LUCKY STAR + LILIOM

Frank Borzage, the sensitive actor-turned-director famed for his mystical romanticism, created some of Hollywood's most acclaimed and sensual films.

Lucky Star sees the great romantic screen pairing of Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell for a third time. The chemistry is palpable in this tale of a poverty-stricken girl (and budding crook) who is transformed through her friendship with a wheelchair-bound Great War veteran. Liliom, based on Ferenc Molnár's celebrated play which was later remade as the much-loved Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel, charts the troubled relationship between Farrell's Liliom, a fairground barker, and Julie (Rose Hobart), the woman who loves him despite his flaws.

Special features

The River (1929, 55 mins): Borzage's once-lost masterpiece lovingly reconstructed by Hervé Dumont Lucky Star commentary by Tom Gunning Illustrated booklet, with essays and film notes