Woman of the Year
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| Woman of the Year | |
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| Directed by | George Stevens |
| Produced by | Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Written by | Ring Lardner Jr. Michael Kanin John Lee Mahin |
| Starring | Spencer Tracy Katharine Hepburn Fay Bainter |
| Music by | Franz Waxman |
| Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Editing by | Frank Sullivan |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| Release date(s) |  January 19, 1942 |
| Running time | 114 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,000,000 |
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Woman of the Year is a 1942 romantic comedy film in which a feminist, chosen "Woman of the Year", tries to keep the spark in her personal relationship. It was directed by George Stevens, produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and written by Ring Lardner Jr. and Michael Kanin. The music score was by Franz Waxman and the cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg. The art direction was by Cedric Gibbons and Randall Duell and the costume design by Adrian.
The film stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn with Fay Bainter, Reginald Owen, Minor Watson and William Bendix.
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[edit] Background
This is the first of nine films Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy were to make together. They met for the first time on this shoot. It is said that Hepburn had been worried that she would be too tall for him, to which she was answered, "Don't worry he'll soon cut you down to size."
[edit] Plot
Tagline: The picture of the year!
The first film starring the legendary screen team of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, this savvy dramatic comedy from 1942 plays off the unlikely match of polar opposites--the brash sports reporter Sam Craig (Tracy) and the brilliant political commentator Tess Harding (Hepburn) from the New York Chronicle--whose marriage grabs front-page headlines. Balancing her flashy career with marital bliss turns out to be a complicated challenge for the worldly Tess, whose down-to-earth husband struggles to support her ambition while keeping their marriage from falling apart. Though some of its sexual politics are sure to seem outdated, this sparkling comedy is still relevant to today's demanding professional lifestyles, and the Hepburn-Tracy chemistry is a wonder to behold in some of their all-time favorite scenes.
[edit] Awards and nominations
Woman of the Year won an Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role. In 1999 the film was deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
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