Based on the novel Porgy and 1935 Gershwin Opera, this was a very difficult film to get a hold of. Much like Carmen Jones, this film stars Dorothy Dandridge and was directed by Otto Preminger, it also won the Golden Globe for best musical but also managed an Oscar win. It also features Sidney Poitier in a leading role as Porgy.
The Gershwin family owns the rights to the film, and lead for a change in directors. They then regretted the change when the final product came out "to Hollywood" and have since held the rights to the film. This means they have not been interested in remastering a film they didn't like, and it has not been released on DVD to this date. So finding a decent copy was hard, and the sound quality was poor, which hurts watching musicals.
The plot is that Bess' man Crown murders a man in town, when he goes on the run she is left without anyone to support her. She is left with only the local cripple Porgy to help her out. The problem with the film is that I felt like I was watching a play, not a movie. It was very stagy with few camera angles, few set changes, and bad singing. Dubbed like other Opera's turned musical and boring songs. I hate to say that I really didn't connect at all with this film. I doubt a better copy would have done much for me, and I can see why the Gershwin Family wasn't happy with the final product. Maybe they shouldn't have changed directors...
Vote: 5/10
IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053182/
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