Saturday, December 9th, 8 p.m.
Screenwriter and director Alexander Payne recently enjoyed a fun and successful visit to George Eastman House when he presented his comedy Election. On December 9, he returns to introduce and discuss the 1955 Richard Fleischer movie The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing. In 1906 there was no more sensational or scandalous story than the love affair between model Evelyn Nesbitt and celebrated architect Stanford White—an affair that ended when White was murdered by Nesbitt’s violently jealous husband, Harry Thaw. The true story of this deadly triangle is told with style and finesse by director Fleischer and brought to life by an excellent cast: Ray Milland as White, Joan Collins as Nesbitt, and Farley Granger as Thaw. This is a personal favorite of Oscar®-winning filmmaker Payne (Sideways, About Schmidt), and he will join us for a post-film analysis and discussion. Never available on home video in the U.S., the film screens in a gorgeous, new 35mm color and CinemaScope print.
