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De-Lovely is a 2004 American musical biopic directed by Irwin Winkler and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The screenplay by Jay Cocks is based on the life and career of Cole Porter, from his first meeting with his wife, Linda Lee Thomas, until his death. It is the second biopic about the composer, following 1946's Night and Day.
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Musicians' biopics have established themselves as one of the more enduring Hollywood trends of the twenty-first century. This phenomenon could plausibly be traced back to *Chicago* (2002), which proved that musicals could not only be immensely successful on the big screen but also win prestigious Academy Awards. The trend was further cemented by adding the tried-and-tested Oscar-grabbing recipe of protagonists suffe…More
