The Philadelphia Story

doubt that The Philadelphia Story is one of the best American romantic comedy file in 1904. Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn and James Stewart are protagonist in this film, but Katherine Hepburn’s acting make me so impressive. After finishing watching this film, I fall in love with this wonderful story not just because Katharine Hepburn is a beautiful as well as elegant lady, but lots of plots of this film are thoughtful and interesting. The most important event in The Philadelphia Story is the second

Philadelphia Story Character Analysis George Cukor’s star studded romantic comedy, The Philadelphia Story (1940), offers modern viewers a look at changing personalities in 1930s/40s American high society. The film stars Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn, and James Stewart in a clash of cultures centered around a wedding. Macaulay Connor (Stewart) is a reporter for tabloid like Spy Magazine, on assignment to write an exposé on the marriage of wealthy Tracy Lord (Katherine Hepburn) with the help

As far as great American playwrights go, Philip Barry is one of the best. Born in Rochester, New York in 1896 to a family of Irish immigrants, Barry immediately took to literature and writing at a young age (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2003/jul/4/20030704-090210-3889r/). In the 1919 Philip Barry started his career as a playwright, which he maintained right up until his death. His first play Autonomy won a Dramat Award from Yale as he was finishing his studies there. From then on, his works

The Philadelphia Story creates a believable space by making storytelling its main focus. Like similar classical films, this film provides little room to let the audience question anything happening onscreen, as most objects given focus within the mise-en-scene are important for the story’s progression. For example, early in the film’s screen time, Lord meets her fiancé, George Kittredge, at a stable with her uncle and sister. In the very first shot of Lord’s uncle, Willie, he is holding a copy of

to see struggles from a third point of view. The Philadelphia Story, a play that runs on an ever-growing amount conflict, dealing with the person-to-person love conflicts. The conflicts so realistic, that the audience is well interested in the upcoming, unpredictable, suspenseful events. Things such as divorces, cheating, and marriages, can be replicated by us, but are terrible to deal with. There are blind people, and there are deaf people. A story can be told through sound, or through pictures

of people. The story is about a 14 year old girl Mattie, who lives in Philadelphia when the devastating yellow fever epidemic of 1793 hits the nation’s capitol. Soon the fever hits her home and Mattie has to leave, enduring many frightening adventures trying to survive. This story illustrates when people are afraid, their fear and sadness can make them lose their sense of identity. At the beginning of the story, Mattie is a normal girl living in the glorious city of Philadelphia. Soon a fever outbreak

based on plot as the basic form. Besides these three main factors, the idea that a play should be a complete whole is also the basis of the Poetics (Aristotle 61). Therefore, when comparing the choices Lobby Hero by Kenneth Lonergan and The Philadelphia Story by Philip Barry for the play of the season, unification and regularity of all three elements. After comparing and contrasting both plays, Lobby Hero fits the Aristotle’s model’s three elements, plot, character and thought

The Philadelphia Experiment during World War II to believers is a highly technical experiment that took place in the Philadelphia Navy yard in 1943. This experiment was also called, Project Rainbow, and is said to consist of the U.S. Navy destroyer called the USS Eldridge being made invisible then teleported to Norfolk Docks four hundred miles away then teleported back. This theory also supports the idea that when the ship got back to Philadelphia there were fatal consequences for the crew on deck

Some believe the Philadelphia Experiment during World War II was a very technical experiment that took place in the Philadelphia Navy yard in 1943. This experiment is also called, “Project Rainbow”, and is said to consist of the U.S. Navy destroyer called the USS Eldridge being made invisible, then teleported to Norfolk Docks four hundred miles away, then teleported back. This theory also supports the idea that when the ship got back to Philadelphia, there were fatal consequences for the crew on

This sets the mood for this story .Even thouugh people may say that you can’t tell the mood and the setting of this story, but i know that the mood and setting of this story is aparent.While you read this book the bescriptive imagery help reavel the mood and setting makeing you feel like you are a part of the story. This story takes place in Philadelphia a little after the Revolutionary War we know this because the main character says so “My city Philadelphia was wide awake. “ this was on