Did you read the community newspaper? Notacinephile, our page admin, uploads every week whatever happens on our community and of course reminds us of the most important anniversaries in cinema history. Thank you @notacinephile for all the work you do for us. So reading this CineTv newspaper, I found the topic of my current post. A movie so classic that would make @trumpman wonder if I've ever seen a movie filmed in the 21st century (lolol). Many, many years ago, in 1959, one of the most popular films of all time was released, which won six Oscars, but above all, it bequeathed to us amazing scenes and quotes that we come across them even today.

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In Chicago, at the time of the Prohibition, in 1929, two musicians, Joe (Tony Curtis), the saxophonist (hold on that, it matters) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) playing the double bass (I am not sure if it called that in English), witness a score settiling between rival gangs. In order to escape the mobsters, Joe and Jerry disguise themselves as women, Josephine and Daphne respectively, and get a job in a women-only band heading to Miami.

There they meet the singer of the band, Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe). They are both fascinated by her beauty, but they can not manifest their admiration, since they must not reveal their true identity. One night, Sugar reveals to them that she has vowed to stay away from saxophonists (remember that I said that it mattered), while she wants to find a multimillionaire in Miami, preferably one wearing glasses.

So, Joe once again disguises himself as Junior, Shell Oil heir, in order to win Sugar's heart,

while "Daphne", that is Jerry, finds her own multimillionaire in the person of Osgood Fielding III (Joe E. Brown). The story of course doesn't end here: it has action, gangsters, escapes, sexy scenes and of course, lots and lots of love.

Director and producer, Billy Wilder, along with his "life time" work partner, the script writer I.A.L. Diamond (If you want to know more about them, I suggest you to read Jonathan Coe's book "Mr. Wilder and me", an exceptional presentation of the genius, quick wit Billy Wilder) created this little gem, a romantic comedy (with a touch of screwball) that overflows sexuality.

Because how else could we characterize the scene with Marilyn, who sings the well-known to all of us "I want to be loved by you". See the scene ... The camera shoots from a distance and shows Marilyn's figure afar. Her sexy voice "I want to be loved by you ..." is heard and the camera is approaching. She rocks her body sensually and in the verse "Boop-boop ... a-booh" the camera looks at her enface, making us feel that she is sending us kisses in the air.

Or the scene with Tony Curtis, as Junior and Marilyn in the yacht. Junior in order to conquer the sexybomb Sugar Kane has told her he is incompetent. So Marilyn has taken it patriotically to help resolve Junior's medical condition by teaching him to kiss. And although rumors said that Curtis had stated after the screening of the film that "kissing Monroe is like kissing Hitler" , the chemistry between them would not make us believe it at all.

But this film wouldn't be a major hit, if there were not in it, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, the "two bossom friends" of Marilyn as the poster slogan is. Τhis duet creates laughter so naturally, without any effort. They do not try, and if we pay attention to most of the scenes, Lemmon has such a serious face that anyone will think he has never laughed in his life. On the other hand, Curtis, a featured charmer, would never look like a comedian. But the two of them together make each scene they play together, unique.

But the highlight of this film is of course, the closing scene. When Sugar has learned the truth about Joe while Jerry is trying to tell the truth to Osgood. This scene is a classic. I don't want to reveal anything else... Just watch it!

Thank you for reading!