I've just recently rediscovered Amis and this, his second novel didn't disappoint after "Lucky Jim" believable characters and plot will not disappoint. THAT UNCERTAIN FEELING examines the quandaries of John Lewis, an assistant librarian with a wandering eye who is trying to support a wife and two young children on his small salary. Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2020, Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2016. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Her busy husband Larry (Douglas) sends Jill to Freudian psychologist Vengard and he concludes that the hiccups are caused by her marital problems. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. That Uncertain Feeling were a band from Manchester UK. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Can this marriage be saved? A society woman believes her husband is having an affair, a misconception which may have dire personal consequences for all involved. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! Not Amis's best, but entertaining all the same, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 31, 2015. Publication date 1941 Usage Public Domain Topics Comedy, Merle Oberon Publisher Ernst Lubitsch Productions Inc. Against her better judgement, happily married Jill Baker (Merle Oberon) is persuaded to see a popular psychoanalyst about her psychosomatic hiccups Listen to 500 / 600 by That Uncertain Feeling on Apple Music. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Trailerhome. This is my favorite novel of all time, and became a wonderful movie with Peter Sellers in the lead role of Welsh librarian stuck between a snotty upper class and his underpaid position in Swansea Wales as a bookstocker in a provincial library. Against her better judgement, happily married Jill Baker is persuaded to see a popular psychoanalyst about her psychosomatic hiccups. Her performance is convincingly comic, too, though she is so match for Eve Arden in an all too small role. Posted by kisuije@outlook.com November 29, 2020. KeithHubert7213. That Uncertain Feeling is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Merle Oberon, Melvyn Douglas and Burgess Meredith. (Alan Mowbry is hilariously dry as the analyst. They formed in the early 90s whilst doing their A-levels at Urmston Grammar School in Manchester and were soon u0005signed to Dead Dead Good. Certificate: Passed You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. This is the man who taught Garbo to laugh in the same director's "Ninotcha" and was generally suave and somewhat iconoclastic. The Meredith character is the most interest. Compassionate small-town lawyer Richard Clarke moves to New York City to seek his fortune, but is unsuccessful until he takes a friend's advice and tries to convince the world he's a ... See full summary », Against her better judgement, happily married Jill Baker is persuaded to see a popular psychoanalyst about her psychosomatic hiccups. As the movie proceeds, he settles into a trick-playing husband not quite consistent with the man who've first met.Burgess Meredith is sort of wasted as the annoying pianist Oberon meets in a psychiatrist's waiting room. Please try again. But Lewis is both more and less than he appears. “That Uncertain Feeling” is a remake of the silent film “Kiss Me Again”, which was also directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? THAT UNCERTAIN FEELING examines the quandaries of John Lewis, an assistant librarian with a wandering eye who is trying to support a wife and two young children on his small salary. 2:36. That Uncertain Feeling is a comic novel by Kingsley Amis, first published in 1955. Beneath this family-man facade lurks a poet, wit and visionary...also a budding lecher, for we soon find Lewis peering down the front of the socialite's dress. Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2014. I bought this kindle book because Kingsley Amis is one of my very favorite authors. In this vintage Amis novel, a chic socialite cruises like a predator on the prowl. That Uncertain Feeling is a bubbly and effervescent concoction, a champagne cocktail that packs a nice, gentle wallop. An ordinary comedy that tries to be saucy but comes across as strained. A mild romantic comedy that's atypical of Lubitsch. Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2002. In the first, Amis shows John, who is clever but lazy, become involved with the flirtatious Elizabeth, who is married to Vernon, a successful man with clout at the library. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Merle Oberon and Melvyn Douglas deal with "That Uncertain Feeling," a 1941 Ernst Lubitsch film based on a Sardou play. And in some ways, this is a comment on psychoanalysis.) You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. That Uncertain Feeling The Lubitsch touch is on full display in this newly restored 1941 comedy of manners. May 01, 2011. Their debut single 'Sunriser' was named single-of-the-week by NME in 1991. That Uncertain Feeling by Ernst Lubitsch. In the second, Amis shows John consider, and then interview for, a job opening at the library. That Uncertain Feeling (1941) Cast and Crew "It's a serious problem for a lady with the hiccups, and he is it!" Stream songs including "Exit", "Brother" and more. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Comedy. Her clothes are sensational. It's actually a remake of a silent Lubitsch, "Kiss Me Again." Using these story lines, Amis manages to write a sometimes laugh-out-loud narrative that finds humor in fraught marriages, reckless infidelity, lazy ambition, pompous artistic endeavor, self-destructiveness, and committees. The mundanity of marriage is laid out well in the opening segments of Lubitsch's film, demonstrating how the familiarity forged in such constant proximity to another can breed a wariness … Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2016. The screenplay by Walter Reisch and Donald Ogden Stewart was based on the 1880 French play Divorçons by Victorien Sardou and Émile de Najac. Jill (Merle Oberon) and Larry Baker (Melvyn Douglas) have been living in marital bliss for six years until Jill develops a nasty case of the hiccups. I can see why. No wonder he has that uncertain feeling...he's looking into a bottomless pit! Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 10, 2017. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. That Uncertain Feeling (75) IMDb 6.6 1 h 34 min 1941 PG Six years into their marriage, Jill Baker (Oberson) contracts a case of recurring hiccups. That uncertain feeling David Lodge on the prophetic self-portrait Kingsley Amis created in his least likeable novel, One Fat Englishman Fri 14 Jun 2002 19.15 EDT The Oscars Everything is Awesome Song LEGO Performance - 87th OSCARS. That Uncertain Feeling: The History of Emotions and a Critique of Contemporary Emotionality. TUF has two funny story lines, which merge with grim hilarity in this novel's final chapters. With Miles Anderson, Ann Beach, Brenda Blethyn, Philip Bowen. That uncertain feeling . With that cast and director this should have been much better. When a small kingdom's main tax payer leaves for Paris, its king dispatches a dashing count to win back her allegiance. Rod Crawford . Soon, she's disillusioned about husband Larry; and one day in the doctor's waiting room she meets pianist Alexander Sebastian, who's even more confused than she is. A decidedly Pre-Code comedy existing in an era ruled by the Iron First of Hollywood censorship, That Uncertain Feeling is an unabashedly Lubitsch film that manages to have it all by the measures only he could implement. It mines the same authorial voice as Lucky Jim, which was witty and funny, but this book has a tired, vituperative and paltry voice - and it's just not that funny. In 18th century Russia,the naive and idealistic lieutenant Chernov meets Empress Catherine the Great who becomes infatuated with him and appoints him Chief of the Imperial Guard. This FAQ is empty. It’s based on the play Divorçons byEmile DeNajac and Victorien Sardou. 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