SCREWBALL COMEDY CLASSICS
Double Feature! Nicola Lubitsch In Person!
NINOTCHKA / DESIGN FOR LIVING
Ernst Lubitsch's romantic comedy starring Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, and Bela Lugosi (!) is introduced by Lubitsch's daughter Nicola, followed by another Lubitsch delight, DESIGN FOR LIVING, based on a play by Noel Coward. All ticket holders also have a chance to win a DVD of The Criterion Collection's DESIGN FOR LIVING - this sparkling pre-Code prize features a high-definition digital restoration plus a 1932 short film by Lubitsch, selected-scene commentary, a British television version of Coward’s original play, and more!
Introduction by Ernst Lubitsch’s daughter, Nicola Lubitsch.
Screening formats: 35mm
Aero Theatre • Wed, Dec 28, 2011 • 7:30pm
Films in this Series at the Aero