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The Philadelphia Story

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Film Description

A classic farce if ever there was one, this account of the various impediments to the wedding of the season is as smart and risque as if it had appeared in the social column yesterday. Witty, sparkling and bright.

Film Information

Director	George Cukor
Starring	James Stewart, Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn
Genre	Classic Film
Country	USA	Language	ENGLISH	Year	1940

DVD Extras

Two discs; Digitally remastered; Audio commentary from film historian Jeannine Basinger; George Cukor movie trailer gallery; Documentaries: 'Katharine Hepburn: All About Me - A Self-Portrait'; The Men Who Made the Movies: George Cukor; Robert Benchley short: That Inferior Feeling; Cartoon: The Homeless Flea; Audio-only bonus: Two Radio adaptations featuring the movie's three stars.

Technical Details

Certificate	U	Length	107 mins	Label	WHV
Cat No	D066990	Format	DVD	Black & White
Region	2	Aspect	1.37:1

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Review by David Parkinson on 7th June 2005

Two years after she was voted ‘box-office poison’ by Photoplay magazine, Katharine Hepburn returned to Hollywood in triumph in George Cukor's effortlessly polished adaptation of the stage hit that had restored her reputation. Philip Barry's comedy was written especially for Hepburn, and it scurrilously poked fun at the patrician stiffness that had caused movie exhibitors to doubt her in the first place. Her Philadelphia heiress is self-serving and priggishly judgemental and it's a wonder that ex-husband Cary Grant wants her back - let alone that class-conscious reporter James Stewart should fall in love with her while covering her upcoming society wedding to dull executive John Howard.
Cukor (who directed Hepburn 11 times) excelled at coaxing great work from this supposedly difficult actress. Moreover, Grant and Hepburn had already demonstrated irresistible chemistry in Holiday and Bringing Up Baby and their distinctive styles again complement each perfectly in this sophisticated and light-hearted screwball delight. Despite this, it was Stewart who landed the Oscar - perhaps in sympathy for having been overlooked the previous year in Mr Smith Goes to Washington.

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Classic Romances

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