72nd San Sebastian Festival - 20/28 September 2023
71SSIFF - 22/30 September 2023
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Dorothy Arzner
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Films
Classic retrospective: Dorothy Arzner
Classic retrospective: Dorothy Arzner
Dorothy Arzner
USA
1929
77 min.
The explosive Clara Bow (in her first talkie) and the man who would become one of Arzner's favourite actors, Fredric March, star in this surprising and audacious film shot before the Hays Code of censorship was imposed on Hollywood.
Dorothy Arzner
USA
1930
86 min.
A melodrama that earned the leading lady, Ruth Chatterton, an Academy Award nomination for her part as an opera singer searching for the son she lost many years ago.
Dorothy Arzner
USA
1930
80 min.
A rather daring romantic comedy for its day; a lawyer and a chorus girl waken man and wife after a night on the tiles. All sorts of confusions ensue.
Dorothy Arzner
USA
1931
76 min.
A luxury cast (Claudette Colbert, Fredric March and Ginger Rogers) for a melodrama in which Dorothy Arzner looked at a rather unusual subject for films of the time: sexual harassment in the working environment.
Dorothy Arzner
USA
1931
77 min.
Adaptation of a play by the author popular in her day, Vera Caspary, this film represents yet another shrewd look at the world of women by Dorothy Arzner seen through the portrayal of two friends in search of work and a husband.
Dorothy Arzner
USA
1932
78 min.
The tale of an alcoholic author and the woman who rescues him is turned in Dorothy Arzner's hands into a romantic comedy taking yet another look at the role of women in a couple's relations.
Dorothy Arzner
USA
1933
77 min.
Katharine Hepburn embodies one of her typical spirited female characters in this eye-opening melodrama from Arzner, a full-on snub of the nose to the usual roles played by women in classic movies: the love affair between an MP and an aviatrix.
Dorothy Arzner
USA
1934
88 min.
Dorothy Arzner adapted Émile Zola's classic novel into a film to flatter a would-be star soon forgotten by Hollywood, Anna Sten. Set in 19th century Paris, this is a curious foray by the director into period melodrama.
Dorothy Arzner
USA
1936
75 min.
This melodrama sees another of the big Hollywood stars who worked under the orders of Dorothy Arzner, Rosalind Russell, play a domineering woman who marries a wealthy man for money and power.
Dorothy Arzner
USA
1937
103 min.
Joan Crawford and a spectacular red dress by the famous designer Adrian star in one of Dorothy Arzner's most popular romantic comedies, a tale of love and luxury once again featuring an unforgettable female character.
Dorothy Arzner
USA
1940
90 min.
Maureen O'Hara and Lucille Ball wrangle in a professional and sentimental duel set in the world of show business and spiced up with musical numbers.
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