David Bordwell on HIS GIRL FRIDAY
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For film scholar David Bordwell, coauthor of “Film Art: An Introduction” (now in its eleventh edition), HIS GIRL FRIDAY represents the apotheosis of classical Hollywood storytelling. In this 2016 visual analysis, Bordwell illuminates the many elements of Howard Hawks’s movie that demonstrate his mastery of the craft.
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