Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson (2017): cast, story & where to watch
2017 · Film
Released in 2017, Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson is a notable film.
What it’s about. 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.
Who’s in it. Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson stars Rosalind Russell as Self (archive footage).
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- Where can I watch Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson (2017)?
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- Who stars in Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson?
- Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson stars Rosalind Russell.