In this 25-minute video essay, film scholar David Bordwell, co-author of "Film Art: An Introduction", conducts an analysis of Howard Hawks's "His Girl Friday" (1940), which he believes to be the apotheosis of classical Hollywood storytelling. Bordwell discusses the film's history and the status of Howard Hawks as an auteur before delving into a detailed analysis of various aspects of the film's narrative, dialogue, use of props, editing, and staging.
Title | Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson |
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Year | 2017 |
Genre | Documentary |
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Cast | David Bordwell, Rosalind Russell |
Crew | Fumiko Takagi (Executive Producer), Grant Delin (Camera Operator), Peter Becker (Executive Producer), Gabriel Chávez (Editor), Kim Hendrickson (Producer), Jonathan Turell (Executive Producer) |
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Release | Jan 10, 2017 |
Runtime | 25 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 0.00 / 10 by 0 users |
Popularity | 0 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
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