Programmed May 2021
Directed by Mitchell Leisen
Though Mitchell Leisen’s name is less well-remembered today than those of his flashier Paramount colleagues Billy Wilder and Preston Sturges—both of whom Leisen helmed scripts by before they got their own shot in the director’s chair—he was a true cinematic artist who brought an unmistakeable elegance, sophistication, and genuine depth of feeling to every project he touched. One of the very few gay filmmakers to work as an A-list director in studio-era Hollywood, Leisen showed a facility for a wide range of genres, lending his impeccable taste and finesse to the outré pre-Code musical Murder at the Vanities , the sparkling romantic comedies Easy Living and Remember the Night , the masterfully moving melodrama To Each His Own , and the unsung protofeminist…
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