ONE WOMAN'S JOURNEY THE UNOFFICIAL BLOG: LE COSTUME DE SANDY

vendredi 11 mai 2018

LE COSTUME DE SANDY

À la veille du quarantième anniversaire de Grease , le 16 juin, Olivia Newton-John explique pourquoi son costume dans GREASE est toujours l'un de ses biens les plus précieux.

Quand on m'a offert le rôle de Sandy dans Grease, je n'avais aucune idée que le film serait tellement aimé. Cela fait 40 ans et les gens viennent toujours me voir partout où je vais pour me dire que c'est leur film préféré.
Tout était aussi amusant que vous l'imaginiez - le chant et la danse, bien sûr, mais aussi avec John [Travolta] et le reste de la distribution. C'était comme si j'étais encore au lycée. J'ai aimé tous mes costumes, en particulier la veste en cuir et les pantalons que je portais à la fin du film.
Je me souviens d'être allé dans la roulotte avec notre créateur de costumes, Albert Wolsky, et d'essayer la tenue pour la première fois. La veste s'adapte parfaitement, et la doublure rouge était géniale.
Le pantalon était fantastique aussi, mais comme il était en réalité des années 50, la fermeture à glissière était cassée, donc j'ai dû être cousu dedans.
Quand je suis sorti sur le plateau pour la première fois, tout le monde s'est arrêté - parce que c'était différent de tout ce que j'avais déjà porté.
Après avoir terminé le film, j'ai eu la chance de garder le costume. J'ai porté la veste pour quelques performances, mais je n'ai pas essayé le pantalon depuis (et je ne veux pas savoir à quoi je ressemblerai avec, maintenant!).

Pour célébrer le 40ème anniversaire du film, j'ai décidé que c'était le bon moment pour faire du bien et les vendre aux enchères au profit du Centre de recherche sur le cancer de Melbourne, en Australie.
C'est excitant de savoir que le costume aura un plus grand but. GREASE a changé ma vie, et maintenant il peut aussi aider à changer la vie des autres.

Ahead of the 40th anniverasry of Grease, on June 16, Olivia Newton-John shares why her Sandy costume from the film is still one of her most prized possessions.

When I was offered the part of Sandy in Grease, I had no idea the film would be so loved. It’s been 40 years and people still come up to me everywhere I go to tell me it’s their favorite movie.

The entire experience of making it was as fun as you’d imagine—the singing and the dancing, of course, but also just hanging out with John [Travolta] and the rest of the cast. It was like being in high school again. I loved all my costumes, especially the leather jacket and pants I wore at the end of the film.

"I remember going into the wardrobe trailer with our costume designer, Albert Wolsky, and trying on the outfit for the first time. The jacket fit perfectly, and the red lining was great. The pants were fantastic too, but because they were actually from the ’50s, the zipper was broken, so I had to be stitched into them."

"When I walked out onto the set in them for the first time, I got quite the reaction—everyone stopped—because it was unlike anything I’d worn before. After we wrapped the film, I was lucky enough to get to keep the costume. I’ve worn the jacket for a few performances, but I haven’t tried on the pants since (I don’t want to know what they’d look like on me now!)".

To celebrate the movie’s 40th anniversary, I’ve decided it’s the right time to do some good and auction them off to benefit the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre in Melbourne, Australia. It’s exciting to know that the costume will have a bigger purpose. Grease changed my life, and now it can help change the lives of others too.

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Olivia miniseries: burning questions answered

Un "mignon" question réponse pour les téléspectateurs australiens qui vont découvrir les 2 épisodes sur la vie d'Olivia Newton-John !
Il y a toujours des novices en la matière ... et c'est tant mieux !

It's pretty much a given that when a famous person's life story gets told on television, there's not going to be time to go into every last detail. And sometimes, for dramatic purposes, the true story has to be condensed and edited. Cramming the lengthy career of Olivia Newton-John into just a two-part miniseries means these are some lingering questions after the credits roll, which is where we come in. Here are the burning questions we had after watching the first episode of Olivia: Hopelessly Devoted to You—and some answers.

Was her first single really a flop?

Yes, her cover of "Till You Say You'll Be Mine", originally a Jackie DeShannon B-side from 1963, ended up only being released promotionally. When what little attention it received was negative, Decca Records opted not to give it a full commercial release or the push that would've been required to turn it into a hit.

Did Olivia really not want to sing her breakthrough hit, "If Not For You"?

Her first top 10 hit in Australia, "If Not For You" had been recorded previously by Bob Dylan and George Harrison, but the miniseries' suggestion that Olivia wasn't a fan of the tune is spot-on. Years later, she admitted she didn't really like the song and had been encouraged to record it.

More questions at https://www.who.com.au/olivia-hopelessly-devoted-to-you-miniseries-burning-questions