Midnight PG
With Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, John Barrymore, Mary Astor
Screenplay by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett
Midnight is essential Mitchell Leisen: a zany comedy notionally set in Paris, but with a universal story delving into the gap between the amoral ultra-rich on one hand, and the compassionate working-class poor on the other.
With total conviction and impeccable style, Claudette Colbert plays a woman who, for complicated reasons, is stranded on a rainy night in Paris, penniless and hungry, with one asset – the lamé evening dress she is wearing.
'An enchanting comedy … with a superbly malicious script, gorgeous sets and camerawork, and a matchless cast. All in all, probably Mitchell Leisen’s best film' – Time Out (London)
This screening is part of the Canberra International Film Festival (CIFF).
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