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Woman of the Year

Spencer Tracy (Actor), Katharine Hepburn (Actor), George Stevens (Director) Rated:
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4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 472 ratings
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Format Multiple Formats, NTSC, Black & White, Closed-captioned
Contributor Roscoe Karns, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, William Bendix, Dan Tobin, Reginald Owen, Gladys Blake, Fay Bainter, Sara Haden, Ludwig Stssel, William Tannen, Minor Watson, George Stevens, Michael Kanin, John Lee Mahin, Ring Lardner Jr. See more
Language English, French, Spanish
Runtime 1 hour and 54 minutes
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Tess Harding (Katharine Hepburn) is a progressively-minded political journalist. Sam Craig (Spencer Tracy) is a sports writer with very traditional values. The only thing the two have in common is that they both work for the same New York City newspaper. Despite an initial and mutual dislike, the two eventually fall in love and get married. When Tess wins the Woman of the Year award, traditional gender roles become flipped and their relationship suffers as a result.

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 3.2 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ George Stevens
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, NTSC, Black & White, Closed-captioned
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 54 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ September 19, 2000
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Fay Bainter, Reginald Owen, Minor Watson
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, French, Spanish
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Warner Home Video
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00004TJOE
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ John Lee Mahin, Michael Kanin, Ring Lardner Jr.
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 472 ratings

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Mac
5.0 out of 5 stars Tracy and Hepburn.
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2024
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What you would expect from two great actors.
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Richard A. Tucker
5.0 out of 5 stars A high mark the history of film making
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2003
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What's surprising about this film is it's age. Despite the enormous social changes that have occurred since this film was made (6 decades?) it's funny how these two characters could still be genuinely portrayed today. This character study of a socially and politically sophisticated woman, very well respected locally and globally for her charm, brains and political savvy ways, and her odd love for a regular guy who almost becomes a novelty to her after their marriage is not far cry from what could be made today. Spencer Tracy, as a newspaper sportswriter, crosses into the world of a social sophisticate played by Katherine Hepburn through an argument over some glib comments she makes about baseball which makes it into her radio address. Despite their differences there is a spark. That spark is nurtured by both of them until it becomes a passion leading to a brief but poignant romance. Once married, however, they are too different from each other. This wouldn't be so bad but Hepburn's character, rather than resolving the issues between them decides to resume her life and it's time consuming pace leaving her understanding but frustrated husband to his own pursuits while he evidently would rather have more of her attention. It comes down to a question of what a person wants. Hepburn's "Woman of the Year" is used to doing things her way and doesn't understand her commitment to making a marriage. This comes to head and the film makes a brave attempt to resolve these differences. Katherine's character is not an ice queen but a motivated person who's used to having her own life. Spencer's character is a sincere guy who's married to woman who has a demanding life who doesn't balance her time between home and career. In the end she realizes that she's not the perfect person and tries to bring her marriage back from the brink of failure. He cautions her that life is not as simple as just walking away from commitments and learning how to cook and expects her to make compromises not sacrifices.While there is some silly kitchen scenes at the end it's really an effort by the director to point out the futility of a person suddenly trying to reinvent herself. Her husband doesn't expect too much even if he's not a great motivational speaker. He also doesn't blame her for her plight but lets her know that she has options she has to consider. Reverse these rolls and it's easy to see how this film works on the two levels. If this were a man there would be no doubt that the woman was making sense. This film is almost revolutionary. It turns the tables on social roles at a time when people weren't even aware there was a table.
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Gabriella Matteucci
5.0 out of 5 stars *Sparks*
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2023
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I watched a Katherine Hepburn documentary recently, and learned that this was the first movie she made with Spencer Tracy. I thought it was a lovely movie, and the chemistry between the two is through the roof. I loved it!
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Kristin
4.0 out of 5 stars Tracy and Hepburn Banters
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2020
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SPOILERS INCLUDED : Katherine Hepburn plays Tess Harding, a political journalist at the NY paper. Spencer Tracy is Sam Craig a sports journalist at the same paper. Tess has no value for sports and announces that baseball should be cancelled during the war. Sam immediately leaps to defend baseball creating a conflict at the paper. The editor calls them both to his office, where they meet and start falling for each other instantly. They go out which all ends disastrously as Sam leads a simple life and Tess has cocktail parties full of people discussing politics in multiple languages. Despite all the problems, the two eventually get married, in a slap-dash ceremony. Their marriage is very tumultuous as Tess does not listen to Sam and makes a lot of decisions without consulting him. The final straw comes when Tess adopts a child without consulting Sam then plans to leave him by himself as she goes to an awards ceremony. Sam leaves Tess and Tess eventually learns what it is to be a wife.
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Paula
5.0 out of 5 stars Cute movie
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2023
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Nice way to introduce my younger daughter to the history behind this movie message, fun to watch
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Lasse Pettersson
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it. Love it. Love it.
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2021
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I had never seen this movie before, but during the pandemic, I have purchased a lot of vintage Hollywood on DVD, this being one of them. I really enjoyed this movie from start to finish.

Criterion DVD's are also worth buying, even in the era of Blu-ray. WOMEN OF THE YEAR has not been released on Blu-ray yet, but I hope they'll get around to it at some point.
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Benjamin J Burgraff
5.0 out of 5 stars Fresh and sparkling, with Tracy and Hepburn a perfect fit!
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 1998
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Aside from the historical value of first teaming Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, Woman of the Year holds its own as a bright, smart 'Odd Couple' romantic comedy, with witty dialogue, a rich, textured performance by the reliable Tracy, and Hepburn showing a sexiness that she rarely gets to project on film (The Philadelphia Story is the only other example that comes to mind). The scenario is simple; Beautiful, brilliant Claire Booth Luce-type (Hepburn) clashes and falls for practical, salt-of-the-earth sportswriter (Tracy). While the domesticity scene concluding the film seems out of place (the story goes that MGM added it to make Tracy the 'winner' of the male/female competition, to a much more chauvanistic 40s audience), so many scenes ring true that the film goes beyond simple comedy to a statement about commitment, priorities, and accountability for one's actions. Oh, and it makes you laugh, too! Hepburn's first ball game, Tracy at the women's club meeting, are among the comic highlights. The star duo seem so natural together that it's hard to believe this was their first teaming! A well-deserved classic!
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Usonian33
5.0 out of 5 stars A favorite returns in opening-night quality.
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2017
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The Criterion blu Ray presentation of the film is beautiful...really lovely, luminous picture quality. Hepburn literally glows in this film. Wish they had included a commentary (there is so much here to work with...the exclusion seems odd)...but the supplements are a good bonus, especially the full-length doc "spencer Tracy legacy" hosted by Hepburn herself.

The long essay included in the package is excellent. It gives some insight on why the ending is so out of sync with the film...and what that says about the 1940s...and indeed today.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Verheiratet mit der Frau des Jahres...
Reviewed in Germany on April 16, 2023
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Kathanrine Hepburn ist die "Woman of the Year" in der gleichnamigen Screwball Comedy von George Stevens aus dem Jahr 1942, der bei seinem Erscheinen 2,7 Millionen Dollar einspielte und aus den Hauptdarstellern Spencer Tracy und Katharine Hepburn ein unsterbliches Hollywood Traumpaar machte. Die beiden Schauspieler gingen eine Partnerschaft mit äusserster Diskretion ein, denn Tracy war bei den Dreharbeiten bereits verheiratet. Eine Scheidung von seiner Frau kam nie in Frage, er lebte aber bald von seiner Frau getrennt und lebte mit seiner Geliebten Katharine Hepburn bis zu seinem lebensende zusammen.

"Die Frau, von der man spricht" - so der deutsche Filmtitel - war aber nicht nur der Beginn einer lebenslangen Liebe, die beiden drehte auch weitere 8 Filme gemeinsam. Die bekanntesten davon sind "Ehekrieg", "Der endlose Horizont", "Pat und Mike" und "Rat mal, wer zum Essen kommt".
Legendär Tracys Kommentar beim Kennenlernen, bei dem die hochgewachsene Hepburn (sie war 1,72 m groß) zu dem etwa gleichgroßen Spencer Tracy meinte "Ich befürchte, ich bin zu groß für sie" - er erwiderte "Keine Sorge, ich stutze sie schon auf meine Größe zurecht".
"Die Frau, von der man spricht" gilt als klassische Darstellung des "Geschlechterkampfes" und hat bis heute einen ikonischen Charakter bewahrt - dabei durfte Katharine die empanzipierte, hoch intelligente, kultivierite und selbstbewusste Karrierefrau verkörpern. Tracy hingegen war der Idealtyp eines US-Kerls, der nüchtern agiert, sportlich ist, maskulin und mit Durchsetzungsvermögen. Anders als seine Herzensdame hat er eher konservative Vorstellung von einer guten Beziehung oder Ehe.
Am Ende gab es auch das wichtige HappyEnd, vor allem weil die Frau sich auf ihre Rolle besinnt und dem Mann die Oberhand lässt. Aus heutiger Sicht natürlich nicht mehr ooliitsch korrekt, aber dennoch irre gut - vor allem durch die große Darstellerkunst des Duos.
Für mich eine der besten Screwball Comedys überhaupt und auch eine der besten Leistungen von Katharine Hepburn, die vom American Film Institute zum wichtigsten weiblichen US-Filmstar gewählt wurde.

Tess Harding (Katharine Hepburn) und Sam Craig (Spencer Tracy) sind beide beim New Yorker Chronicle als Journalisten beschäftigt. Sam ist der bodenständige Sportreporter und seine Kollegin Tess ist inzwischen eine angesehene Kolumnistin für politische Entwicklungen und Zusammenhänge. Als Tochter eines ehemaligen Botschafters ist Tess extrem extravagant und selbstbewusst, sie spricht mehrere Sprachen fließend. Tess engagiert sich für die Emanzipation der Frau ebenso wie für durch den Krieg verwaiste griechische Kinder. Eines Tages schlägt Tess im Radio vor Baseball für die Dauer des Krieges abzuschaffen. Diese Unverschämtheit ruft Sam auf den Plan der attraktiven Kollegin Paroli zu bieten. Doch der Redakteur kann die beiden dazu bewegen keinen öffentlich geführten Krieg der verschiedenen Ansichten zu führen. Sam lädt Tess zu einem Baseballspiel im Yankee Stadion ein. Sie ist natürlich mit den Regeln des Spiels überhaupt nicht vertraut, aber es gefällt ihr trotzdem. Sie lädt Sam zu sich nach Hause ein, eine Einladung, die er gerne annimmt. Aber nicht ahnt, dass es sich um eine Cocktailparty von erlesenen, niveauvollen Menschen verschiedener Sprachen handelt, die sich über die Weltlage unterhalten. Er geht, kommt aber wieder und irgendwann heiraten die beiden, trotz aller Unterschiede, weil die Liebe für einen Moment siegt. Doch damit sind die Probleme nicht von der Welt geschafft - in der Hochzeitsnacht kommt ein jugoslawischer Staatsmann in die Wohnung, der vor den Nazis flüchten muss. Und er kommt nicht allein, sein ganzes Gefolge ist dabei. Tess beste Freundin, Ellen Whitcomb (Fay Bainter) ist eine weltbekannte Feministin und es ist wahrscheinlich, dass Tess von diesem Komitee zur Frau des Jahres gewählt wird. Als sie Sam vorschlägt ein Kind zu bekommen, ist er hocherfreut. Doch sie meint nicht ein eigenes Kind, sondern hat bereits zugestimmt den griechischen Flüchtlingsjungen Chris (George Kezas) zu adoptieren. Dies alles sorgt erstmal für ein Aus der noch jungen Ehe...

Natürlich besinnt sich Tess und am Ende laufen beide noch einmal zur Höchstform auf. Tess will ihren noch schlafenden Nochehemann mit einem selbstgemachten Frühstück überraschen. Dabei wirkt die Karrierefrau in der KÜche so hilflos wie ein Kleinkind. Eine Szene zum Kaputtlachen. Der Film bescherte Katharine Hepburn eine Oscarnominierung. Michael Kanin und Ring Lardner jr. erhielten für das köstliche Drehbuch den Academy Award.
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Jacqueline
5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie
Reviewed in Canada on April 23, 2020
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Great movie on of my favourites, came on time
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Reviewed in France on August 16, 2018
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RobMat
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE it!!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 19, 2015
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Well, I was really surprised by seeing the reviews from the UK costumers. Trust the ones from the US I guess. At least in my opinion!! I LOVE this movie!! It's so, so much fun!! It was my first movie with both Tracy and Hepburn, and I laughed so much! And such a charming romantic comedy. The chemistry between ST and KH is really the greatest always, but I really think it's at its best in here. And also, you won't find romantic interactions between the two like in this movie in any of the others. This is where truly their chemistry goes va-va-woom, and made them king and queen of the MGM lot. Incredibly great actors, who could also do comedy. Along with this movie, my favorites of the couple are Adam's Rib and Guess who Coming to Dinner. Oh and this movie was directed by George Stevens, one of my favorites - talented director for comedies before the war. Great dramas after, like Shane, A Place in the Sun, Giant and The Diary of Anne Frank. But great talent for comedies as well!
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Loselumbo
5.0 out of 5 stars Spritzige Geschlechterkomödie
Reviewed in Germany on December 24, 2023
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Der Film, in der Spencer Tracy die Hepburn klein gekriegt hat: Angeblich soll der nur 1,68 Meter kleine Tracy bei der ersten Begegnung mit der über 1,70 Meter großen Hepburn auf ihre Bemerkung, sie sei wohl ein wenig zu groß für ihn, gesagt haben: „Ich werde Sie schon klein kriegen!“
Eine bekannte Journalistin trifft auf einen erfolgreichen Sportreporter – trotz sehr großer Unterschiede in Lebensauffassung und auch in finanzieller Hinsicht heiraten die beiden und geraten von einer in die nächste Ehekrise. Als Zuschauer kann man sich darüber dank vieler Gags amüsieren, wenngleich die männliche Perspektive dominiert. Am Ende raufen sie sich zusammen.
Vorbild dieses ungleichen Paares waren übrigens die damals berühmte US-Journalistin Dorothy Thompson und der ebenso berühmte Schriftsteller Sinclair Lewis. Der Film ist gespickt mit zeitgenössischen politischen Anspielungen, insbesondere gegen die Nazis und Adolf Hitler. Thompson hatte den Diktator 1932 kurz vor der Machtergreifung getroffen und über die Begegnung ein hellsichtiges kleines Buch geschrieben, dass in den USA Furore machte.
Übrigens: Nicht nur im Film, auch im wirklichen Leben wurden Katharine Hepburn und Spencer Tracy ein Hollywood-Traumpaar – bis zu Tracys Tod 1967. Allerdings nur inoffiziell, denn Tracy war verheiratet und wollte sich als Katholik nicht scheiden lassen. Das offene Geheimnis wurde von allen respektiert und bewahrt – nahezu undenkbar heutzutage.
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