celeb news Madonna's "Desperately Seeking Susan" added to National Film Registry

[Wildcat]

Susan Seidelman's cult classic "Desperately Seeking Susan" (1985), starring Rosanna Arquette and Madonna in her first major screen role, is one of the 25 influential films selected for preservation this year in the Library of Congress's National Film Registry, as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

 

 

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Desperately Seeking Susan was a commercial success and ended as the 31st highest grossing film of the year in the United States. The film received predominantly positive reviews, and both Arquette and Madonna's acting were critically acclaimed.

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The film also shines as a historical snapshot, offering vignettes into parts of New York City that no longer exist, as well as glimpses into 80s fashion and music, especially Madonna’s personal style and her renowned dance single “Into the Groove.”

The Queen Of Pop now has an album and two classic movies preserved for posterity in the U.S recording / film registry (A League of Their Own was inducted in 2012).

 

https://www.phillyvoice.com/national-film-registry-movies-seidelman-desperately-seeking-susan/

[Hector]

A classic  Perfectly in Madonna's film trinity along with A League Of Their Own and Evita. 

[LOTF]

Acclaimed Queen 

[Psyduck]

It's a time capsule into the 80s in New York, of course it deserves to be preserved

[Punky Rooster]

Queen of Cinema

[spree]

critically acclaimed actress 

[Katamari]

her best film role 

 

 i said what i said  

[jimmytimestep]

An incredible film to be sure but the big win here is for The Nightmare Before Christmas, long overdue

[LatinFreak]

[Jump]

Wait, this is actually impressive 

[poki]

2 hours ago, jimmytimestep said:

An incredible film to be sure but the big win here is for The Nightmare Before Christmas, long overdue

Fun fact: in 2024 LEGO is about to release an official set for this movie so the timing is perfect

[poki]

I actually saw this back when I was little (I wasn't supervised when it came to the TV lol) and I remember scenes from it 

[LadyDiana]

For someone considered a bad actress evita next!

[RIKI232]

A classic indeed 

[thequeenofpopmadonna]

I love this 😀 

[popmusicisdead]

stream Into The Groove to celebrate

 

 

[Mitsouko]

It’s “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” because of Madonna and Madonna alone. Her cultural cache. That’s mother.

[thequeenofpopmadonna]

8 minutes ago, Mitsouko said:

It’s “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” because of Madonna and Madonna alone. Her cultural cache. That’s mother.

The impact of the queen

[DuffLavigne]

Love this one 

[MALAMENTE]

Deserved. I always used to think this movie was released when she was already years into her career but she filmed it relatively early. Impressive 

[GlamSlam]

[LOTF]

I watched it recently for the first time and I liked it a lot

[pisuke]

Her best movies are usually done by female directors. Male directors really ****** her up. 

[John Slayne]

I'm a Medonster but this movie is ass. sorry 😅

[LOTF]

3 hours ago, pisuke said:

Her best movies are usually done by female directors. Male directors really ****** her up. 

What other female directors has she worked with?