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| Milestone (left) on the set of Rain with Joan Crawford |
Lewis Milestone: Of Wars and Men
A milestone of visual flair and virtuosity in American cinema, the career of Lewis Milestone – a Russian Jewish émigré – bridged silent cinema and the 70mm spectacles of the 1960s. Renowned for having one of the most distinctive and eclectic styles of his generation, his popular and dazzlingly original work ranged from the anti-war magnum opus All Quiet on the Western Front to the popular-front musical Hallelujah, I’m a Bum!. As dense, dark, and daunting as his films could get, they were often laced with wit, camaraderie, and bravery amid mass atrocities. Yet, he barely survived the Hollywood blacklist, which forced him to drift into mediocre assignments. This programme, covering his silent films up until the blacklist, features new restorations and archive prints, aiming to recover the artistry of a man who fought many battles of humanity in the 20th century with a sense of wisdom and poetry that can still shake us.
Last updated on May 17, 14.45
All dates subject to further confirmation
All screenings at the Jolly except Garden of Eden which plays at the Modernissimo
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Garden of Eden (1928) | 4K restoration world premiere | June 22
The Racket (1928) | DCP | June 23
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) [silent version with live accompaniment] | 35mm | June 26
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) [sound version] | 35mm | June 22
Rain (1932) | 4K restoration | June 23
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933) | 35mm | June 21
The Captain Hates the Sea (1934) | 35mm | June 26
Of Mice and Men (1939) | 35mm | June 21 & 27
Edge of Darkness (1943) | 35mm | June 24 & 27
The North Star (1943) | 35mm | June 24
A Walk in the Sun (1945) | 35mm | June 25 & 28
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) | 4K restoration | June 27
Arch of Triumph (1948) [long version restored by UCLA] | 35mm | June 23 & 28
The Red Pony (1949) | 4K restoration | June 22 & 25
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