December 3 - 7:00pm
Howard Hawks (1939) 121 mins G

Startlingly atmospheric aviation film is the peak of Hawks’ sustained ‘30s work in this genre & one of the defining creations of his career. Focusing on the friendships, camaraderie & romantic stoicism of a group of pilots working a hazardous South American mail run, it features wonderfully emotive but tight-lipped & restrained performances from a stellar cast including Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Rita Hayworth & Thomas Mitchell. Typically rarefied & luminous portrait of the Hawksian bonds between men & women forged on the outskirts of “civilisation”.
Imported 35mm print courtesy of The Library of Congress.
* Followed by Ceiling Zero at 9.15pm.
* Screens as part of the Howard Hawks Season.