Movie Description

Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson

(2017)

Overview

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.

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Original TitleLighting Up with Hildy Johnson

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2017-01-10

Original Language

Runtime 00h 25m

Genres

  • Documentary