Of course I do know the original production "Philadelphia Story", starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, and I know that the dialogs, the timing and the acting is hardly to top - it deserves its place between the "best films ever made". But this typical 50's remake has its own charm. According to the time, its in full-color and features a musical score. But on top of that, the whole movie seem to be made with great fun by the complete staff. Grace Kelly as snobby upper-class girl seems to be born for this role, and in my opinion it is much harder to play a good comedy than a good drama. You may be wondering why Grace is re-marrying Bing Crosby, he is not really attractive, but he is an excellent singer and entertainer and matches the movie perfectly! The songs by Cole Porter are classics up to this day ("True Love"), they are shot beautifully and are a pleasure, my personal favorite is "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" with Frank Sinatra and the great Celeste Holm as the "funny couple" in this picture. If somebody is able to speak/understand German, I recommend the German version. I compared it with the original English version, and in my opinion the German dialogs are much more brilliant and funny than the original ones! - As I already said in the summary: The movie is bright, light-hearted, funny, sparkling and refreshing like champagne on a summer evening!
Review of High Society
