The Last Tycoon

The boss of the fictional film studio Monroe Star is the “golden boy” of Hollywood . He makes a movie. Even when the Great Depression swept across America, he continues to make a good movie. His wife is dying - he is making a very good movie. Star controls the production of several films at the same time, he has to deal with the inflated demands of an aging film star, then with the strict conditions of trade unions. Monroe is obsessed with work, but suddenly there is something that can distract him from his painful affection for his business: love. She appears as Kathleen, a mysterious woman from whom Star cannot look away. Kathleen reminded Monroe of his wife. Now he is constantly under the influence of her charms. But she is not interested in Star. Withstanding the onslaught of the whole cinematic world, he is defeated by a small woman.

Lead American expert Roger Ebert (like most critics) did not even consider it necessary to leave a review of this film. Published reviews are negative.

• “The Last Tycoon is a boring movie. He made quite intelligent people who need to realize that the gem that they held in their hands, turned into pretentious zilch.
  ... realizing his (old) emotional baggage, it's hard to believe that because of this woman he will suffer so much. Each of their meetings is filled with hard looks and pseudo-philosophical conversations that only take time. There are a lot of fantastic actors in the film ... but none of them were given enough screen time so that De Niro could mourn another twenty minutes. ”AJ Hakari,“ The Last Tycoon ”//“ Classic Movie Guide ” ^[1]
• “I do not know whose fault is more: Fitzgerald or Kazan, but if there were flaws in the novel, the film finally finished it off.
  When Nicholson appears in the 40th minute, the action begins to increase, but late. De Niro understands this and starts drinking heavily. ”Clayton Trapp (independent critic)“ Diamond Review of 1176 films ” ^[2]

• The film's producer Sam Spiegel wanted to see Starr Jack Nicholson in the role of Monroe, but Kazan insisted on Robert De Niro .
• However, the candidacy of Kazan itself was in question. It was originally planned that the film will be shot by Mike Nichols . And in this case, the role went to Dustin Hoffman .
• Another candidate for the role of Monroe was Al Pacino , but he refused himself.
• Fitzgerald's novel, based on which the film was shot, was written only half and ends literally in half a word. Fitzgerald died in December 1940, at the age of 44, at the table over the manuscript of The Last Mogul.

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