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Ernst Lubitsch’s Heaven Can Wait, nominated for Academy Awards for best picture and director, is an enduring classic that showcases the filmmaker’s trademark blend of wit, urbanity, and grace. LAST CHANCE!
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- Picture 7/10
- Audio 6/10
- Extras 7/10
Deceased turn-of-the-century playboy Henry Van Cleve (Don Ameche) presents himself to the outer offices of Hades, where he asks a bemused Satan for permission to enter the gates of hell. Though the devil doubts that Henry’s sins qualify him for eternal damnation, Henry proceeds to recount a lifetime of wooing and pursuing women, his long, happy mar...
The Criterion Collection presents Heaven Can Waitin its original aspect ratio of 1.33:1 on this single-sided, dual-layered DVD. The image looks surprisingly good as a whole and well exceeded my expectations. The transfer is very sharp overall with a few spots that can get a little hazy or muddy. I didn’t notice any digital artifacts and the image l...
The film presents a nice mono track and “nice” is really all that can be said about it. Dialogue is articulate, music sounds good and there’s nary a hiss or pop. It's not a strong track, but it's acceptable for the film.
Criterion has also included a few supplements with this release, though I have to admit I was hoping for more. Going in order of what's on the disc, the first feature is labeled "Marketing." Inside here you will find the theatrical trailer, a press book and a rather large photo galleryfilled with publicity shots. The photo gallery and theatrical tr...
May 21, 2024 · Paramount is remaking the movie 'Heaven Can Wait' with Glen Powell and writer Stephen Gaghan, following the 1978 classic with Warren Beatty.
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Mar 14, 2024 · The 1978 movie titled Heaven Can Wait has nothing to do with the 1943 one, but it’s actually a remake of the 1941 supernatural comedy, Here Comes Mr. Jordan, which stars Robert Montgomery as a dead man sent back to Earth in a different body by guardian angel Claude Rains.
- Jennifer Garlen
Heaven Can Wait: Directed by Ernst Lubitsch. With Gene Tierney, Don Ameche, Charles Coburn, Marjorie Main. An old roué arrives in Hades to review his life with Satan, who will rule on his eligibility to enter the Underworld.
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- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Ernst Lubitsch
- 1943-08-13
Heaven Can Wait is a 1943 Technicolor American supernatural comedy film produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch. The screenplay was by Samson Raphaelson based on the play Birthday by Ladislaus Bus-Fekete. The music score was by Alfred Newman and the cinematography by Edward Cronjager .
Heaven Can Wait 1943, directed by Ernst Lubitsch | Film review. Film. Time Out says. Classic Lubitsch, disarmingly light in tone but in fact quite astute in its social and sexual satire.
