Peter sellers plays selfcentered concert pianist henry orient. Mgms dvd of the world of henry orient is a fine new 16. The world of henry orient is a 1964 american comedy film directed by george roy hill and starring peter sellers, paula prentiss, angela lansbury, tippy walker, merrie spaeth, phyllis thaxter, bibi osterwald and tom bosley. The world of henry orient 1964 music by elmer bernstein duration. The girls overworked imaginations, manifested in pursuing orient. It is based on the novel of the same name by nora johnson, who cowrote the screenplay with her father, nunnally johnson the original story was inspired in part by nora. The disc has a pan scan transfer on one side, and the original panavision screen shape on the other. Peter sellers stars as henry orient in his first american production. View cd page at fsm site more details the world of henry orient is a wonderful, joyful score, bouncing with melody and life. While peter sellers may earn top billing as well as play the titular character this is the story of val and gil and their time together experiencing the world around them, learning about adult feelings and actions, and ultimately growing into young women and. The world of henry orient part 1 of 2 peter sellers paula. The world of henry orient is a charming comedy about the agony of adolescent infatuation.
Everything is going relatively smooth until two teenage girls discover henry orient and suddenly have a crush on him. The world of henry orient 1964 directed by george roy. A mischievous, adventuresome 14yearold girl and her best friend begin following an eccentric concert pianist around new york city after she develops a. Peter sellers, tippy walker, merrie spaeth, paula prentiss, angela lansbury, tom bosley, phyllis thaxter, bibi. The world of henry orient would be a classic, if only more people knew about it. The girls overworked imaginations, manifested in pursuing orient about and recording their fantasies in their diaries, leads walkers mom, angela lansbury, to conclude that henry has had his way with her underaged daughter. The world of henry orient 1964 george roy hill synopsis. The world of henry orient 1964 after establishing himself as one of the screens top composers of dramatic music with such hits as the magnificent seven 1960 and to kill a mockingbird 1962, the latter often ranked among the best scores in film history, elmer bernstein took a chance on comedy with the world of henry orient 1964. It is one of the cinemas alltime greatest scores for a movie involving children, but only elmer bernsteins secondgreatest work in that genre. While henrys active libido sends him off on pursuit of married woman paula prentiss, a pair of preteen boardingschool chums, played by tippy walker and merrie spaeth, worship orient from afar. Sep 09, 2015 the world of henry orient is, at times, a bit too wacky for its own good, but this isnt really about henry orients worldhe just lives in it. The world of henry orient dvd kino lorber home video.
The world of henry orient 1964 directed by george roy hill orchestra scene. William paterson university music professor frank pavese discusses the 1964 film the world of henry orient with actress elizabeth tippy walker who played the role of valarie val campbell boyd. After a recent viewing of the world of henry orient, the 1964 cult classic about two teenage girls obsessed with a famous but secondrate pianist played by peter sellers, i was trying to. Aug 09, 2017 the world of henry orient is chock full of great roles for some decent character actors of the day. New york film locations from the movie the world of henry orient starring peter sellers. The world of henry orient 2002 while trying to seduce a married woman paula prentiss, egotistical concert pianist henry orient peter sellers is interrupted by two precocious schoolgirls.
The world of henry orient has scenes about what it means to be a kid, that encompass what it takes entire books huckleberry finn, dandelion wine to communicate. While henry s active libido sends him off on pursuit of married woman paula prentiss, a pair of preteen boardingschool chums worship orient from afar. Dunnworthy, tom bosley providing indelible proof of why he was cast as mr. Jeffrey 1995, love and death on long island 1997, just looking 1999, shag more dancing 1989, only two can play 1962. He is having two affairs with married women, and living the life of a major celebrity. The world of henry orient peter sellers tippy walker merrie spaeth 1964 two rich manhattan schoolgirls tippy walker, merrie spaeth become infatuated with a pianist peter sellers and follow him around. The world of henry orient is, at times, a bit too wacky for its own good, but this isnt really about henry orients worldhe just lives in it. Walker and spaeth are boarding school chums who keep busy pursuing egotistical concert pianist sellers. After a recent viewing of the world of henry orient, the 1964 cult classic about two teenage girls obsessed with a famous but secondrate pianist played by. The world of henry orient 1964 directed by george roy hill. The girls, val tippy walker and gil merrie spaeth chase a harassed henry all over the city, thwarting his afternoon liaisons with a. Decked out with another of his american accents, peter sellers plays selfcentered concert pianist henry orient. The world of henry orient is one of those small wonderful movies that is a joy from start to finish.
While henrys active libido sends him off on pursuit of married woman paula prentiss, a pair of. The world of henry orient is a hackneyed and misjudged relic of 1960s cinema, which ranks alongside the fiendish plot of dr. The world of henry orient directed by george roy hill written by nora johnson and nunnally johnson from nora johnsons novel 1964usa pan arts repeat viewingamazon instant describing the concept of adventuring to gil valerie boyd. The world of henry orient was later musicalized for broadway as henry, sweet henry.
Thankfully, its a lot less than many titles from this era, and you can barely tell on this very clean and clear dvd. Nora johnsons the world of henry orient, first published in 1958, is a sad, beautiful story about the pains of early adolescence. The film is directed by george roy hill who would go on to direct another duo. The world of henry orient is a 1964 american comedy film directed by george roy hill and starring peter sellers, paula prentiss, angela lansbury, tippy. The disc has a static menu with options to watch the film, select scenes, adjust languages and. The protagonist, marian gilbert, is thirteen at the. The world of henry orient movie trailer and videos tv guide. The world of henry orient 1964 henry orient peter sellers is a madly egocentric and overly amorous avantgarde concert pianist who is hilariously pursued all around new york city by two 14yearold fans. In early 1960s new york city, concert pianist henry orient peter sellers. The world of henry orient soundtrack from 2001, composed by elmer bernstein. It is based on the novel of the same name by nora johnson, who cowrote the screenplay with her father, nunnally johnson.
For those of you who have only known peter sellers as the bumbling inspector clouseau, the world of henry orient shows this talented comic in an entirely different light. The younger johnson had grown up in new york after her parents divorce, dreaming of her absent father and hoping that her parents would get back together. Here is a 2012 new yorker recap of the later events in the lives of the. Television actress phyllis thaxter is a warm presence as gils mom, while bosley gives one of his finest acting turns as a father realizing the kind of life he has made for his daughter. Rent, buy or watch the world of henry orient movie now.
The world of henry orient main title elmer bernstein duration. The world of henry orient is a 1964 comedydrama film directed by george roy hill, starring peter sellers and angela lansbury. This is one of my favorite scenes between angela lansbury and p. Sellers plays a keyboard impressario who looks and talks like a cross between a used car salesman and a phoney foreign gigolo. It was adapted from a novel of the same name by nora johnson who cowrote the script with her father, veteran hollywood screenwriter and. Best movies like the world of henry orient bestsimilar.
Television actress phyllis thaxter is a warm presence as gils mom, while bosley gives one of his finest acting turns as a father. The world of henry orient is a classic comedy filmed 50 years ago this summer. The wonderful supporting performances in henry orient deserve mention, with paula prentiss earning special kudos for her comedic role as nervous mrs. The world of henry orient full movie video dailymotion. Watching this funny yet poignant film while recovering from knee surgery at my sisters home. New york city at its most attractive is almost a character in itself, thanks to boris kaufmans sparkling cinematography. It stars peter sellers, angela lansbury, paula prentiss, tom bosley, etc. Watching peter sellers is always a treat because the man was so versatile and could play deadpan and manic in the same scene and it could still look and feel effortless. A mischievous, adventuresome fourteenyearold girl and her best friend begin following an eccentric concert pianist around new york city after she develops a crush on him. May 22, 2016 watching this funny yet poignant film while recovering from knee surgery at my sisters home. The world of henry orient trailer directed by george roy hill.
Orient s paranoia leads him to believe that the two girls, who seem to pop up everywhere he goes, are. The world of henry orient is a wonderful, joyful score, bouncing with melody and life. The girls overworked imaginations, manifested in pursuing orient about and recording their fantasies in their diaries, leads walkers mom angela lansbury to. Apr 03, 2012 after a recent viewing of the world of henry orient, the 1964 cult classic about two teenage girls obsessed with a famous but secondrate pianist played by peter sellers, i was trying to.
Concert pianist henry orient peter sellers is trying to have an affair with a married woman, stella dunnworthy paula prentiss, while two teenage privateschool girls, valerie boyd tippy walker and marian gilbert merrie spaeth, stalk him and write their fantasies about him in a diary. When val develops a crush on pianist henry orient peter. Watch the world of henry orient online 1964 movie yidio. With an impressive av presentation, twilight time does this film a great. Tippy walker, the wonderful child actress who played val in italicthe world of henry orientitalic, is still around and posts to the films imdb message board. The world of henry orient is a 1964 american comedy film based on the novel of the same name by nora johnson, who. The girls overworked imaginations, manifested in pursuing orient about and recording their fantasies in their diaries, leads walkers mom angela lansbury to conclude that henry has had his. Oct 05, 20 the world of henry orient main title elmer bernstein duration. The world of henry orient 1964 journeys in classic film. It is based on the novel of the same name by nora johnson, who cowrote the screenplay with her father, nunnally johnson the original story.
Everything is going relatively smooth until two teenage girls discover henry orient and. The world of henry orient part 1 of 2 peter sellers paula prentiss. While henrys active libido sends him off on pursuit of married woman paula prentiss, a pair of preteen boardingschool chums worship orient from afar. It was adapted from a novel of the same name by nora johnson who cowrote the script with her father, veteran hollywood screenwriter and producer nunnally johnson. The world of henry orient is a charmingly funny and endearing coming of age film. The world of henry orient 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The world of henry orient part 1 of 2 peter sellers paula prentiss angela lansbury. Another entry in kinos studio classics line, the world of henry orient an odd, illfitting title for the actual film arrives on one dvd, which is packed in a standard keepcase with attractive, but certainly misleading poster art on the cover. Val and gil tippy walker and merrie spaeth are best friends enduing the eighthgrade, and their parents various failings, together.
Such is the case when to kill a mockingbird, written two years earlier, is also on your resume. The world of henry orient is chock full of great roles for some decent character actors of the day. Fu manchu as one of the worst films of sellers career. The great escape soundtrack suite original soundtrack theme from the great escape duration. In one long and rambling imdb post walker discloses that she and the director george roy hill fell in love during the films production and began an affair that. The world of henry orient had originated as an autobiographical novel by nora johnson, daughter of acclaimed screenwriter nunnally johnson. With peter sellers, tippy walker, merrie spaeth, paula prentiss. Comedy legend peter sellers the party, after the fox, paula prentiss whats new pussycat.
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