The Philadelphia Story (1940) – PFS Filmadelphia Classic

 On Wednesday PFS presented The Philadelphia Story (click link for blog post on this film by legendary director Peter Bogdanovich) as the first Filmadelphia Classic of the new season. The Philadelphia Story used to be one of my very favorite film from the age of 12 to about 16 or so. My younger sister and I used to watched it quite often; thinking on it now, we must have been rather sophisticated kids, as its themes and dialogue would seem to have been over our heads. We never really discussed why we liked the movie so much; yes, we were in love with Cary Grant, but Houseboat or That Touch of Mink (other favorites) would have been a bit more in line for 10 and 12 year olds.

Having lost track of my VHS tape of the movie years ago, I have to say it was quite a treat, and a bit of nostalgia getting a chance to see it on the big screen, like visiting an old friend… Continued on PFS site

Happy Oscar Sunday!