Dcp! A Star Is Born, 1954, July 12, 2012

Thursday, July 12 – 7:30 PM
DCP! A STAR IS BORN, 1954, Warner Bros., 170 min. Alcoholic failing star Norman Maine (James Mason) discovers and marries rising matinee-idol songbird Esther Blodgett (Judy Garland) in director George Cukor’s emotionally incandescent remake of William Wellman’s 1937 film. Fueled by Garland’s terrifying vulnerability, Cukor’s flawless direction, a superb script by Moss Hart and production design by Gene Allen (MY FAIR LADY) that brilliantly evokes Hollywood wealth and power, A STAR IS BORN (shown here in the restored, 170-minute version) is an amazing synthesis of on-screen drama, music and behind-the-scenes myth. [DCP]
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