Draft:Porgy and Bess (upcoming film)
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| Porgy and Bess | |
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| Directed by | Dee Rees |
| Screenplay by | Dee Rees |
| Based on | Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin Ira Gershwin DuBose Heyward Porgy by DuBose Heyward |
| Produced by | |
| Music by | George Gershwin |
Production company | Winkler Films |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Porgy and Bess is an upcoming American musical drama film written and directed by Dee Rees, based on the opera of the same name by George and Ira Gershwin, which itself was an adaptation of the novel Porgy by DuBose Heyward.
Premise[edit]
Porgy, a disabled beggar, tries to save Bess from her abusive partner in 1920s South Carolina.
Production[edit]
It was announced in February 2020 that Dee Rees was set to write and direct a new film adaptation of the opera, following the 1959 film directed by Otto Preminger with Charles and Irwin Winkler producing the remake, with the latter having been trying to bring together a new adaptation of the opera since 1986.[1]
By June 2021, Rees was still developing the film, stating "It's getting into the themes I want to talk about, like Black land loss and displacement, it speaks to the timelessness of this love at odds with circumstance. Here’s this connection that’s good. Here’s this circumstance that's not what we want it to be. And both those things can be happening. It will be a really interesting take if it gets done. Fingers crossed".[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Fleming Jr., Mike (February 11, 2020). "Dee Rees To Write & Direct New Movie Adaptation Of George Gershwin's 'Porgy And Bess' For MGM & Winkler Films". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ Keegan, Rebecca (June 17, 2021). "Director Dee Rees on the Importance of Debut 'Pariah' Becoming a Criterion Release: "We Have to Widen the Canon"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
External links[edit]
- American films
- American musical drama films
- American romantic musical films
- American films based on plays
- African-American films
- African-American musical films
- English-language films
- Films based on adaptations
- Films based on multiple works
- Sung-through musical films
- Films based on romance novels
- Films directed by Dee Rees
- Films produced by Irwin Winkler
- Films set in the 1900s
- Films scored by George Gershwin
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- Porgy and Bess
- Porgy and Bess music recordings
- Upcoming films