It is possible that Chopin by introducing this line into the story is also suggesting that not all women, when they got married, found that their circumstances had improved. The fact that Mrs Sommers neighbours ‘talked of certain better days’ for Mrs Sommers before she became a married woman may also be important as it suggests that prior to getting married Mrs Sommers lived a different (if not improved) life than the life she now finds herself living. Rather than marriage or parenthood being seen as a partnership with both the male and female sharing responsibility Chopin may be suggesting that for the majority of women their role in life was to look after their children rather than share an equal footing within a marriage. This may be important as though it is possible that Mrs Sommers is a widow it is more likely that by making no mention of a husband Chopin is further suggesting that women in general (at the time the story was written) were responsible for the care and upbringing of their children. It is also interesting that there is no mention of a Mr Sommers in the story. Though later in the story the reader realises that it is this sense of identity which is challenged when Mrs Sommers instead of spending the fifteen dollars on her children ends up spending the money on herself. By telling the reader that Mrs Sommers intends to spend the majority of the fifteen dollars on shoes and clothes for her children not only is Chopin suggesting that Mrs Sommers is aware that she has a responsibility for the care and upbringing of her children but it is also possible that Chopin is suggesting that Mrs Sommers also identifies herself as a mother first, rather than as an individual. Set in the 1890s the story is narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator and from the beginning of the story the reader realises that Chopin may be exploring the theme of responsibility and identity. In A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin we have the theme of responsibility, escape, independence, freedom, identity, consumerism and temptation.
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^ "AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals Nominees" (PDF).^ "AFI's 100 Years.100 Songs Nominees" (PDF).^ Nat Segaloff, Final Cuts: The Last Films of 50 Great Directors, Bear Manor Media 2013 p 182-184."The Screen: 'Silk Stockings' Arrives Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse Co-Star". ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.2006: AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals – Nominated.The film is recognized by the American Film Institute in these lists: and Canada and $1,060,000 in other markets, resulting in a loss of $1,399,000. Reception Īccording to MGM records, the film earned $1,740,000 in the U.S. Dance rehearsals started on September 18, 1956, and filming ended January 31, 1957. MGM bought the film rights to the musical for $300,000. George Tobias as Vassili Markovitch, Commisar of Art.Ninotchka is sent after them, giving Canfield time to convince her to give in to her love for him.Ĭyd Charisse as Ninotchka Yoschenko in Silk Stockings They decide to return to Moscow.Ĭanfield does not give up, arranging for the pliable Brankov, Bibinski, and Ivanov to be sent back to Paris, knowing that they will be seduced again by the city's charms. She and Boroff are horrified when they realize what changes have been made to Boroff's music. Canfield succeeds in romancing her, despite her determination not to fall prey to the decadent attractions of Paris. He also arranges for his leading lady, Peggy Dayton, to "convince" Boroff to cooperate.įearful of his own precarious position, a commissar at the Ministry in Moscow summons a dedicated and humorless, fanatical operative, Nina "Ninotchka" Yoschenko, to bring all four men back home. However, when the composer expresses his wish to stay in Paris, three comically bumbling operatives, Brankov, Bibinski, and Ivanov, are sent from Moscow to take Boroff back.Ĭanfield manages to corrupt them with decadent western luxuries (champagne, women, nightclubs, etc.) and talks them into allowing Boroff to stay. A brash American film producer, Steve Canfield, wants Russian composer Peter Illyich Boroff to write music for his next picture, which is being made in Paris.
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