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Gypsy

Gypsy

Comedy · Drama · Music · 1962

Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge burlesque star. Stage musical loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee.

Movie details

Gypsy

“All The Heart and Happiness of The Broadway Play”

1962 Comedy · Drama · Music 2h 23m

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6.3 / 10

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Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge burlesque star. Stage musical loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Mervyn LeRoy

Written by

Leonard Spigelgass

Rosalind Russell

Rosalind Russell

Rose Hovick

Natalie Wood

Natalie Wood

Louise Hovick/Gypsy Rose Lee

Karl Malden

Karl Malden

Herbie Sommers

Paul Wallace

Paul Wallace

Tulsa

Betty Bruce

Betty Bruce

Tessie Tura

Parley Baer

Parley Baer

Mr. Kringelein

Harry Shannon

Harry Shannon

Grandpa

Court is in session

Put Gypsy on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.