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Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson

Plot: 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
Release Date: Tuesday, January 10 2017
8 years ago
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Portrait of David BordwellDavid BordwellDavid Bordwell was >> in Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Rosalind RussellRosalind RussellRosalind Russell would have been no older than 69 in Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Birthday: Tue, Jun 04 1907 –
Sun, Nov 28 1976

Crew

Portrait of Kim HendricksonKim HendricksonKim Hendrickson was >> in Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Fumiko TakagiFumiko TakagiFumiko Takagi was >> in Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Peter BeckerPeter BeckerPeter Becker was >> in Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jonathan TurellJonathan TurellJonathan Turell was >> in Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Gabriel ChávezGabriel ChávezGabriel Chávez was >> in Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Grant DelinGrant DelinGrant Delin was >> in Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson as 'Camera Operator'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday