Farran Smith Nehme on LOVE AFFAIR
Love Affair • 24m
Best known today for DUCK SOUP (1933) and THE AWFUL TRUTH (1937), Leo McCarey made LOVE AFFAIR (1939) at the height of his career, and it received rave reviews and was nominated for six Oscars, including Best Picture. In the following interview, recorded in October 2021, critic Farran Smith Nehme discusses the making of the movie, including the fraught screenwriting process, and its lasting influence.
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About the Restoration
In the following 2021 interview, Serge Bromberg, producer, film preservationist, and founder of Lobster Films, discusses the restoration of LOVE AFFAIR and explains why the film was long available only in poor quality.
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Looking for Sally
Directed by Leo McCarey • 1925 • United States
Starring Charley Chase, Katherine Grant, Noah YoungThe following short film, directed by Leo McCarey and starring Charley Chase, was made for Hal Roach Studios, where McCarey got his start in the industry.
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Mighty Like a Moose
Directed by Leo McCarey • 1926 • United States
Starring Charley Chase, Vivien Oakland, Ann HoweThe following short film, directed by Leo McCarey and starring Charley Chase, was made for Hal Roach Studios, where McCarey got his start in the industry.
