The Bad and the Beautiful
True to its word, Vincente Minnelli’s The Bad and The Beautiful is full of bad, beautiful people. Baddest of all is Kirk Douglas as a two-faced director who’ll walk over anyone or anything to get what he wants. Those walked upon include a ravishing Lana Turner, Dick Powell as an unassuming novelist, and Walter Pidgeon as a cagey movie producer. Overripe but consistently fascinating, the Oscar-winning screenplay was by Charles Schnee (Red River), and the Oscar-winning cinematography by Robert Surtees.
About Bernard Rose
Bernard Rose was one of the pioneering music video directors in the early days of MTV, shooting Relax by Frankie Goes To Hollywood, and Red Red Wine for UB40. Rose’s feature credits as writer and director include Paperhouse, Candyman, Immortal Beloved, Ivansxtc, Anna Karenina, and Two Jacks. Rose has recently completed his Japanese language ‘Samurai Marathon 1855’ for producers Jeremy Thomas & Toshiaki Nakazawa. You can check out his work at bernardrosedirector.com.
