Summary
Set in England on the cusp of World War II, the final film by Ernst Lubitsch is a zany comedy of manners that sends up British class hierarchy with his famously light touch.
Additional Information
| Series | Criterion collection ; 997. |
| Subjects |
Sharp, Margery,
-- 1905-1991
-- Film adaptations.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama. Women household employees -- England -- Drama. Refugees -- England -- Drama. Social classes -- Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Comedy films. Romance films. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | [Irvington, New York?] :The Criterion Collection,2019 |
| Edition | Blu-ray, Full screen. |
| Other Titles | Cluny Brown. |
| Contributors |
Hoffenstein, Samuel,
1889-1947, screenwriter. Reinhardt, Betty, screenwriter. Lubitsch, Ernst, 1892-1947, film producer, film director. Boyer, Charles, 1899-1978, actor. Jones, Jennifer, 1919-2009, actor. Lawford, Peter, 1923-1984, actor. Walker, Helen, 1920-1968, actor. Gardiner, Reginald, 1903-1980, actor. Owen, Reginald, 1887-1972, actor. Smith, C. Aubrey (Charles Aubrey), 1863-1948, actor. Haydn, Richard, 1905-1985, actor. Bannerman, Margaret, actor. Allgood, Sara, 1883-1950, actor. Cossart, Ernest, 1876-1951, actor. Bates, Florence, 1888-1954, actor. O'Connor, Una, 1880-1959, actor. Sharp, Margery, 1905-1991. Cluny Brown. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, production company. Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
Charles Boyer, Jennifer Jones, Peter Lawford, Helen Walker, Reginald Gardiner, Reginald Owen, Sir C. Aubrey Smith, Richard Haydn, Margaret Bannerman, Sara Allgood, Ernest Cossart, Florence Bates, Una O'Connor. |
| Language |
English With optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1946. Based on the novel by Margery Sharp. Special features include: new conversation between film critics Molly Haskell and Farran Smith Nehme; new video essay by film scholar Kristin Thompson; The Lubitsch touch, an interview with film scholar Bernard Eisenschitz from 2004; Screen directors playhouse radio adaptation of the film from 1950, featuring Dorothy McGuire and Charles Boyer. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray Disc; region A; full screen (1.37:1) presentation; mono; requires Blu-ray Disc player. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 9781681436425 1681436426 |
| Other | Classic View |