Travels with my aunt is a fabulous book that should encourage anyone embarking on the 2nd half of their life that many adventures, romance and travel can and will happen if you want it too and have the energy to carry it through. Although travels with my aunt was beautifully filmed by douglas slocombe against scenic splendor that stretches from istanbul to venice to spain, the pace is often sluggish, and the plot preposterous. But he put travels with my aunt 1969 in a class by itself as the only book hed ever written just for the fun of it. Older women in fiction, older women, british in fiction, voyages and travels in fiction, retirees, aunts in fiction, open library staff picks, british, adventure stories, travelers in fiction.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. At his mothers funeral, stuffy bank clerk henry pulling meets his aunt augusta, an elderly eccentric with morethanshady dealings, who pulls him along on a whirlwind adventure, as she attempts to rescue an old lover. Find highquality travels with my aunt stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Travels with my aunt quotes showing of 42 christmas it seems to me is a necessary festival. Four middleaged men dressed in matching suits and knitted waistcoats multitask their way through greenes tale of comingofage in middle age. Travels with my aunt is the place for those who view shopping as. Travels with my aunt 1969 is certainly the funniest book by graham greene that i have read so far.
He eventually flies to buenos aires and embarks on a marathon river trip to paraguay. Described by graham greene as the only book i have written just for the fun of it, travels with my aunt is the story of hanry pulling. Travels with my aunt 1972 movie posters cinematerial. Travels with my aunt 1969 is a novel written by english author graham greene. Travels with my aunt comes down to a one woman show. Travels with my aunt stock pictures, royaltyfree photos. In the lively comedyadventure travels with my aunt, adapted from graham greens book, henry alec mccowan, a timid, bookish accountant whose life seems to. Hepburn had agreed to star for director george cukor in a movie version of graham greenes comic novel, about a fussy banker caught up in the eccentric adventures of his longlost aunt. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Travels with my aunt 1972 travels with my aunt 1972 the image could not be loaded. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading travels with my aunt. In the lively comedyadventure travels with my aunt, adapted from graham greens book, henry alec mccowan, a timid, bookish accountant whose life seems to have died stillborn, discovers how to. Joined laurence oliviers royal national theatre company in 1963.
Id really like to see the movie now, with maggie smith, who certainly would have been a good choice to. The maiden aunt in fact and fiction by katharine moore, so more to discover there, too. Travels with my aunt remastered, manufactured on demand on. Buy travels with my aunt vintage classics new ed by graham greene isbn. Travels with my aunt is a 1972 american comedy film directed by george cukor, written by jay. Travels with my aunt project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Dec 27, 2014 there is very little in the way of festive cheer in travels with my aunt, no winsome children, no hugging.
Travels with my aunt 1969 is a novel written by english author graham greene the novel follows the travels of henry pulling, a retired bank manager, and his eccentric aunt augusta as they find their way across europe, and eventually even further afield. Travels with my aunt is a 1972 american comedy film directed by george cukor, written by jay presson allen and hugh wheeler, and starring maggie smith. During summer excursions to the american southwest from the late 1920s through the 1950s, sue began assembling the 254 pieces that now comprise the bacharachvon preissig collection. Travels with my aunt 1972 maggie smith tma 004 stock. Released 1972, travels with my aunt stars maggie smith, alec mccowen, louis gossett jr. Based on the 1969 novel of the same name by graham greene it was released on december 17, 1972. Jul 10, 2017 le film travels with my aunt 1972 vostfr admin 20170710t22. Travels with my aunt taps into a hidden sense of adventure. Jul 07, 2017 graham greenes novel about an accountant who trades his humdrum life for one of adventure thanks to his eccentric, criminal aunt receives its screen adaptation courtesy of george cukor and company. The novel follows the travels of henry pulling, a retired bank manager, and his eccentric aunt augusta as they find their way across europe, and eventually even. Maggie smith was unforgettable in the 1973 comedy drama as aunt augusta bertram. At his mothers funeral, stuffy bank clerk henry pulling meets his aunt augusta, an elderly eccentric with morethanshady dealings who pulls him along on a whirlwind adventure as she attempts to rescue an old lover. Travels with my aunt penguin classics deluxe edition. I met aunt augusta for the first time at my mothers funeral.
Based on one of graham greenes drollest novels, directed with lan by george cukor, and starring the magnificent maggie smith as augusta and nimble alec mccowen as bewildered nephew henry, the joyously cockeyed travels with my aunt won a best costume design academy award out of four nominations and a valise full of critical praise. Travels with my aunt was prepared specifically for katharine. Travels with my aunt 1972 directed by george cukor. You see, aunt augusta is not always within the law, but she does it with style.
Only love among the ruins 1975, a madefortelevision romantic comedy shot in england with hepburn and laurence olivier, and the corn is green 1979, also made for television, with katharine hepburn in the role of a. Jay russell and thomas jay ryan in travels with my aunt on theater row. Studied acting at oxford playhouse school in oxford, england, from 1951 to 1953. Maybe the english have a corner on this commodity or perhaps the sort of character lends itself to their particular form of humor. Travels with my aunt is the story based on the graham greene bestseller of an outrageous femme of indeterminate years cavorting in a set of outrageous situations which spell. Travels with my aunt has class cleveland press february 10, 1973. Travels with my aunt is a 1989 comedy adapted by scottish dramatist by giles havergal from graham greenes novel of the same title.
Travels with my aunt wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Oct 29, 2010 once he agrees to travel with her, he enters a world of unexpected adventures which go from a tealeaf reading session in brighton, to a temporary arrest in south america. Travels with my aunt kindle edition by greene, graham, havergal, giles. There is nothing quite like eccentrics for offbeat comedy, especially eccentric old ladies, and most especially british eccentric old ladies. Henry pulling, a retired bank manager, meets his old aunt for the first time in over 50 years. Read travels with my aunt by graham greene available from rakuten kobo. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them.
Travels with my aunt and the many shades of greene henry pullings journey of discovery into a world of crooks and philanderers reveals much about its authors own proclivities. Gallery of 3 movie poster and cover images for travels with my aunt 1972. Aunts, travel, fiction, voyages and travels, older women in fiction, older women, british in fiction, voyages and travels in fiction, retirees, aunts in fiction, open library staff picks, british, adventure stories, travelers in fiction, women travelers, women travelers in fiction, travelers, retirees in. Le film travels with my aunt 1972 vostfr film complet. Aunts, travel, fiction, voyages and travels, older women in fiction, older women, british in fiction, voyages and travels in fiction, retirees, aunts.
Norwegian book clubs in oslo 2002 in 2002, the editors of the norwegian book clubs asked 100 authors to nominate ten books that, in their opinion, are the ten best and most central works in world literature. Graham greene 28 editions first published in 1973 download daisy. I must have inherited a collecting gene from my mother, said bacharach. Pg 1h 48min adventure, comedy 22 february 1973 australia. Identified as an old mans movie by film critics lauding the late works. The adaptation sticks pretty closely to the original story and, indeed, much of the dialogue is pretty much verbatim from the novel. Buy travels with my aunt by graham greene from waterstones today. Henry pulling, a retired bank manager, meets his septuagenarian aunt augusta for the first time in over fifty years at w.
Travels with my aunt 1972 stream and watch online moviefone. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Graham greenes novel about an accountant who trades his humdrum life for one of adventure thanks to his eccentric, criminal aunt receives its screen adaptation courtesy of george cukor and company. Madcap aunt augusta, an elderly eccentric, travels across continents with her staid nephew to payoff a ransom for her kidnapped lover. Travels with my aunt 1972 song at a funeral youtube. Travels with my aunt 1972 the image could not be loaded. Travels with my aunt is the story based on the graham greene bestseller of an outrageous femme of indeterminate years cavorting in a set of outrageous situations which spell high comedy. Travels with my aunt, brisbane, queensland, australia. Find where to watch travels with my aunt and many more fulllength movies from the best streaming services online. I know that this is sad, but being from the millennial generation, my only concept of dame maggie smith was as stuffy nannies or prudish old maids.
It tells us the entertaining story of henry pulling our very conservative, socially compliant, dull and boring erstwhile bank manager of some years standing. Powell came close to creating the extravagant wardrobe in travels with my aunt for katharine hepburn rather than smith. Henry is unwittingly drawn into his aunt s louche and amoral lifestyle, travelling from her apartment to brighton, paris, istanbul and boulogne to see his fathers grave. Other articles where travels with my aunt is discussed. In the lively comedyadventure travels with my aunt, adapted from graham greens book, henry alec mccowan, a timid, bookish accountant whose life seems to have died stillborn, discovers how to live with gusto thanks to the rough ministrations of his thoroughly eccentric aunt augusta maggie smith. Travels with my aunt by graham green the sleepless reader. The film began as a project for katharine hepburn and george cukor with the star writing the screenplay. The light and serious novels of graham green make their. The play was first staged at citizens theatre in glasgow on 10 november 1989 with havergal, derwent watson, patrick hannaway, and christopher gee, and has been performed in london west end theatres, offbroadway in new york, and in san.
Perhaps aunts are a source of untapped hilarity also languishing on my shelf is cordial relations. There is very little in the way of festive cheer in travels with my aunt, no winsome children, no hugging. Travels with my aunt 1972 maggie smith tma 004 bkf4md from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock. Travels with my aunt the bacharachvon preissig collection. Its classic graham greene paced like a thriller but firmly located in british. In fact, this characterization was so engrained in my mind that i was completely stunned by her portrayal of the sexual, humorous, and utterly fabulous augusta in travels with my aunt. Aunt augusta bursts into henrys life during the funeral for his mother. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
The comedy starts with the funeral of the prim and proper narrator henry pullings mother at which he meets his decidedly unconventional 75yearold aunt augusta. Travels with my aunt is een amerikaanse filmkomedie uit 1972 onder regie van george cukor. Travels with my aunt film by cukor 1972 britannica. Travels with my aunt is the place for those who view shopping as an adventure. Travels with my aunt movie scene photo measures 8 x 10. Travels with my aunt kindle edition by greene, graham. Travels with my aunt by graham greene 29 editions first published in 1969 download daisy. May 07, 2017 this play is an adaptation by giles havergal of graham greenes 1969 novel travels with my aunt and although regarded as a comic novel there are some darker undercurrents at play as the story unfolds. Talking about prison, heres what graham green wrote about travels with my aunt.
Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Travels with my aunt 1972 plot summary 2 at his mothers funeral, stuffy bank clerk henry pulling alec mccowen meets his aunt augusta bertram dame maggie smith, an elderly eccentric with morethanshady dealings who pulls him along on a whirlwind adventure as she attempts to rescue an old lover. Travels with my daughter with special thanks to my dear friends. The play was first staged at citizens theatre in glasgow on 10 november 1989 with havergal, derwent watson, patrick hannaway, and christopher gee, and has been performed in london west end theatres, offbroadway in new york, and in san francisco. He then unknowingly smuggles undeclared cash to france in a vanity case.