Design for Living (1933) | |
| Director(s) | Ernst Lubitsch |
| Producer(s) | Ernst Lubitsch |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Apartments, Artists, Based on Play, Forbidden Hollywood, Paris, Pre-Code Cinema, Writers and Poets |
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Design for Living (1933) was a Comedy - Black-and-white Film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and produced by Ernst Lubitsch.
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Design For Living (1933): An Atypical Lubitsch Comedy
By 4 Star Film Fan on Dec 15, 2019 From 4 Star Films“Immorality may be fun but it’s not fun enough to take the place of virtue and three square meals a day.”? All director Ernst Lubitsch has at his disposal?is a train compartment and three actors.?Yet?the opening scene of Design for Living?positions itself as one of the most delight... Read full article
The Sex (now that I have your attention) Blogathon: Design for Living (1933)
By shadowsandsatin on Jun 19, 2015 From Shadows and SatinSexy? Design for Living? You bet. Directed by Ernst Lubitsch. A cast featuring Miriam Hopkins, Gary Cooper and Fredric March (a trio of lookers if ever there was one). Screenplay by Ben Hecht, based on a Noel Coward play. How could it be anything BUT sexy? This pre-Code confectionery focuses on the ... Read full article
Love It, Love It Not?: Waffling over Lubitsch?s Design for Living
By Judy on Jun 13, 2015 From Cary Grant Won't Eat YouI hoped to love Design for Living. After all, the director was Ernst Lubitsch, who had helmed?such witty, cynical comedies about relationships, movies that usually feel as insightful and controversial now as they probably did back in the 20s and 30s. And many reviewers I respect had praised its humo... Read full article
Love It, Love It Not?: Waffling over Lubitsch?s Design for Living
By Judy on Jun 13, 2015 From Cary Grant Won't Eat YouI hoped to love Design for Living. After all, the director was Ernst Lubitsch, who had helmed such witty, cynical comedies about relationships, movies that usually feel as insightful and controversial now as they probably did back in the 20s and 30s. And many reviewers I respect had praised its humo... Read full article
Design for Living (1933)
on Apr 29, 2015 From Journeys in Classic Film**This review is written as part of the Fabulous Films of the ’30s Blogathon hosted by The Classic Movie Blog Association. Check out the other participants’ work here.** Design for Living has the pedigree only the best pre-Codes accrue: directed by master of comedy, Ernst Lubitsch, it st... Read full article
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Quotes from
George Curtis: At the moment, I'm leaving.
Gilda Farrell: Boys, it's the only thing we can do. Let's forget sex.
Gilda Farrell: You see, George, you're sort of like a ragged straw hat with a very soft lining. A little bit out of shape, very dashing to look at, and very comfortable to wear. And you, Tom, piquant, perched over one eye, and has to be watched on windy days. And both so becoming.
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Facts about
Writer Ben Hecht and producer-director Ernst Lubitsch retained only one line from the original play by Noel Coward: "For the good of our immortal souls!"
Considerable censorship difficulties arose because of sexual discussions and innuendos, although the Hays Office eventually approved the film for release. However, it was banned by the Legion of Decency and was refused a certificate by the PCA for re-release in 1934, when the production code was more rigorously enforced.
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