Billy Wilder| Autership- Some Like It Hot Flashcards
all about Wilder, his techniques, production etc.
Key Production Details:
When was ‘Some Like It Hot’ released and where was it set?
1959; the film was set in the 1920s.
Key Production Details:
What company did Wilder submit his film to?
Mirisch Company, Dist. United Artitsts.
KPD:
What did Wilder refuse to do for his film and what did that show about him?
He did not submit it to the MPAA and broke the rules of the Hays Code.
KPD:
As a result of not submitting the film to the MPAA, what did he include in his film that made it an overall success?
Actress, Marylin Monroe.
KPD:
Why would it have been bad that Wilder did not conform his film to the Hays Code at this time?
what was going on e.g events, what did the film initially include?
The film included depiction of homosexual representations and it was banned from the Hays Code to display acts of such kinds.
During this time, the ‘Cooper Donut’ riots were at full light which was the protest of the homosexual people in America.
KPD:
What kind of America was this film [1959] based in, what could have been the challenges?
Conservative America; similar to DTRT which most things were meant to be ‘censored’ but due to time periods, Wilder had ways of portraying his message.
Prod. Context Info:
What did Wilder aim to show through the film ‘Some Like It Hot’?
What did he try and tackle?
what did he include in his film that audeiences may have not liked?
Wilder purposefully challenged the societal system with this gender-bending and risque comedy.
PDI:
What kind of film was this to Wilder; what was it most based on?
what were some of the ways he tried to make his film subtle?
Farcical comedy; relationships with the same gender, subtle comedy whilst trying to keep the audience passive.
PDI:
What are some of the techniques Wilder uses in his film to make it more sublte than Lee’s film?
He used witty dialogue and innuendos that could create double meaning and still make the audeiences enjoy the film.
PDI:
What are some of Billy Wilder’s notable works that may realate to the theme of ‘Some Like It Hot’?
Sunset Boulevard.
Double Indemnity.
The Apartment.
Social Context Info:
What was there an emergence of in time period of Wilder’s film that may have been included as parts in the story?
Emergence of LGBT communities.
Jazz and Rock&Roll.
Rise of Liberalism.
Conservatism.
