Pandora and the flying dutchman, albert lewins morbid, grandiloquent technicolor film starring ava gardner and james mason, has been released on dvd. Martin scorsese sultry and surreal, macabre and hopelessly romantic, ava gardner and james mason star in this grownup fairy tale as lovers alternately casting or. Pandora and the flying dutchman is told as a flashback. Pandora and the flying dutchman cleveland institute of. Pandora and the flying dutchman, dvd, 4k mastering, restored, 2 pack, drama, 1929129241. Aug 08, 2019 one of the most unexpected names associated with pandora and the flying dutchman was man ray, the american painter and photographer whose innovative work with the surrealist and dada movements ran alongside his occasional short films and collaborations with filmmakers like marcel duchamp and rene clair. Ava gardner, one of the most beautiful screen goddesses of all time, plays pandora, a woman who has never fallen in love.
I cant quite find the masterpiece lurking inside albert lewins pandora and the flying dutchman but theres a spell the film weaves thats close to unique, perhaps comparable to things like the pictures of powell and pressburger and william dieterles portrait of jennie though markedly inferior on the whole. Pandora and the flying dutchman 1951 rotten tomatoes. Pandora and the flying dutchman is a film directed by albert lewin with james mason, ava gardner, nigel patrick, sheila sim, year. There are a few spectacular scenes, particularly the attempted murder of the flying dutchman. Pandora ava gardner is a woman who has never fallen in love. So says critic jonathan rosenbaum about this luscious, ethereal fantasy which has been digitally restored to its original technicolor glory. Pandora and the flying dutchman drama films the guardian. Pandora and the flying dutchman albert lewin produced, directed and did the story and script, keeping this film on an almost unrelieved level of sombre depression.
May, 2010 pandora and the flying dutchman 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars. Shes never really fallen in love with any man, but she feels very attracted by hendrick. Knockout 1951 indie pandora and the flying dutchman returns looking better than ever ava gardner and james mason in a scene from pandora and. Ava gardner stars as pandora reynolds, a predatory creature who destroys the lives of all men whove been unfortunate enough to fall in love with her. She has always told us how she and her friends sat at repeated showings of the film when it was first released, mesmerized by ava gardners beauty and by the film s romantic atmosphere.
This movie had ava gardner, james mason in the lead roles of the film. One of the great unsung filmmakers of cinemas golden age, albert lewins career may have only spanned six directorial efforts, but thanks to a new 4k restoration of his impossibly great pandora and the flying dutchman, its time for an entire new generation of film fans to get caught up in his brand of impressionistic melodrama pandora stars both ava gardner and james mason in the. Pandora and the flying dutchman cornell cinema cornell. Pandora and the flying dutchman 1951 movies filmanic. One of her most determined admirers is stephen cameron, a race car driver. The ship is compared to the flying dutchman by sam winchester. Pandora and the flying dutchman pandora and the flying dutchman director. Pandora and the flying dutchman is a movie starring james mason, ava gardner, and nigel patrick. The 1951 movie, which stars ava gardner and james mason, has. Pandora and the flying dutchman 4k mastering, restored, 2. Pandora and the flying dutchman bluray 1951 best buy.
The film was directed by albert lewin and produced by lewin and joe kaufmann from his own screenplay, based on the legend of the flying dutchman. Painstakingly restored by the rohauer collection in conjunction with the film foundation and the george eastman house, this legendary. In this version, the flying dutchman is a man, not a ship. Pandora and the flying dutchman 1951 remastered trailer. James mason in pandora and the flying dutchman 1951. Pandora and the flying dutchman letterboxd social film. Pandora and the flying dutchman is a 1951 british technicolor drama film made by romulus films and released by metrogoldwynmayer in the united states. Pandora and the flying dutchman was directed by albert lewin, who also directed the moon and sixpence 1942 and the picture of dorian gray 1945 also starring in pandora and the flying dutchman. A timeless romance based on the legend of the flying dutchman. The movie has a mystical, dreamlike and haunting atmosphere. A legendary film, which has been elevated to haute cult status.
Feb, 2020 knockout 1951 indie pandora and the flying dutchman returns looking better than ever ava gardner and james mason in a scene from pandora and the flying dutchman. One of the great unsung filmmakers of cinemas golden age, albert lewins career may have only spanned six directorial efforts, but thanks to a new 4k restoration of his impossibly great pandora and the flying dutchman, its time for an entire new generation of film fans to get caught up in his brand of impressionistic melodrama. When the movie starts two bodies are discovered on the beach after a big storm. Its too bad the inspiration wasnt there for the entire film, this could have been something really special instead of being just pretty good. The pomp and sweep that make up pandora and the flying dutchmans dna are as much a reason to see the film as gardners lead performance, which arrived in 1951 just after george sidneys. Filmed in spain and england, pandora and the flying dutchmanwas released in the united kingdom in february of 1951 but released in the united states on october 15, 1951. This bizarre 1951 fairy tale starring ava gardner and james mason is an exotic, extraordinary creation, writes andrew pulver. A masterpiecethe supreme encounter between surrealism and hollywood. A matter of life and death, black narcissus, and the red shoes as well as the underrated if not exactly great 1949 hitchcock offering under capricorn. Feb 05, 2020 based on the legend that inspired wagners flying dutchman, pandora has the doomedtowander sea captain cast anchor off the coast of a picturesque spanish town, circa 1930.
The restoration of pandora and the flying dutchman is a result of such international cooperation, as cohen media group struck a deal with ocs, a broadcaster in france where the film has always had its share of admirers, and becomes the 72nd feature that the company has played a part in reviving with no signs of stopping, though the. A dutchman, living in the 17th century, is not permitted to rest until he finds a woman who loves. Albert lewins pandora and the flying dutchman has a tendency to evoke quite differing reactions from people. The reincarnation of pandora and the flying dutchman and. Film locations for pandora and the flying dutchman 1951, in spain. A digitally restored 4k version of pandora and the flying dutchman opens friday. A seductive woman falls in love with a mysterious ships captain. Pandora and the flying dutchman, a 1951 fantasy directed by albert lewin, is an interesting film.
This movie had ava gardner, james mason in the lead roles of the film premise no data available. This bizarre 1951 fairy tale starring ava gardner and james mason is an exotic, extraordinary creation. Pandora and the flying dutchman cornell cinema cornell arts. Pandora and the flying dutchman 1951 film hd youtube. Pandora and the flying dutchman is an english movie directed by albert lewin released in the year 1951. James mason is the mysterious dutchman and ava gardner is pandora, the woman every man wants, only she does not really love any man.
Pandora and the flying dutchman with ava gardner is. Albert lewins interpretation of the legend of the flying dutchman. Pandora and the flying dutchman original trailer youtube. Pandora and the flying dutchman 1951 directed by albert. In a class by itself as a unique and resplendent creation, pandora and. There are few films that can be acclaimed as truly mad, but pandora and the flying dutchman stands rather wonderfully in this category. Black narcissus, pandora unfurls with dreamlike logic somewhere between the physical and the metaphysical, sometime between modernity and antiquity. Ava gardner stars as pandora reynolds, a predatory creature who destroys the lives of all men whove been.
Feb 16, 2020 pandora and the flying dutchman is a movie starring james mason, ava gardner, and nigel patrick. Cohen media group is proud to present a new restoration of the timeless romance based on the legend of the flying dutchman. Pandora and the flying dutchman is a fantastical 50s technicolor melodrama and a one of a kind masterpiece. Ava gardner in pandora and the flying dutchman, a film by albert lewin. Martin scorsese sultry and surreal, macabre and hopelessly romantic, ava gardner and james mason star in this grownup fairy tale as lovers alternately casting or in the clutches of a powerful spell. With james mason, ava gardner, nigel patrick, sheila sim. Photographed by jack cardiff, its also or has been in the past a beautiful film. Mar 03, 2020 the restoration of pandora and the flying dutchman is a result of such international cooperation, as cohen media group struck a deal with ocs, a broadcaster in france where the film has always had its share of admirers, and becomes the 72nd feature that the company has played a part in reviving with no signs of stopping, though the. How pandora and the flying dutchman still casts a spell. Pandora unfurls with dreamlike logic somewhere between the physical and the metaphysical, sometime between. The original trailer in high definition of pandora and the flying dutchman directed by albert lewin and starring james mason, ava gardner.
It changed my life forever, pandora and the flying dutchman. Based on the legend that inspired wagners flying dutchman, pandora has the doomedtowander sea captain cast anchor off the coast of a picturesque spanish town, circa 1930. The color story is highly controlled, focusing intensly on greens in all of its varieties. Because of this, and a discussion i had with ray rohauer, the source for the cohen library aeons ago, i expected more from this bluray. Shot by the late, great cinematographer jack cardiff, using a palette of dark reds, greens, blues and blacks, the film stars james mason as hendrik, a 17thcentury seaman eternally condemned to sail the oceans, and ava gardner, one of the most beautiful screen goddesses of all time, as pandora, a woman who has never fallen in love. Lovingly restored using martin scorseses personal 35mm technicolor print as a color reference, this curio. Those who dont buy into dismiss it as very pretty but pretentious pap, citing its arch and artificial dialogue, its tendency to overstate and then reoverstate the obvious, and a generally florid style as their reasons for not giving dutchman the time of day. Many cineastes consider pandora and the flying dutchman as the masterpiece of filmmaker albert lewin, while others write the film off as a pretentious bore. James mason plays the fabled 17thcentury dutch sailor, doomed to sail the seven seas in a ghost ship foreverunless he can find. Pandora and the flying dutchman is a 1951 film directed by albert lewin. Pandora and the flying dutchman turner classic movies. For whatever reason, parts of the curious case of benjamin button also came to mind. Daves rating of the film pandora and the flying dutchman dave went into this hoping to see an overlooked masterpiece, instead saw a film that is good but that could remain overlooked for a majority of people without depriving them. Pandora and the flying dutchman 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars.
Regardless of its flaws, pandora and the flying dutchman is a literate, creative, fairly original, and exceptionally wellacted film, with the exceptional feature of being photographed by jack cardiff obe, who was on quite a run going into this film having photographed the three powellpressburger classics from the 40s. It is a loose adaptation of wagners the flying dutchman pandora reynolds ava gardner apparently worked as a singer at some point but in the film is whiling away her time in the spanish seaside village of esperanza, allowing men to stare at her. On dvd, pandora and the flying dutchman the new york times. Pandora and the flying dutchman is one of my mothers favorite films. How pandora and the flying dutchman still casts a spell the. Pandora and the flying dutchman is a technicolored pastiche of symbolism, the supernatural and old romantic claptrap. Albert lewins adaptation of the flying dutchman legend transposes the story into an upperclass englishspeaking community in a small port in 1930s spain. Soar with ava gardner in pandora and the flying dutchman. Ava gardner stars in pandora and the flying dutchman. Overview of pandora and the flying dutchman, 1952, directed by albert lewin, with james mason, ava gardner, nigel patrick, at turner classic movies. Watching this film is like entering a strange and wonderful dream.