Star of My Night

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Star of My Night
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Directed byPaul Dickson
Written byPaul Tabori
Based onLe Soleil de ma Nuit by Paul Tabori
Produced by
Starring Griffith Jones
Kathleen Byron
Hugh Williams
Cinematography Jack E. Cox
Edited by Thelma Connell
Music by Edwin Astley
Production
company
Kenilworth Film Productions
Distributed by General Film Distributors
Release date
1 March 1954
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

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

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References

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

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