Jack clayton the bespoke overcoat 1955 vos n gogol youtube. Nov 14, 2018 patrick myles is raising funds for the overcoat by nikolai gogol a short film on kickstarter. The bespoke overcoat is almost a twohander between the tailor morry david kossoff and the clothing accountant fender alfie bass, the actors reprising their roles from wolf mankowitz stage adaptation which relocated the action to londons jewish east end. The ghost of a poor warehouse clerk who died from the cold persuades a tailor to steal a coat.
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Its based on a story by gogol and is a twohander about a. The overcoat project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Il cappotto is a 1952 italian fantasydrama film directed by alberto lattuada. The overcoat 1959 a soviet film directed by aleksey batalov the overcoat 1997 a greek film. The directors sister, bianca lattuada, was one of the production managers and his father, felice lattuada, composed the music. The bespoke overcoat is a 1956 british short film directed by jack clayton. The story and its author have had great influence on russian literature, as expressed in a quote attributed to fyodor dostoyevsky. The bespoke overcoat watch full episodes and clips. The story is an adaptation of nikolai gogols short story the overcoat with the action moved from russia to the east end of london.
Morry offers to make him one, but before the bespoke overcoat is completed. The bespoke overcoat runs for 37 mins and is included as a special feature on the dvd available by the link on this page. Unwilling to give up his only desire even in death, he returns as a ghost to persuade morry to steal him the. Intro and outro to the 1956 film the bespoke overcoat with alfie bass and david kossoff, as presented november 10, 2016 on turner classic movies by. Tailors notes a bespoke single breasted overcoat that we made for a gentleman in london. Indeed, some years ago i was shocked when my tailor at the time in the very act of taking my measurements told me that it would really be more sensible to acquire an offthepeg garment. The overcoat is a garment that is generally kept for many a years. It is based on the short story by nikolai gogol with the same title around 25 minutes were completed by 2004. Fender is a frail clerk who has worked for fortyth. It won an oscar at the 29th academy awards in 1957 for best short subject tworeel. Here the story is transposed to the east end of london and the protagonists are poor jews working in the clothing trade. Written by wolf mankowicz and directed by jack clayton, the 33minute the bespoke overcoat won a 1953 academy award for best short subject. Unwilling to give up his desire, he returns as a ghost focused on the overcoat he so coveted in life. Both films look very good and the bespoke overcoat seems to have gained a few minutes since its original.
Fender is a frail clerk who has worked for fortythree years in the same. The bespoke overcoat1955alfie bass, david kossoff youtube. The overcoat by nikolai gogol a short film by patrick myles. Nikolai gogols classic short story the overcoat was adapted for british consumption into the bespoke overcoat. The bespoke overcoat 36min short, drama, fantasy 10 november 1958 sweden fender is a lowly clerk in the warehouse of clothing manufacturers ranting and co.
It stars renato rascel and is a modernday version, set in italy, of the samenamed 1842 short tale by nikolai gogol. Schleif in berlin the overcoat il cappotto 1952 an italian film directed by alberto lattuada the awakening 1954, an adaptation for the douglas fairbanks, jr. It was shot live by the bbc, which gives it a staged and dated feel, although the film does summon up a spooky ambiance which is most effective. It made a considerable splash for a short film, winning an oscar, a bafta and a venice film festival award, though it would be three years before clayton would.