July 22nd
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman** (12A)
Electric Palace, Harwich

GB 1950. Romulus/Dorkay. 122m.

Off the Spanish island of Esperanza, a mysterious lone yachtsman turns out to be the legendary Flying Dutchman, condemned to eternally sail the seas until he finds the woman who will die for him.
Whimsical romance with a dream-like atmosphere that successfully mixes fantasy with reality, although some of these images seem to go on forever. An oddity for British cinema but an intriguing one.

Written and Directed by: Albert Lewin.
Producers: Albert Lewin, Joe Kauffman.
Starring: Ava Gardner, James Mason, Harold Warrender, Nigel Patrick, Sheila Sim, Mario Cabre, Marius Goring, John Laurie.
Photography: Jack Cardiff.
Music: Allan Rawsthorne.
Production Design: John Bryan.