Forbidden Paradise (Lubitsch, 1924): BFI Southbank, NFT1, 3pm
- This presentation is the Kinoteka Film Festival Closing Night Gala.
BFI introduction:
The great Polish star Pola Negri plays a notional Catherine the Great, floating around in an ahistorical limbo and a huge palace, all doors and floors – which, as MoMA’s Dave Kehr remarks, are ‘the eternal elements of Lubitsch’s mise-en-scène’. As a relief from the demands of state, the Empress amuses herself by seducing a handsome underling (La Rocque), while her Chamberlain (Menjou) keeps an eye on proceedings. This delightful melodrama is now available to enjoy in its most complete version in almost 100 years.
Here is MoMA curator Dave Kehr's article on the film.
Here (and above) is an extract.
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