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Star of My Night

1954 film

Star of My Night is a 1954 British romance film directed by Paul Dickson and starring Griffith Jones, Kathleen Byron and Hugh Williams.[1] An adaptation of Paul Tabori's novel Le Soleil de ma Nuit, it concerns a sculptor who becomes romantically involved with a ballerina. It was produced as a second feature by the Danziger Brothers, although it had a more established cast than many.[2]

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Premise

A jaded sculptor becomes romantically involved with a ballerina who gives him a fresh outlook on life.

Critical reception

A review in the Kinematograph Weekly was critical of the film's failed attempt to mix high culture with popular cinema considering it "cliché-ridden from start to finish, it'll exasperate the highbrows, and bore the lowbrows".[3]

Cast

References

  1. [1]
    BFI.org
  2. [2]
    Chibnall & McFarlane p.91
  3. [3]
    Chibnall & McFarlane p.91

Bibliography

  • Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
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