Thursday, October 15, 2015

Oct 13th  
How to Steal a Million**    

(US 1966)                  

An art forger's daughter persuades her friend to commit a robbery of their own statue from a Paris museum before the authorities discover it is a fake.
Lightweight romantic heist comedy of its time, with noted talents in leisurely mood. Despite some over-the-top flourishes, generally quite professional and entertaining, with the director utilising Audrey Hepburn in Paris almost as evocatively as he did for Rome in Roman Holiday.

Written by: Harry Kurnitz.
Producer: Fred Kohlmar.
Director: William Wyler.
Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Peter O'Toole, Hugh Griffith, Eli Wallach, Charles Boyer, Fernand Gravet, Jacques Marin, Marcel Dalio.
Photography: Charles Lang.
Music: John Williams.


Preceded by:
L'Idee** 
(The Idea)
(Fra 1932. 25m. bw; Various people respond to a naked woman who represents the purity of thought. Enigmatic but haunting pieces of French philosophy through silent animation.; w, d: Berthold Bartosch, from the novel by Frans Masereel; m: Arthur Honegger.)




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