De-Lovely

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De-Lovely
Directed by	Irwin Winkler
Written by	Jay Cocks
Starring	Kevin Kline Ashley Judd Jonathan Pryce
Music by	Cole Porter
Cinematography	Tony Pierce-Roberts
Editing by	Julie Monroe
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s)	January 15, 2004 (Cannes Film Festival)
Running time	125 mins
Country	USA UK
Language	English
Budget	$20,000,000 (estimated)
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De-Lovely is a 2004 film that chronicles the life of songwriter Cole Porter. Directed by Irwin Winkler, the film stars Kevin Kline and Ashley Judd.

The film is made up as a rehearsal of a musical telling the famous composer's life and takes place on a musical stage as well as in several locations of his life; it focuses especially on Porter's love life and his bisexuality yet controversially suggests that the real love of his life was his wife.

The title is taken from the lyrics of one of Cole Porter's songs.

Many of Porter songs are sung by more modern artists like Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morissette, Robbie Williams, and Elvis Costello (see track listing below.) Many of these performances were widely panned.

[edit] Soundtrack

1. "It's De-Lovely" by Robbie Williams
2. "Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)" by Alanis Morissette
3. "Begin The Beguine" by Sheryl Crow
4. "Let's Misbehave" by Elvis Costello
5. "Be a Clown" by Kevin Kline, Peter Polycarpou and Chorus
6. "Night and Day" by John Barrowman and Kevin Kline
7. "True Love" by Ashley Judd and Tayler Hamilton
8. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" by Lemar
9. "I Love You" by Mick Hucknall
10. "Just One Of Those Things" by Diana Krall
11. "Anything Goes" by Caroline O'Connor
12. "Experiment" by Kevin Kline
13. "Love For Sale" by Vivian Green
14. "So In Love" by Lara Fabian and Mario Frangoulis
15. "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" by Natalie Cole
16. "Blow, Gabriel, Blow" by Jonathan Pryce, Kevin Kline, Cast and Chorus
17. "In the Still Of The Night" by Kevin Kline and Ashley Judd
18. "You're The Top" by Cole Porter

Missing from this list is "Easy to Love" by Kevin Kline

[edit] External links

• De-Lovely at the Internet Movie Database
• Online review of the film
• Review of De-Lovely by Cosmopolis.ch

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