Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is showing daily at the Row House Cinema in Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh from Friday, March 27, as part of a week-long Technicolor series – also featuring The Wizard of Oz, Black Narcissus, and The Red Shoes.
“Nothing captures classic ‘movie magic’ better than technicolor films. Come see four stunning early colour films look as beautiful now as they did when they were released.”
“Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) is more than just a splashy Technicolor musical—it’s a dazzling, tongue-in-cheek celebration of femininity, friendship, performance, and materialism. Adapted from the 1949 stage musical (itself based on Anita Loos’s 1925 novel), the film pairs two of Hollywood’s most iconic leading ladies—Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell—in a transatlantic romp that balances cheeky satire with genuine warmth … Cinematographer Harry J. Wild bathes the film in lush Technicolor that emphasises opulence without gaudiness.”
– Soames Inscker, Golden Age Flicks
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