golden Globes and BAFTA Film Awards. Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman were also nominated for Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture Actor - Comedy/Musical and Best Motion Picture Actress - Comedy/Musical.

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Translations: Translations for: Indiscreet

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - indiskret, åbenmundet, taktløs, uklog, uforsigtig

Nederlands (Dutch)
onkies, onbescheiden, loslippig, onvoorzichtig

Français (French)
adj. - indiscret, peu judicieux, imprudent, inconsidéré

Deutsch (German)
adj. - indiskret, taktlos

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αδιάκριτος, φιλοπερίεργος, απρόσεκτος, ασύνετος

Italiano (Italian)
indiscreto, indelicato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - indiscreto

Русский (Russian)
нескромный, неблагоразумный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - indiscreto, imprudente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - indiskret, obetänksam, oförsiktig

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
不慎重的, 轻率的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不慎重的, 輕率的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 무분별한, 경솔한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 無思慮な, 無分別な, 軽率な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) طائش, أحمق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא שומר סוד, לא טקטי, לא זהיר, חסר שיקול-דעת, לא חכם‬


 
 

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