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Bachelors, Secretaries, and Spies: Mid-century Style in American Film


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Marcel Breuer: Design and Architecture
November 3, 2007 - February 17, 2008


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Deborah Moore Sorensen


 

See some of the interesting ways films incorporate mid-century style during this three-week film series. Ann Hornaday, Washington Post film critic, and Deborah Sorensen, curatorial associate at the National Building Museum, will introduce each film.

 

February 6, 2008

“The Moon is Blue” Directed by Otto Preminger (1953, NR, 99 min.)

Starring William Holden, David Niven, and Maggie McNamara

 

February 13, 2008

“The Best of Everything” Directed by Jean Negulesco (1959, NR, 121 min.)

Starring Joan Crawford, Hope Lange, Suzy Parker, and Robert Evans

 

February 20, 2008

“In Like Flint” Directed by Gordon Douglas (1967, NR, 114 min.)

Starring Charles Coburn and Lee J. Cobb

 

 

 

Past Programs




      In Like Flint
February 20, 2008
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      The Best of Everything
February 13, 2008
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      The Moon is Blue
February 6, 2008
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