ARTISTS AND MODELS (1955)
Randwick Ritz, Sydney:
4:00 PM
Saturday 03 May
11:00 AM
Wednesday 06 May
Lido Cinemas, Melbourne:
4:00 PM
Saturday 17 May
11:00 AM
Wednesday 20 May
Rating: G
Duration: 109 minutes
Country: USA
Language: English
Cast: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Shirley MacLaine, Dorothy Malone, Eddie Mayehoff, Eva Gabor, Anita Ekberg
Director: Frank Tashlin
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4:00 PM
Saturday 03 May
11:00 AM
Wednesday 06 May
Lido Cinemas, Melbourne:
4:00 PM
Saturday 17 May
11:00 AM
Wednesday 20 May
Rating: G
Duration: 109 minutes
Country: USA
Language: English
Cast: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Shirley MacLaine, Dorothy Malone, Eddie Mayehoff, Eva Gabor, Anita Ekberg
Director: Frank Tashlin
SYDNEY TICKETS ⟶
MELBOURNE TICKETS ⟶
4K RESTORATION – AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
‘Provided the Dean Martin–Jerry Lewis duo with its finest screen hour … a dizzily reflexive play on movie illusion.’ – Adrian Martin
Comic book addict Eugene (Jerry Lewis) has lurid dreams about the adventures of avian superhero Vincent the Vulture. In waking hours, his favourite character is sexy crime fighter Bat Lady; unbeknownst to Eugene, however, not only is the comic strip’s creator Abigail (Dorothy Malone) living in the very same apartment block, but Abigail’s flatmate – and model for Bat Lady – Bessie (Shirley MacLaine) has taken a shine to him. Meanwhile, Eugene’s own roommate, self-assured painter and ladies’ man Rick (Dean Martin), has his sights set on Abigail – and, thanks to Eugene’s habit of talking in his sleep, an idea for a sneaky new business opportunity …
Shot in glorious VistaVision and featuring colour schemes that only Hollywood could invent, Frank Tashlin’s musical romantic comedy Artists and Models satirises mid-’50s moral panics over the supposedly corrupting influence of comic books while offering a sublime canvas for Martin and Lewis’s legendary double act.
Introduced by Geoff Gardner at Ritz Cinemas and Paul Harris at Lido Cinemas.
‘Provided the Dean Martin–Jerry Lewis duo with its finest screen hour … a dizzily reflexive play on movie illusion.’ – Adrian Martin
Comic book addict Eugene (Jerry Lewis) has lurid dreams about the adventures of avian superhero Vincent the Vulture. In waking hours, his favourite character is sexy crime fighter Bat Lady; unbeknownst to Eugene, however, not only is the comic strip’s creator Abigail (Dorothy Malone) living in the very same apartment block, but Abigail’s flatmate – and model for Bat Lady – Bessie (Shirley MacLaine) has taken a shine to him. Meanwhile, Eugene’s own roommate, self-assured painter and ladies’ man Rick (Dean Martin), has his sights set on Abigail – and, thanks to Eugene’s habit of talking in his sleep, an idea for a sneaky new business opportunity …
Shot in glorious VistaVision and featuring colour schemes that only Hollywood could invent, Frank Tashlin’s musical romantic comedy Artists and Models satirises mid-’50s moral panics over the supposedly corrupting influence of comic books while offering a sublime canvas for Martin and Lewis’s legendary double act.
Introduced by Geoff Gardner at Ritz Cinemas and Paul Harris at Lido Cinemas.
THE RESTORATION
Source: Park Circus
All 22 reels of the original VistaVision negative were scanned in 6K. A Phoenix pass on the opening reels, balanced the image and brought out the rich color. The final restoration preserves the original Perspecta sound mix, delivered alongside a standard mono track.
All 22 reels of the original VistaVision negative were scanned in 6K. A Phoenix pass on the opening reels, balanced the image and brought out the rich color. The final restoration preserves the original Perspecta sound mix, delivered alongside a standard mono track.