Virginia Weidler
Series
Criterion collection ; 901
Language
English
Formats
Description
"With this furiously witty comedy of manners, Katharine Hepburn revitalized her career and cemented her status as the era's most iconic leading lady--thanks in great part to her own shrewd orchestrations. While starring in the Philip Barry stage play The Philadelphia Story, Hepburn acquired the screen rights, handpicking her friend George Cukor to direct. The intoxicating screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart pits the formidable Philadelphia socialite...
Publisher
Turner Entertainment Co
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
One of the famous old musicals that combines captivating music and lavish production numbers by the master, Busby Berkeley. The story is the standard tale of two struggling Broadway hopefuls, and is filled with 16 song and dance numbers.
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Henriette is the governess at the Paris home of the Duc de Praslin and his jealous wife. When governess and nobleman are drawn to each other, the Duchess erupts in fury and meets a bloody fate. Soon Henriette and the Duc face a world eager to believe the Duc murdered his wife and that the gentle Henriette was a willing accomplice.
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Design for living: Two free-wheeling Americans share an apartment in Paris and fall in love with the same woman.
Peter Ibbetson: An architect discovers his childhood sweetheart is now the wife of the nobleman he is working for. When he is imprisoned for an accidental killing, only their rekindled love gives him hope.
The General died at dawn: A mysterious American soldier-of-fortune is determined to foil the ambitions of a ruthless enemy general...