The best movie about Cole Porter to date. Mr. Porter's beautiful songs, along with Kevin Kline, (incredible actor, any genre), Ashley Judd, the stars who sang the songs, it's just all extraordinary. Plus, so many movie "tricks". Impressive!
Yes impossible song to sing, but he does it perfectly. This is one of the most underrated movies ever. It was epic! Both Kline and Judd were fantastic as was the rest of the cast! For me the music is timeless, and that is true genius!
Ha Ha, not impossible at all. Actually, it is very easy. I have sung this song for years. The problem with the singers is that they don't under the meaning of the song and the message it is to convey. If you understand that, it is very easy, and, you can enlist the emotion you want to deliver to the listener and they will be moved by it.
De Lovely! This is a vastly underrated movie. Perfect acting Gorgeous sets, costumes, incomparable Cole Porter music - flawless Ashley Judd and Kevin Klein - and the incredible guest star music performers! Elvis Costello, Robbie Williams, Cheryl Crow, Alanis Morisette, Natalie Coke .... what in the hell more can you ask for!?!?
I agree. I don't understand why Kline and Judd didn't get more recognition for their incredible performances. And all of the singers were outstanding, Porter would've been knocked out. Great film.
so he can sing the song after all. All it took was the composer touching him on the chest, and the accompanist spontaneously changing the key. omg Barrowman is an AWWWWWWWWWWWWWFUL singer.
FABULOUS....The stunning music from Cole Porter and the wonderful wonderful actors made this one of the best films ever. THANK YOU for posting this magic.
Of COURSE Mr. John Barrowman can sing this song with its highs and lows. (Nice fake-out John...pretending you could not hit those low notes...) Love this scene from a truly great movie. Love John Barrowman's album singing Cole Porter tunes--I bought 4 CDs to put in my home, my car, ski house, sister, etc.
That's so funny when he says "I told you, we should have given it to Astaire." Fred Astaire basically owned that song and introduced it in The Gay Divorcee in 1932 (and the film version from 1934, where he sings it and then dances with Ginger Rodgers).
I always assumed Barrowman's character was inserted and given the song because Astaire had a clause in his will saying no one was allowed to portray him onscreen. The song was so closely associated with him and he made it so popular; his last stage musical The Gay Divorce was known by fans as 'The Night and Day Show'.
@@fionatsang9353 According to the wikipedia page, the clause in the will "requests" that there be no film portrayals, but I really wonder if it's legally binding in some way. I thought they put Barrowman in there because the producers had a connection to him and wanted to use him, and also because they wanted to tie into the romance angle between him and Porter somehow (which you couldn't do with Astaire since there was no such link with him).
@@premanadi it's possible that Barrowman's character was intended from the beginning to serve the plot. From what I can tell the 'clause' in the will might not be legally binding and was actually a 'request'; but no one has gone against Fred's wishes yet. He was adamant that he should be judged on his filmed legacy alone, and any attempt to interpret his personality or his life would inevitably get it wrong (which was I think his typically-modest way of saying 'they'll think I'm greater than I really am). Apparently Ginger Rogers was not pleased, as it made it difficult to make a biopic about her if Fred couldn't be included. If anyone is going to enforce Fred's request, it would be his widow Robin; she controls Fred's footage with such an iron grip, his own daughter wasn't able to get permission to use it in a tribute she had planned.
John Barrowman's character is named Jack. I'm laughing my head off right now. I first knew him as Captain Jack Harkness and then years later realized he could sing Man of LaMancha.
Like the beat beat beat of the tom-tom When the jungle shadows fall Like the tick tick tock of the stately clock As it stands against the wall Like the drip drip drip of the raindrops When the summer shower is through So a voice within me keeps repeating you, you, you Night and day, you are the one Only you beneath the moon AND under the sun Whether near to me, or far It's no matter darling where you are I think of you NIGHT AND DAY, DAY AND NIGHT, why is it so That this longing for you follows wherever I go In the roaring traffic's boom In the silence of my lonely room I think of you NIGHT AND DAY, NIGHT AND DAY Under the hide of me There's an oh such a hungry yearning burning inside of me And ITS torment won't be through 'TIL you let me spend my life making love to you Day and night, night and day
I first fell in love with John Barrowman through my life long love of musical theater. Now being a massive Doctor Who fan, I just fell in to giggles realizing John's role in this is named Jack. hehe!
I was glad that I was sitting in the movie theater watching this scene because if I were standing up, I'd be swooning away in pure delight! First time I ever heard Barrowman sing! I fell in love at that very moment!
Fred Astaire was way better in the film Gay Divorcee with Ginger Rodgers.Cole Poter was also on the set off that film because Astaire was having difficulty with the song and he told him he had wrote it with him in mind.I really like Barrymore a lot but Kevin Kline has never all his career the recognition he truly deserves,a great actor playing it straight or comedy and unfortunately that as in so many cases will never happen until he is no longer here to grace the screen.
This was the first thing I ever saw JB in. I eventually became a doctor who/torchwood fan and then put two and two together the next time I watched the DVD lol
Fantastic song, singing and film. Not many people have sung this song (I found Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and Fred Astaire. No mor could I find on the net and none of them although Ella good, sand it as well as Jon Barrowman. and never
The 1946 "Night & Day" was a more fictional "Hollywood" version, however it was musically more entertaining with a better tribute to Cole Porter's masterful music (with the help of singer Ginny Simms). Honestly, it's really not fair to compare a drama to a musical......both were very good films.
He wrote the song a decade before he ever worked with Cary Grant, it was actually Fred Astaire who first sang it in a completely different musical (which is why the director was like you should have gotten Astaire).
Cannot but address the unfairness of comparing performances of songs written for stage productions with later versions arranged and orchestrated for the Bing Crosbys, the Sinatras, Sammy Davis jrs., the Jack Jones; Matt Monros; John Garys; Rod Stewarts; the Sarah Vaughns, Doris Days, Rosemary Clooneys, etc. The latter studio versions for popular audiences belong to an entirely different genre. Those familiar with the originals ("People Will Say We're in Love"; "I Could Write a Book"; "Bewitched"; "They Say It's Wonderful", "Mack the Knife"; "Hello Young Lovers"; "Hey, There"; "Being Alive"; "Bring in the Clowns" or "What I Did for Love"; etc.) hold the recollection most dearly but will not at all mind the interpretation by the newer folk.
It's terrible, just terrible. BUT I love it because Kevin and that other guy sing it to each other for a few, precious, gay moments, and it's lovely and adorable. I dislike the note-slides that no one knows how to sing without, but Kevin Kline is terrific as Cole. Though I must admit that, during the duet, I tried to imagine Cary's face superimposed on Kevin's. No matter, a glorious, comical gay love duet by Cole Porter!
