JEZEBEL

Dir. W. Wyler, English (US), 1938

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Sun 3 April 2011 // 19:00 / Cinema

A tale of defiance, love and redemption sees another SUNDAY SILVER!

A headstrong Southern Belle forces away her love through her pride, vanity and sedition - all in a red dress - but vows to get him back.

The amazing Bette Davis and Henry Fonda star in this 1850's Southern-set romantic melodrama.

Why not come dressed in RED for tonight's screening?!


MOTHER'S DAY SPECIAL OFFER... Bring your mother and she gets in at the concession price of £3.50!

 

SOME FACTS ABOUT JEZEBEL

Bette Davis won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in this film and credited William Wyler for making her a box-office success. It is reported that the scene where Bette Davis lifts her skirt with her riding crop took 45 takes!

Despite the comparisons, JEZEBEL was filmed and released a year before GONE WITH THE WIND.

The red dress sequence is based on a real social event in Hollywood. The wonderful Norma Shearer turned up to a white-dress ball, where all the women dutifully wore white, in red.

The infamous red dress was actually bronze in colour because bronze shows up better than red in black and white.

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SHORT FILM

In the run up to a special event on the 23rd April, tonight's screening will be acompanied by a short film from the Streetwise Opera production 'Fables - A Film Opera'.

The Hartlepool Monkey, a local legend, tells the tale of mistaken identity, with tragic consequences.

Click on the monkey for more information: