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Included in the series is the Oscarwinning Blithe Spirit, a comedy-fantasy about a man's happy second marriage being interrupted by the mischievous ghost of his first wife.
Known for his panoramic shots and artful use of the entire big screen, Lean is one of Britain’s most influential filmmakers. Five of Lean's films landed in the British Film Institute's top 30 of the 100 Best British Films of the 20th Century. The multiple Oscar-winner's cinematic approach is one that continues to be emulated.
David Lean Restored
This Happy Breed
Wednesday, February 11, 6:45 p.m.
Directed by David Lean, with Robert Newton, Celia Johnson, and John Mills. Noel Coward wrote this well-acted chronicle of a London family from the inter-war years of 1919 to 1939. (Britain, 1944, color, 35mm, 110 min.)
Madeleine
Wednesday, February 18, 6:45 p.m.
Directed by David Lean, with Ann Todd and Leslie Banks. Lean's then-wife Todd plays a woman accused of murdering her lover in this period drama set in Victorian Glasgow. (Britain, 1950, b&w, 35mm, 114 min.)
Blithe Spirit
Wednesday, March 4, 7:00 p.m.
Directed by David Lean, with Rex Harrison, Constance Cummings, and Margaret Rutherford. In this Oscar-winning comedy-fantasy written by Noel Coward, a novelist finds his happy second marriage haunted by the mischievous ghost of his long-dead first wife. (Britain, 1945, color, 35mm, 95 min.)
Hobson's Choice
Wednesday, March 18, 7:00 p.m.
Directed by David Lean, with Charles Laughton and John Mills. This delightful comedy tells of an obnoxious, demanding bootmaker in 1890s Lancashire who gets his comeuppance when his oldest daughter rebels against him. (Britain, 1954, b&w, 35mm, 107 min.) -- www.clevelandart.org
Posted February 9th, 2009 by ruzik_tuzik
