Directed by John Frankenheimer. Screenplay by William Inge, based on the novel by James Leo Herlihy. Brandon De Wilde is twinkly-eyed boy-man Clinton Willart, who – to begin our film – takes a bus down to Florida (from Cleveland!) to see his older brother for the first time in a year, bringing with him the […]
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch. This was Lubitsch’s American film debut; he was personally recruited for the project by its star, Mary Pickford. Adapted by Edward Knoblock, story by Norbert Falk. (For the record, IMDb also cites the play “Don César de Bazan” by Philippe Dumanoir & Adolphe d’Ennery as the source material on which the […]
Directed by Archie Mayo. Screenplay by Casey Robinson, from an original story by Maurice Hanline. Leslie Howard is Basil Underwood, a renowned theater actor; Bette Davis is Joyce Arden, Basil’s girlfriend & frequent costar. This is a clever setup for a film, as it immediately allows for a Howard/Davis performance of the death scene from […]
Original German title: “Lola rennt.” Written & directed by Tom Tykwer. Opening text: “We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring, will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” — T.S. Eliot, “Little Gidding” and: “After the game is before the game.” — […]
Directed by William Wyler. Written for the screen by Ruth & Augustus Goetz, from their play by the same name – which itself was pulled from the 1881 novel “Washington Square” by Henry James. Olivia de Havilland is Catherine Sloper, the (yup) heiress daughter of wealthy-ass doctor Austin Sloper (Ralph Richardson). Catherine is quiet, kind, […]
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