| In this 25-minute video essay, film scholar David Bordwell, co-author of "Film Art: An Introduction", conducts an analysis of Howard Hawks's "His Girl Friday" (1940), which he believes to be the apotheosis of classical Hollywood storytelling. Bordwell discusses the film's history and the status of Howard Hawks as an auteur before delving into a detailed analysis of various aspects of the film's narrative, dialogue, use of props, editing, and staging. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 10, 2017 |
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| Genres: | Documentary |
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Updated: Jun 29, 2024 Entered: Jun 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| David Bordwell | Self |
| Rosalind Russell | Self (archive footage) |
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| Gabriel Chávez | Editor |
| Grant Delin | Camera Operator |
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| Peter Becker | Executive Producer |
| Fumiko Takagi | Executive Producer |
| Kim Hendrickson | Producer |
| Jonathan Turell | Executive Producer |
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