Recently, the update speed of WeChat subscription account has slowed down again. I did watch a lot of good-looking movies during these breaks, and this movie recommended today is one of them.
The film "Mr. Duss" reminds me of Hollywood's glamorous comedy of the thirty-fourth. Perhaps its transvestite elements can't help being reminiscent of "Enthusiasm", and there is no doubt that it is Dustin Hoffman. Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis are rare good actors, and their proper grasp of details makes these comedies full of fascinating charm.
Adam, played by Dustin Hoffman, is an actor. Because of his demanding performance, his reputation in New York is very bad. Directors are unwilling to work with such a disobedient actor, so he lost his job as an actor. Had to work as a waiter in a restaurant, an occasional opportunity to audition with a female friend gave him an idea. Since he is an actor, he can no longer find a job in New York.
So, what about as an actress?
So the jokes of the film are mainly focused on how Adam, as a man, is in a female role, how to deal with the male role that is interesting to her, and the female role he is interested in.
Adam, who always likes to tamper with script lines, became an actress with the pseudonym Dorothy. His changes and improvisations made the female characters full of charm. It is hard to see this in the soap operas of the 1980s. A masculine, strong and aggressive female character.
But at the same time, Adam also saw the frivolous treatment of women under the inequality of men and women. In such a process, he fell in love with another actress from the crew, Julie (Jessica Lange).
So while Adam (Dorothy) worked on the crew, he was struggling to cope with his double life. On the first day he came to the crew, he encountered a little trouble. Have a kiss scene with him.
Sitting in front of the screen, I smiled unkindly.
Whether it’s a movie or a web drama nowadays, the rotten plot has been rotten and the use is very unskilled, but back in the 1980s, what is better than we know that a man pretending to be a woman is forced to kiss another old man. Is it more dramatic?
In a taxi scene, Adam (Dorothy) was about to rush to the crew. He was late. He hurriedly stopped the car in female clothes. He yelled "taxi" in a female voice, and the car did not stop. Next, he immediately changed into a male voice and shouted "taxi" confidently. This time, the taxi stopped.
There are many such interesting little details in the film. They not only make the audience laugh, but also quietly tell the audience that gender equality is just a slogan. There are indeed many things in the world that are easier to do with a male identity than a female.
In order for Adam to get rid of Dorothy’s identity as soon as possible, the film accelerates Adam’s feelings for Julie on the one hand, and puts a lot of pressure on Dorothy on the other hand.
For example, Julie's father fell in love with Dorothy.
Is there a more chaotic love triangle than this?
But the film handles this emotional scene very well, just as well as the one in "A Passionate Fire". It is absurd and convincing, and not at all nauseating, despite how incredible it seems. .
After Julie's feelings hit the rocks, she complained to Dorothy very sadly, who couldn't help but want to kiss her, don't! When I watched it, I was yelling in my heart, because he is Dorothy and not Adam! He is wearing women's clothes!
Julie was terrified, Dorothy was actually a lesbian! My father actually fell in love with her! And she actually likes me!
Julie must have thought so in her heart.
When the plot trend gradually deviates from the track, the audience becomes more and more curious about where it should end.
In fact, its ending was handled very well. The mystery of comedy lies not in what the director tells you, but in the audience voluntarily adding up the information and getting an unexpected effect. In the third act, when he came to Dorothy late at night and entered the latter's house, he took out his breath freshener again.
Everyone knew what he wanted to do, and when they recalled the plot of the first act, everyone had already laughed out loud. At this time, the director didn't need to ask the doctor to forcefully kiss Dorothy again, and he had achieved the effect he expected.
This is smart comedy.
Almost all the actors who appeared in "Mr. Duss" later became important actors in the 1980s and 1990s. Bill Murray played Dustin Hoffman's friend in the film, the former is a well-known Hollywood comedian later and even now. He dubbed my favorite "Garfield" series, and yes, he is the fat cat.
Jessica Lange later won the Golden Globe, Emmy, and Oscar winners. She is also the older and more attractive actress, and she is still active in the film world.
Gina Davis, who is a superhero in "Mr. Duss", starred in the classic road film "The End of the Wild Flower" with feminism in the 90s, and played Louise in the film.
"Mr. Duss" has everything a good comedy movie has, a good script, and a good actor.
But it needs you now.
More audiences are needed to witness its charm.
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