Before the film started, all 12 pages of the short story were read by the actor Mark Strong and it was fantastic to hear the original, very funny and beautifully written story, read so well.
Seeing a film on the big screen for the first time is always like seeing a painting you've only ever known in reproduction, up-close, on a gallery wall. And this immaculately photographed film, in the richest, saturated, Technicolor, demands nothing less than a whopping big screen to really appreciate every nuance of Brando's sly, sexy, performance, the highly stylised (soundstage) sets and the precision of the choreography and musical arrangements. I couldn't stop smiling from the moment it started until the end of the final credits.
I can't make the next screening, which I'd really love to see as it's 'It's a Wonderful Life'.
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