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Star of My Night
Directed byPaul Dickson
Written byPaul Tabori
Based onLe Soleil de ma Nuit by Paul Tabori
Produced by
Starring Griffith Jones
Kathleen Byron
Hugh Williams
Cinematography Jack E. Cox
Edited by Thelma Connell
Music by Edwin Astley
Production
company
Kenilworth Film Productions
Distributed by General Film Distributors
Release date
  • 1 March 1954 (1954-03-01)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Star of My Night is a 1954 British romance film directed by Paul Dickson and starring Griffith Jones, Kathleen Byron and Hugh Williams. [1] [2] It was written by Paul Tabori from his 1957 novel Le Soleil de ma Nuit. It concerns a sculptor who becomes romantically involved with a ballerina. It was produced as a second feature by the Danziger Brothers, although it had a more established cast than many. [3]

Premise

A jaded sculptor becomes romantically involved with a ballerina who gives him a fresh outlook on life.

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A novelettish story which at least has the merit of being thorough – no cliché associated with the situation is omitted. Playing and direction do nothing to improve on the dismally banal material." [4]

A review in the Kinematograph Weekly was critical of the film's failed attempt to mix high culture with popular cinema considering it "cliché-ridden from start to finish, it'll exasperate the highbrows, and bore the lowbrows". [3]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Gloomy, artily written drama." [5]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Star of My Night". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  2. ^ BFI.org
  3. ^ a b Chibnall & McFarlane p.91
  4. ^ "Star of My Night". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 21 (240): 43. 1 January 1954 – via ProQuest.
  5. ^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 379. ISBN  0-7134-1874-5.

Bibliography

  • Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Star of My Night
Directed byPaul Dickson
Written byPaul Tabori
Based onLe Soleil de ma Nuit by Paul Tabori
Produced by
Starring Griffith Jones
Kathleen Byron
Hugh Williams
Cinematography Jack E. Cox
Edited by Thelma Connell
Music by Edwin Astley
Production
company
Kenilworth Film Productions
Distributed by General Film Distributors
Release date
  • 1 March 1954 (1954-03-01)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Star of My Night is a 1954 British romance film directed by Paul Dickson and starring Griffith Jones, Kathleen Byron and Hugh Williams. [1] [2] It was written by Paul Tabori from his 1957 novel Le Soleil de ma Nuit. It concerns a sculptor who becomes romantically involved with a ballerina. It was produced as a second feature by the Danziger Brothers, although it had a more established cast than many. [3]

Premise

A jaded sculptor becomes romantically involved with a ballerina who gives him a fresh outlook on life.

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A novelettish story which at least has the merit of being thorough – no cliché associated with the situation is omitted. Playing and direction do nothing to improve on the dismally banal material." [4]

A review in the Kinematograph Weekly was critical of the film's failed attempt to mix high culture with popular cinema considering it "cliché-ridden from start to finish, it'll exasperate the highbrows, and bore the lowbrows". [3]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Gloomy, artily written drama." [5]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Star of My Night". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  2. ^ BFI.org
  3. ^ a b Chibnall & McFarlane p.91
  4. ^ "Star of My Night". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 21 (240): 43. 1 January 1954 – via ProQuest.
  5. ^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 379. ISBN  0-7134-1874-5.

Bibliography

  • Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.

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