Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
Kenneth Bowser / US, 1990 / 76 min.
Who was the man behind the dazzling screwball comedies from Hollywood’s golden era? Detailed portrait of the life and work of Preston Sturges, the writer/director remembered for his sparkling dialogues and satirical slant on the American Dream.
Cognoscente rank his work alongside that of Billy Wilder, Frank Capra and Ernst Lubitsch. But Preston Sturges’ films never achieved the recognition those filmmakers did – a completely unjust lack of appreciation, as this documentary by Kenneth Bowser proves.
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Director
Kenneth Bowser
Production year
1990
Country
US
Original title
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
Length
76 min.
Language
English
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Written and Directed by Preston Sturges
Preston Sturges is one of Hollywood’s Big Names. He took the thirties screwball comedy genre to new heights, with dialogue that still sounds surprisingly natural and mature today.
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