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Marty is a 1955 romance film based on a teleplay by the same name. It was directed by Delbert Mann, starring Ernest Borgnine in the title role, and Betsy Blair as the female lead.
A sleeper hit, the film enjoyed national and international success, winning the 1955 Academy Award for Best Picture and becoming only the second American film to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Marty and The Lost Weekend (1945) are the only two films to win both organizations' grand prizes, though in 1946 Cannes did not give a Palme d'Or which makes Marty the only film to win both awards.
film stars Ernest Borgnine as Marty Piletti, a heavy-set Italian-American butcher who lives in the Bronx with his mother.
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Marty is a 1955 romance film based on a teleplay by the same name. It was directed by Delbert Mann, starring Ernest Borgnine in the title role, and Betsy Blair as the female lead.
A sleeper hit, the film enjoyed national and international success, winning the 1955 Academy Award for Best Picture and becoming only the second American film to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Marty and The Lost Weekend (1945) are the only two films to win both organizations' grand prizes, though in 1946 Cannes did not give a Palme d'Or which makes Marty the only film to win both awards.
Plot
The film stars Ernest Borgnine as Marty Piletti, a heavy-set Italian-American butcher who lives in the Bronx with his mother. Unmarried at 34, the good-natured but socially awkward man faces constant badgering from family and friends to get married. Not averse to marriage but disheartened by his lack of prospects, Marty has reluctantly resigned himself to bachelorhood.
After being importuned by his mother into going to the Bronx's Stardust Ballroom one Saturday night, Marty connects with Clara—an unattractive school teacher who has been nastily abandoned by her blind date. Spending the evening together, Clara and Marty realize their emotional connection. The two part with Marty's promise to call the next day.
Fearing the romance could spell her abandonment, Marty's mother belittles Clara. Likewise, Marty's friends are unimpressed with her plainness, and try to convince Marty to forget about her. Harangued into submission, Marty doesn't call Clara.
Back in the same lonely rut, Marty realizes that he is giving up a chance at love with a wonderful woman. Over the objections of his friends, he impulsively dashes to a phone booth to give Clara a call.
Reception
Upon its release, critical opinion was overwhelmingly positive. Ronald Holloway of Variety Magazine felt it was an excellent film and said "If 'Marty' is an example of the type of material that can be gleaned, then studio story editors better spend more time at home looking at television." TIME felt the film was "Wonderful". Louella Parsons enjoyed the film although she felt that it would not likely be nominated for Oscars.
In 1994, Marty was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
Box Office
At a budget of $343,000 (USD) the film generated revenues of $3,000,000 in the USA alone, making it a box office smash.
Awards and recognition
Academy Awards
Cannes Film Festival
Winner Palme d'Or
Differences from teleplay
Marty is based on a teleplay of the same name also written by Paddy Chayefsky. The film differs from the teleplay in several respects: the part of Clara was fleshed out to a great extent; a subplot regarding Marty's mother and her sister has been added; and a subplot regarding Marty's career has been added.
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