Leigh and David Fisher present Great Movies from Great Directors
Drama, music, laughter, and tears. A look at how the auteurs fit their stars’ talents to their own visions. Film presentations followed by discussions.
Five classes: 1:30 – 4:00:
February 26: MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY — 1993, American
Director: Woody Allen
Brilliant dialogue in a comedic mystery story starring Diane Keaton, Woody Allen, and Alan Alda.
March 4: THE LADY VANISHES — 1938, British
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Hitchcock’s first big mystery hit, with witty dialogue, starring Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lucas and Dame May Witty.
March 11: A PLACE IN THE SUN — 1951, American
Director: George Stevens
Adapted from the Theodore Dreiser novel about the idle rich and American morals, with magnificent performances by Montgomery Cliff, Shelley Winters, and Elizabeth Taylor.
March 18: A LETTER TO THREE WIVES — 1949, American
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Depicts relations between three women who receive a mysterious letter, starring Jeanne Crain, Ann Southern, Linda Darnell, Kirk Douglas and Paul Douglas.
March 25: CHICAGO — 2002, American
Director: Rob Marshall
From the Broadway musical, with a good story and outstanding dancing and singing numbers, starring Catherine, Zeta-Jones, Renee Zellweger, and Richard Gere.