88 Lothian Road
Sat 8 Aug · 20:45
This screening will be introduced and followed by an informal post-film chat with writer, filmmaker, comedian, performer and owner of one of the best Letterboxd accounts ever, Demi Adejuyigbe. Please note: While the BBFC certification for this film is a PG, due to the nature of the event and potential content of the post-film chat we are only granting entry to this event to those over the age of 15 years old. Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions. Preston Sturges is one of the greatest comic directors of American cinema's Hays Code era. I discovered him because my favorite directors are the Coen Brothers, and their favorite director is him. This film is one of his most underrated; a screwy, comic examination of ego, jealousy, and toxic masculinity that takes Rex Harrison's debonair image and turns it on his head. A brilliant use of score and sound to tell the story of a plotting conductor, the movie is a very slow build that dramatically constructs a man's hasty thoughts to one of the funniest and most exciting climaxes – truly an incredible payoff. I love it so much. - Written by Demi Adejuyigbe Symphony conductor Sir Alfred De Carter entrusts his brother-in-law August with looking out for his young wife Daphne, while he heads out for a brief visit to Europe. August keeps an eye on her through the services of a private detective - when the sleuth reports back that Daphne may be going behind Sir Alfred's back with his secretary, the conductor begins to dream of how he will orchestrate his revenge... Preston Sturges is credited with elevating the screwball comedy to another level during the 1940s. However, his Unfaithfully Yours didn't receive much demand for an encore at the box office on release, largely due to a scandal that pushed back its release involving the untimely death of actress Carole Landis, who was rumoured to be having an affair with the film's lead Rex Harrison. Since then though, the film has been critically appraised, with