Simon and Laura (Box, 1955): BFI Southbank, NFT3, 6.10pm
This film (also screening on May 28th) is part of the Muriel Box retrospective at BFI Southbank. You can find all the details of the season here.
BFI introduction:
Undoubtedly one of the most visually exciting and joyous British films
of the 1950s, this was also an early depiction of the perils of reality
TV. The casting of Finch and Kendall as the theatrical couple is
inspired – their caustic banter rivalling the best Hollywood screwball
comedies. The vibrant Technicolor sets and costumes show up television
as dull and stilted, persuading audiences that cinema was the superior
entertainment medium.
Here (and above) is the trailer.
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