We continue our journey through Billy Wilder's filmography, which reaches the fifties displaying great versatility. between the drama, the thriller and the social film, and with an electrifying performance by Kirk Douglas, The great carnival it is a harsh portrait of contemporary society capable of turning any tragedy into a spectacle. Alien to sensitivity, his fierce and devastating look at journalism and the cruelty of the public when it becomes an audience results, unfortunately, of a tremendous actuality. The mix of genres and tones continued in his next film, Traitor in hell, which contains drama, comedy, dark humor and adventure and an unusual practice at the time (a group of deer), the filming of the story in chronological order. Its release was delayed because Paramount felt that no one would want to see a story set in a Nazi prison camp.; the opportunity came when the American soldiers from the Korean War were released. The film received numerous nominations and awards, including an Oscar for the lead, William Holden. In Temptation lives above, Wilder had to bow to the impositions of the Hays Code of censorship, such as the impossibility of showing adultery or certain high-pitched conversations, very agree with the argument. Even with that it was a huge success, the image of Marilyn Monroe with her skirt rising in the air from the mouth of the subway became iconic. But the film goes much further and shows that, behind the sex symbol cliché, there was a great comedy actress, as recognized by his nomination at the BAFTA awards.
28.04.26 TUESDAY / 20.15 h
30.04.26 THURSDAY / 18.00 h
The great carnival
Ace in the Hole
BILLY WILDER. USA. 1951. VOS SPANISH. B/N. 112′. DCP.
Int. Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Bob Arthur, Porter Hall, Frank Cady..
A disgraced journalist travels to Albuquerque, a place isolated from the world, in search of an impressive report that allows him to recover his old position within the profession. And the opportunity comes when an Indian miner gets stuck in a tunnel.
