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Lost Horizon
Sun, Nov 6 | 7:30pm | TMT
This Frank Capra-directed classic is emblem- atic of how Hollywood constructed paradise— by way of China. The Oscar-winning art direction presents an opulent Shangri-La, yet the story is predicated on the subjugation of the Chinese by white saviors and colonialist, missionary ideals. The National Film Registry considered the film differently, however, when in 2016 it honored the film as “an emotional respite to an American public seeking escape from the Depression and yearning for their own personal utopias.” Lost Horizon received seven Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, and produced wins for Film Editing (Stephen Goosson) and Art Direction (Gene Havlick, Gene Milford).
DIRECTOR: Frank Capra.
WRITTEN BY: Robert Riskin.
CAST: Ronald Colman, Jane Wyatt, Edward Everett Horton, John Howard.
1937. 132 min. USA. B&W. English. DCP.
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Sun, Nov 13 | 7:30pm | TMT
Tony Randall portrays multiple characters in George Pal’s fantasy set in 1800s Arizona. The title character, Dr. Lao, features Randall in yellowface as he cunningly switches between broken and code-speak English to challenge corruption and intolerant attitudes. Artist and sculptor Wah Ming Chang served on the team that created the film’s Oscar-nominated special visual effects (Jim Danforth received the nomination for this achievement). Chang was also on the team re- sponsible for the Oscar-winning visual effects in The Time Machine (1960). An honorary Oscar was awarded to William Tuttle for his makeup work on 7 Faces of Dr. Lao , yellowface included.
DIRECTOR: George Pal.
WRITTEN BY: Charles Beaumont.
CAST: Tony Randall, Barbara Eden, Arthur O’Connell, John Ericson.
1964. 100 min. USA. Color. English. 16mm.
Print courtesy of the Joe Dante and Jon Davison collection at the Academy Film Archive.
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