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.
Featured Crew
- Producer : Kim Hendrickson
- Editor : Gabriel Chávez
- Cast : David Bordwell,Rosalind Russell
Cast
Self
Self (archive footage)
Facts
Original TitleLighting Up with Hildy Johnson
Status Released
Release Information
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2017-01-10
Original Language
Runtime 00h 25m
Genres
- Documentary