Ep. 259: Design for Living
This week, Gavia and Morgan discuss the delightful Pre-Code romantic comedy Design for Living, directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Miriam Hopkins, Fredric March, and the incomparable Gary Cooper in a hopeless love triangle. Topics include the film's startling candid approach to sex, the contrasting star personas of its actors, and director Lubitsch's famous je-ne-sais-quoi.
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Links
“‘Design for Living,’ in Which Noel Coward, Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt Translate Acting Into Gayety,” Brooks Atkinson, The New York Times
“Design for Living: Notes on the Play,” Barry Day, Criterion Current
“Design for Living: It Takes Three,” Kim Morgan, Criterion Current