72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Liliom

Frank Borzage
     90 m.
Synopsis
Smooth-talking fairground lady's man Liliom loses his job as an employee on the merry-go-round at Budapest's Luna Park for flirting with Julie, who came to the spend a day off from her job as a maid. Becoming lovers, Julie falls pregnant and Liliom decides to take part in a hold-up to get the money to support his family - but the heist is a failure and Liliom stabs himself to escape dishonour. Out of the blue, a strange and spectral train appears to take him off to the great beyond.
Director
Frank Borzage
Screenplay
Samuel Nathaniel Behrman
Photography
Chester A. Lyons
Edition
Margaret V. Clancey
Music
Richard Fall
Cast
Charles Farrell (Liliom), Rose Hobart (Julie), Estelle Taylor (Madame Muskat), Lee Tracy (Buzzard)
Running Time
90 m.
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