Porgy and Bess (1959)
Tagline:
« The Goldwyn Touch!…more dramatic than ever before! »
Actors:
Porgy
Bess
Sportin’ Life
Maria
Crown
Rating:
(2’124 votes)
(2’124 votes)
Quotes:
« Porgy: Thank god. Thank god.
»
« Bess: I've been sick, ain't I?
»
« Porgy: You've been very sick. Now, I've got you back.
»
« Sportin' Life: Tell me, Bess. Do you like the little present I sold the Crown for you?
»
« Bess: I like it.
»
[Bess and Crown began to kiss]
« Crown: Give me a franc, make it quick.
»
« Sportin' Life: All right, Crown.
»
« Maria: You bring trouble enough. Now, get out before the police come.
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« Bess: You wouldn't have a heart and let me in?
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« Maria: Not till help freeze.
»
[pushes Bess and closes the door]
Runtime:138 minutes
Plots:
A woman whose past is scorned by nearly everyone around her meets a man who’d love her regardlessly – if only everyone else would allow them to.
In this legendary Gershwin opera set among the black residents of a fishing village in 1912 South Carolina, Bess – a woman with a disreputable history – tries to break free from her brutish lover Crown after he becomes wanted for murder. The only person willing to overlook her past and offer her shelter is the crippled Porgy. Their relationship is threatened by the disapproval of the townspeople, the presence of her old drug supplier Sportin’ Life – and the threatened return of Crown.
