“Sex and the City” is a sensational series that was released between 1998 and 2004. The famous comedy melodrama accompanied the lives of millions of fans around the world, helping them grow up and learn a serious and complex world. Let's open the veil of the famous multi-part film adaptation of Sex and the city and find out all the secrets of the actors.
Story line
The four main characters live in a huge American metropolis - New York. The city of hopes and great dreams with all the riots of colors gives the girls confidence and eccentricity. Their age is approaching the coveted 30 years, however, none of the friends could build a personal life. The storyline spins around each heroine of the series Sex and the city, where they constantly encounter love, intrigue, secrets and drama. For six seasons, the viewer will be able to observe the long struggle of successful and beautiful women for the right to simple female happiness. And what is needed for this? Fees in cozy coffee houses, love at first sight, rash acts and, of course, casual sex.
Director's work
Michael Patrick King is the director of Sex and the City. He took up work on the acclaimed series, the script of which was written on the basis of the novel of the same name by Candace Bushnell. By the way, it was she who created the adapted plot of the film adaptation, using her famous book.
Michael Patrick King fully participated in the multi-part motion picture, investing time and effort not only as a director, but also as an executive producer and screenwriter. Later, when the sixth season finale thundered to the whole world, Michael thought about shooting a full-length movie, which was put into practice twice. In one of the interviews in 2014, the director admitted that he was ready to shoot the third picture about the main character Carrie Bradshaw, but today it remains only to guess if this is true or another newspaper “duck”.
Awards, nominations and prizes
Over the seven years of the existence of the series "Sex and the City", the actors and the entire crew have collected more than 10 awards, and this is not counting the nominations. Famous, beautiful and feminine heroines took both the Golden Globe and the Emmy. Critics have repeatedly recognized Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon as one of the best actresses of the XX and XXI centuries. And indeed it is. For six seasons, the multi-series film adaptation was so fond of viewers around the world that the quotes from each episode were memorized, the girls sought to become as graceful and beautiful as the serial heroines.
What did all this lead to? Moreover, the series “Sex and the City” gained independence and became a feature film twice, and later the story of Carrie Bradshaw revived in the popular series “Carrie's Diaries”.
Reviews and reviews
Reviews of "Sex and the City" vary among themselves, despite the worldwide popularity of the film adaptation. According to the Kinopoisk portal, the series won a solid seven, but this did not stop him from getting an entire army of haters and agitators. As soon as they did not call the film adaptation - erotica for fragile minds, glamorous pornography in a glossy cover, splashing libido, the preoccupation of the metropolis. However, the series introduces the viewer to family values, complexes, the struggle with the inner self, reality and reality. Let's find out brief reviews and reviews about "Sex and the City":
- Favorite and inspiring series that is not able to get bored.
- Growing up, you begin to understand the heroines. Now their actions do not seem strange or stupid, but, on the contrary, they seem justified. Sometimes the characters in the series are sorry, and it’s very difficult to watch without tears.
- The humor is subtle, there are notes of sarcasm that teach you to be on alert around the clock.
Sarah Jessica Parker
From the 1st season of “Sex and the City”, the viewer has been watching the story of the main character - Carrie Bradshaw, played by the famous actress Sarah Jessica Parker. The presentation of the series is unique, and other hours-long dramas such as Desperate Housewives began to follow. The peculiarity of the film adaptation is that each episode is voiced by the announcer, namely Carrie's voice, from which the narration is conducted. These are not empty and stupid monologues, but meaningful, philosophical considerations that touch on an important topic - the relationship between a woman and a man. The viewer learns that Sarah Jessica Parker, in Sex and the City, is a journalist for a popular New York newspaper, so all voiceover is literate and interesting.
Carrie Bradshaw wants to know true love, but she does not have confidence in men, because she has been disappointed more than once in her entire life. Now a woman prefers only sex, for the most part for health and self-satisfaction. And every man who wants something more from Carrie is left with nothing. The reason is simple and lies in the fact that the heroine of Sarah Jessica Parker is so accustomed to live for her pleasure that she does not need children or family life. She is content with a chic life, the attention of men, intriguing romances and cozy evenings with her beloved friends.
Kim Cattrall
In Sex and the City, the actress played the liberated, sexy, and energetic girl Samantha. The main character is a prototype of a successful socialite who has everything in her life that she wants: a big house, an untwisted business, branded and fashionable clothes, and expensive jewelry. Despite the fact that Samantha was able to break off a tidbit from a diamond cake, the girl can not find her place in the love field.
Because of this, the heroine Kim Cattrall literally plunges into perversion, trying everything new with different partners. For her, family values do not exist, as well as plans to have children, a husband and several dogs in the future. Around Samantha revolves a real paradise, woven from gourmet restaurants, pathos concerts and trendy clubs.
Kristin Davis
The actress played a romantic and amorous Charlotte. Christine Davis in Sex and the City was supposed to show a naive and dreamy heroine who has complexes about her suitability for family life. Charlotte is ready to give all herself to her husband and children, but in her environment there is no suitable life partner. On the screens, the viewer meets twice the husbands of the heroine, but, as is usually the case in melodramas, the girl in the story cannot have children. When the heroine Christine Davis finds out the terrible news for her, she makes a serious decision.
Charlotte must understand what is important for her: to continue to dream about her family and look for a faithful husband, or to enjoy solitude, allowing herself novels with the first person she meets.
Cynthia Nixon
A beautiful, fatal, coveted heroine who is distinguished by her arrogance and pomp. From Season 1 in Sex and the City, we have been watching actress Cynthia Nixon, a fiery lioness for whom family values are nothing more than a handful of ashes. Her main goal in life is a career and nothing more. But, as the multi-part dramas show, one cannot promise in life, otherwise the worst fears will come true. The heroine of the series Miranda also encountered this. Being an ardent opponent of children, Miranda, by absurd chance, becomes pregnant and, of course, gives birth to a boy. The heroine’s maternal love is absent, as is the adoption of the baby, so she shifts all obligations to the nanny. For seven years, we see Miranda’s struggle for the right to be free, but her child does not allow her to fully continue that former and carefree life for her pleasure.
The main feature of the series is that the cast was top notch. Sarah Jessica Parker and other actresses were able to convey the real world of modern women in huge cities, where career and entertainment above all.
Minor Characters
The most amazing thing is that all the secondary actors of the series “Sex and the City” are men (with the exception of a few). Such famous persons as Kyle McLachlan (played by Trey Mac Dougal), Chris Noth (played the role of Mr. Big) and David Eigenberg (embodied the image of Steve Brady on the crane) took part in the filming.
Minor characters that influenced the storyline in the series:
- Willie Garcon (Stanford Blatch);
- John Corbett (Aidan Shaw);
- Evan Handler (Harry Goldenblatt);
- Mikhail Baryshnikov (Alexander Petrovsky);
- Sean Palmer (Marcus);
- Blair Andrewwood (Dr. Robert Leeds).
First full-length movie
The film was attended by the actors of the series "Sex and the City", but this is not surprising. The premiere of comedy melodrama took place in 2008. The first part of the film immediately returned its fans to glorious years when the series was released. The film adaptation was recognized by the public and appreciated by critics. In the first part of the feature film, the viewer will watch the continuation of the famous story of Carrie Bradshaw and her friends. Only the plot unfolds after some time.
In the movie you can watch how the heroine of Sarah Jessica Parker found her love, and together with this man she built an impressive family nest. Their relationship spun so much that Carrie decides to marry the chosen one. Samantha moved from New York to an equally large city - Los Angeles, where she met a sexy actor. Miranda, despite her categorical attitude to the family, married Steve, they raise her son. Charlotte, a naive and dreamy woman, could not find a faithful companion, so she was left alone in anticipation of the wonderful prince. The plot of the first part of the film adaptation is twisted so that Carrie’s wedding is threatened through the fault of Miranda. Will the marriage take place, or does the chosen one Carry decide that such a serious step is not for him?
The second part of the sensational film
Actors from the series Sex and the City took part in the filming. The viewer will be able to observe the continuation of the famous story and find out what happens to those who previously avoided family ties. From the first part we learned that the wedding of Carrie and Big took place, and the beautiful heroine agreed to become a wife. However, not everything is so sweet and the girl is faced with new problems that often arise in married couples in everyday life.
The second part of the full-length film takes us to a paradise with four friends who have to figure out the secrets and conduct their own investigation. Women will have to learn what motherhood, family happiness, and strong marriage are. Despite the low ratings, fans of the world were waiting for the film. Now it remains to be seen whether there will be a third part of the sensational film adaptation?
In an interview, Michael Patrick King said that the release date of “Sex and the City 3” was set for 2018, however, due to the conflict of Warner Bros. and Kim Cattrall, the project was frozen. The reason is simple: the actress decided to take advantage of the popularity of the film and its irreplaceable role, which put forward an ultimatum. Cattroll indicated that she would take part in the filming if she was allowed to advance her directorial projects on behalf of Warner Bros. Studios. The company responded to the actress ultimatum with a negative, despite the fact that all participants in the cycle gave their consent to participate in the filming.
"Carrie's Diaries"
The plot of “Sex and the City” was so loved by the audience that director Amy Hackerlind decided to shoot an absolutely unique series about Carrie Bradshaw. The premiere of the pilot series "The Carrie Diaries" was held in 2013. This picture tells about the heroine in the days of her youth, when there were different life situations that led to disappointment and drama. The viewer can watch the appearance of the famous personality of Carrie and learn about her first love, first adventure and sexual experience.
Sex and the city is a series of all generations. Looking at the experiences and problems of the main characters, we learned to distinguish the right from the unnecessary. Each episode, although filled with femininity, sensuality and sexuality, is not an eroticism that should not be shown to adolescents. The series only reflects the real world, in which not only love, family, children and relationships, but also sex plays an important role.