Friday Movies: Holiday (1938)
Holiday (1938,) screens as part of our mini alt-holiday film series. A youg man in love with a girl from a rich family finds his unorthodox plan to go on holiday for the early years of his life met with skepticism by everyone except for his fiancée’s eccentric sister and long-suffering brother. A lavish New Year's Eve party provides the back drop to a pivitol plot twist. With a sparkling surface and an undercurrent of melancholy, Holiday is an enchanting ode to nonconformists and pie-in-the-sky dreamers everywhere, as well as a thoughtful reflection on what it truly means to live well.
Running Time: 95 minutes
Director: George Cukor
Starring: Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn, Doris Nolan, Lew Ayers
Holiday (1938,) screens as part of our mini alt-holiday film series. A youg man in love with a girl from a rich family finds his unorthodox plan to go on holiday for the early years of his life met with skepticism by everyone except for his fiancée’s eccentric sister and long-suffering brother. A lavish New Year's Eve party provides the back drop to a pivitol plot twist. With a sparkling surface and an undercurrent of melancholy, Holiday is an enchanting ode to nonconformists and pie-in-the-sky dreamers everywhere, as well as a thoughtful reflection on what it truly means to live well.
Running Time: 95 minutes
Director: George Cukor
Starring: Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn, Doris Nolan, Lew Ayers