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Becoming Cary Grant

  • 2017
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.2K
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Cary Grant in Becoming Cary Grant (2017)
BiographyDocumentary

For the first time one of Hollywood's greatest stars tells his own story, in his own words. From a childhood of poverty to global fame, Cary Grant, the ultimate self-made star, explores his ... Read allFor the first time one of Hollywood's greatest stars tells his own story, in his own words. From a childhood of poverty to global fame, Cary Grant, the ultimate self-made star, explores his own screen image and what it took to create it.For the first time one of Hollywood's greatest stars tells his own story, in his own words. From a childhood of poverty to global fame, Cary Grant, the ultimate self-made star, explores his own screen image and what it took to create it.

  • Director
    • Mark Kidel
  • Writers
    • Mark Kidel
    • Nick Ware
  • Stars
    • Mark Kidel
    • Cary Grant
    • Frank Sinatra
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    1.2K
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    • Director
      • Mark Kidel
    • Writers
      • Mark Kidel
      • Nick Ware
    • Stars
      • Mark Kidel
      • Cary Grant
      • Frank Sinatra
    • 14User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Mark Kidel
    • Commentator
    • (voice)
    Cary Grant
    Cary Grant
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Frank Sinatra
    Frank Sinatra
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Judy Balaban
    • Self
    Mark Glancy
    • Self - film historian, Queen Mary University of London
    David Thomson
    David Thomson
    • Self - film historian and critic
    Barbara Hutton
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Betsy Drake
    Betsy Drake
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Elsie Leach
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Dyan Cannon
    Dyan Cannon
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Jennifer Grant
    Jennifer Grant
    • Self
    Barbara Harris
    Barbara Harris
    • Self
    • (as Barbara Jaynes)
    Jonathan Pryce
    Jonathan Pryce
    • Cary Grant
    • (voice)
    Fiona MacKenzie
    • Elsie Leach
    • (voice)
    José Fumanal
    • Dr. Hartman's office
    Christophe Guyon
    • Dr. Hartman's office
    Virginia Cherrill
    Virginia Cherrill
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Kent Victor Schuelke
    Kent Victor Schuelke
    • Self
    • Director
      • Mark Kidel
    • Writers
      • Mark Kidel
      • Nick Ware
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    9hannahnicholsonn

    From my perspective, this was amazing

    Not every movie is for everybody. If you're a die hard Cary Grant fanatic and wanted it to be just documenting everything he did in life, you're gonna be disappointed. This is merely exploring his pursuit of happiness. It's fascinating hearing about the things that had happened in his past and how they shaped him to become who he was. It's also very meaningful to me to have movies like this. It's a unique perspective and it made me think and feel heavily. Which is something I really love from a movie, and if you do too then you might like it.

    I hate not giving it 10 stars, but definitely as far as film making goes it's not award winning. Still great nonetheless.
    1giovannitx

    Many holes in story.

    How can you do this "documentary" without discussing the years he lived with Randolph Scott. I heard not one reference to this part of his life. I don't know if they were gay or not, and I don't really care, but I've read they had a very close relationship.

    The film is incomplete without it.
    kekseksa

    unbelievable omissions

    I agree with the other reviewer that it is perfectly extraordinary in 2017 that a documentary of Cary Grant should fail not only to discuss in any way his reltionship with Randolph Scott, with whom he lived, more or less as a couple, for more than ten years but does not even once mention Scott's name. While spotting "gay" tendencies in figures of the past can be a very tedious sport, there is not really any serious doubt about Grant's bisexuality and a biography that ignores it, while talking extensively of his difficulty in discovering who he was, is ridiculous. Had the film been made fifty years ago, one would understand, but in 2017 it is almost beyond belief. It is not as if any of it makes one jot of difference to the fact that he was a marvellous actor! or for that matter detracts in any way from his stature as a person. Even though one appreciates that the omission is out of respect for the views of Grant's daughter, who appears in the film, It is still crass dishonesty on the part of the film-maker and rather foolish jealous denial of the past on the part of the descendant.
    7ayoreinf

    A compelling story ruined by over pretentious directing

    The Cary Grant/Archibald Leach story is a treasure trove almost impossible to fail at. In fact it's such a compelling story that despite the failings of the director one does stay through to the end watching this tale. And personally I don't have a problem with missing bits of the story like other reviewers do or with the somber tone of the story. The somber tone, is an integral part of Cary's life, and as long as the director tells the story I think he does have the right to omit parts that don't fit into the story he wishes to tell.

    On the other hand I did find his pretentiousness very annoying. Having such a wonderful source material the director Mark Kidel had to show how he entered Cary Grant's mind and deciphered his innermost secrets. So he keeps on showing us scenes from Grant's therapeutic sessions with LSD pretending he knows what Grant saw there. It's groundless, pretentious and completely unnecessary for the story itself. But it's being repeated over and over again, and I found it to be detrimental to the movie
    2cjbarrett

    Superficial overview of Cary Grants life and career. Features some home movies and quotes from Grants unpublished bio.

    Disappointing dreck. Lots of half baked theories backed up by little more than embarrassing film clips used in the most ludicrous metaphorical fashion. The musical score wouldn't have made it onto a B-film melodrama. Might have been nice if they identified the people we see on screen. Only Judy Balaban is introduced. Watching pictures of San Simeon probably taken by Grant. Of course they're not identified and were most likely taken a decade before he met Betsy Drake whose segment they feature in. Really useless nonsense.

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    • Release date
      • September 30, 2017 (Spain)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • French site of Arte
      • German site of Arte
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cary Grant - En världsstjärna föds
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Yuzu Productions
      • Ro*co Films International
      • ARTE
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      • €380 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 25m(85 min)
    • Color
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      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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