THE HEIRESS (1949)
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Randwick Ritz, Sydney:
2:00 PM
Saturday 02 May
11:00 AM
Monday 04 May
Lido Cinemas, Melbourne:
2:00 PM
Saturday 16 May
11:00 AM
Monday 18 May
Rating: G
Duration: 115 minutes
Country: USA
Language: English
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson, Miriam Hopkins
Director: William Wyler
SYDNEY TICKETS ⟶
MELBOURNE TICKETS ⟶
2:00 PM
Saturday 02 May
11:00 AM
Monday 04 May
Lido Cinemas, Melbourne:
2:00 PM
Saturday 16 May
11:00 AM
Monday 18 May
Rating: G
Duration: 115 minutes
Country: USA
Language: English
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson, Miriam Hopkins
Director: William Wyler
SYDNEY TICKETS ⟶
MELBOURNE TICKETS ⟶
4K RESTORATION – AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
‘It’s a peerless, super-controlled movie … Wyler’s greatness here is that he can hold the elements of the film in his palm without constricting the actors. He frees them.’ – Pauline Kael, The New Yorker
‘It’s immaculately acted and crafted – it’s one of the finest films ever made about nineteenth-century America.’ – Martin Scorsese
In mid-nineteenth-century New York, the timid and ungainly Catherine Sloper (Olivia de Havilland) lives with her wealthy father (Ralph Richardson), who spitefully measures her up against his beloved late wife. When Catherine is courted by the beguiling but fortuneless Morris Townsend (Montgomery Clift), her father’s resistance leads to grievous revelations about the true feelings of both men.
Based on a stage play adaptation of the 1880 Henry James novel Washington Square, William Wyler’s elegantly mounted character study is a prime example of classical Hollywood filmmaking and among the director’s finest achievements. It was the biggest winner at the 1950 Oscars, taking home awards for art direction, costume design, Aaron Copland’s score and de Havilland’s leading performance.
Introduced by John McDonald at Ritz Cinemas and Eloise Ross at Lido Cinemas.
‘It’s a peerless, super-controlled movie … Wyler’s greatness here is that he can hold the elements of the film in his palm without constricting the actors. He frees them.’ – Pauline Kael, The New Yorker
‘It’s immaculately acted and crafted – it’s one of the finest films ever made about nineteenth-century America.’ – Martin Scorsese
In mid-nineteenth-century New York, the timid and ungainly Catherine Sloper (Olivia de Havilland) lives with her wealthy father (Ralph Richardson), who spitefully measures her up against his beloved late wife. When Catherine is courted by the beguiling but fortuneless Morris Townsend (Montgomery Clift), her father’s resistance leads to grievous revelations about the true feelings of both men.
Based on a stage play adaptation of the 1880 Henry James novel Washington Square, William Wyler’s elegantly mounted character study is a prime example of classical Hollywood filmmaking and among the director’s finest achievements. It was the biggest winner at the 1950 Oscars, taking home awards for art direction, costume design, Aaron Copland’s score and de Havilland’s leading performance.
Introduced by John McDonald at Ritz Cinemas and Eloise Ross at Lido Cinemas.
THE RESTORATION
Source: NBCUniversal
A new 4K digital transfer was made from a 35mm duplicate negative, resulting in deep blacks, rich grays, and enhanced detail.
A new 4K digital transfer was made from a 35mm duplicate negative, resulting in deep blacks, rich grays, and enhanced detail.