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The final film completed by Ernst Lubitsch, this zany, zippy comedy of manners, set in England on the cusp of World War II, is one of the worldly wise director’s most effervescent creations. Jennifer Jones shines in a rare comedic turn as Cluny Brown, an irrepressible heroine with a zeal for plumbing. Sent to work as a parlormaid at a stuffy country manor, she proceeds to turn the household upside down—with plenty of help from Adam Belinski (Charles Boyer), an eccentric continental exile who has fled the Nazis but is still worried about where his next meal is coming from. Sending up British class hierarchy with Lubitsch’s famously light touch, Cluny Brown is a topsy turvy farce that says nuts to the squirrels and squirrels to the nuts. BLU RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES • New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack • New conversation between film critics Molly Haskell and Farran Smith Nehme on unconventional female characters in Ernst Lubitsch’s films • New video essay by film scholar Kristin Thompson • The Lubitsch Touch, an interview with film scholar Bernard Eisenschitz from 2004 • Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the film from 1947, featuring Olivia de Havilland and Charles Boyer • PLUS: An essay by novelist and essayist Siri Hustvedt

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At the Castle, a large private psychiatric clinic, Dr. Stewart McIver (Richard Widmark) buries himself in his work day and night while his yearning wife (Gloria Grahame) is neglected — and a hard-drinking colleague (Charles Boyer) moves to console her. With Lauren Bacall, Lillian Gish, John Kerr, Susan Strasberg and Oscar Levant adding their own subplots of love, life and madness, the result is a web of entanglements. Critics mocked the storyline about patients choosing the library drapes, but with this cast and Minnelli's command of color and melodrama, the film is a treat for soap fans.

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A pair of earrings passed from owner to owner expose a web of deception, desire, and social appearances in 19th-century France.

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No Man Can Resist Her! Screen legends Marlene Dietrich (The Blue Angel) and Charles Boyer (Gaslight) achieve the finest performances of their careers, as they taste forbidden fruit under the seductive, blazing skies of the Sahara. Featuring a sumptuous score by composer Max Steiner (Gone with the Wind), this sweeping epic of passionate romance is one of the most beautiful and atmospherically compelling pictures ever made. After the death of her father, convent-educated Domini Enfilden (Deitrich) heads for the desert seeking peace. But instead of tranquility, the sultry beauty finds passion in the arms of Boris Androvsky (Boyer) - secretly a Trappist monk who has broken his vows and lost his faith. Will Domini discover Boris' secret, and will his hidden past destroy their future happiness? Richard Boleslawski (Theodora Goes Wild) directed this David O. Selznick (Duel in the Sun) classic co-starring Basil Rathbone (The Mark of Zorro) and C. Aubrey Smith (The Hurricane). Special Features: -Trailers

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Lights flicker and dim. Footsteps sound from a sealed-off attic. Mysterious events only vulnerable young Paula sees and hears make her fear she's losing her mind exactly what treacherous spouse Gregory hopes. Directed by George Cukor, Gaslight shines as a superb exercise in suspense. Ingrid Bergman won her first Academy Award * as Paula, doubting her sanity while clinging to it. Fellow Oscar nominee Charles Boyer skillfully plays against type as smoothly evil Gregory. Joseph Cotten, Dame May Whitty and an 18-year-old Angela Lansbury in her movie debut (also capturing an Oscar nomination) help make the Victorian era vividly realized through production design that earned an Academy Award *.

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Suffused with intoxicating romanticism, Frank Borzage's History Is Made at Night is a sublime tribute to love from classic Hollywood's supreme poet of carnal and spiritual desire. An American woman on the run through Europe from her wealthy, cruelly possessive husband finds refuge — and passion — with a charming headwaiter, in a romance swept up in danger and spectacle.

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From one of the most underrated directors of Hollywood's golden era, Mitchell Leisen (Remember the Night), comes the heart-rending romantic drama Hold Back the Dawn... Charles Boyer (Gaslight) gives an enthralling performance as Georges Iscovescu, a Romanian-born gigolo who arrives at a Mexican border town seeking entry to the US. Faced with a waiting period of eight years, George is encouraged by his former dancing partner Anita (Pauline Goddard, Modern Times) to marry an American girl and desert her once safely across the border. He successfully targets visiting school teacher Emmy Brown (Olivia de Havilland, Gone with the Wind), but his plan is compromised by a pursuing immigration officer, and blossoming feelings of genuine love for Emmy. A moving and thoughtful film with a wonderful script (co-written by Billy Wilder), Hold back the Dawn benefits from evocative performances by Boyer and de Havilland, and an over-arching sense of romantic melancholy. An enduring classic of its era, Leisen's film was nominated for no-less than six Academy Awards and is presented here in High Definition for the first time. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation transferred from original film elements Uncompressed Mono 1.0 PCM audio soundtrack Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing New audio commentary by film scholar Adrian Martin Love Knows No Borders, a newly filmed video appreciation by film critic Geoff Andrew The Guardian Lecture: Olivia de Havilland, A career-spanning onstage audio interview with Olivia de Havilland recorded at the National Film Theatre in 1971 Rare hour-long radio adaptation of Hold Back the Dawn from 1941 starring Charles Boyer, Paulette Goddard and Susan Haywood Gallery of original stills and promotional images Original trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jennifer Dionisio FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by writer and critic Farran Smith Nehme

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August 1944: as Allied forces approach Paris, Hitler appoints General Dietrich von Choltitz military governor of the city with a direct order — if Paris cannot be held, it is to be burned to the ground. Rival factions of the French Resistance rise up and send an emissary through German lines to beg the Allies to liberate the capital before the demolition begins, while von Choltitz stalls the order from Berlin and Parisians fight in the streets for their city.

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Two chic strangers, both engaged to other people, meet aboard an ocean liner bound for New York and fall in love. They agree to meet again in six months at the top of the Empire State Building — but fate intervenes before their star-crossed reunion can take place.

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In this characteristically fragmented drama, Alain Resnais explores the months leading up to the death of financier and political enigma Serge Alexandre Stavisky (Jean-Paul Belmondo), and examines its consequences. As his financial crimes come under intense police scrutiny, Stavisky struggles to hold on to the illusion of control while friends and foes circle like vultures, all leading to an inevitably violent political flashpoint.

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Following their successful Love Affair, Charles Boyer (Gaslight) and Irene Dunne (The Awful Truth) team up again for the dazzling When Tomorrow Comes, based on a story by James M. Cain (Mildred Pierce). Romance and heartbreak walk hand-in-hand when posh concert pianist Philip (Boyer) stops into a restaurant for lunch, meets working-class waitress Helen (Dunne)…and the two fall deeply in love. Their planned romantic getaway on Long Island is interrupted by a crashing hurricane that forces the lovers to spend the night in the organ loft of a flooded church. Eventually Helen learns a shocking truth—that Philip is married—and is forced to make a difficult decision. Directed by John M. Stahl (Leave Her to Heaven) and co-starring Barbara O’Neil (All This, and Heaven Too), this lavish melodrama features terrific performances by the two leads and wonderful supporting cast. Special Features: -Brand New 2K Master -NEW Audio Commentary by Author/Film Historian Lee Gambin and Costume Historian Elissa Rose -Trailers -Optional English Subtitles Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews When Tomorrow Comes [Blu-ray]