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MIPTV Picks '09 - Life is a Banquet
| by: | Mar 18, 2009 |
Sassy, classy and brassy, raven-haired Rosalind Russell entranced audiences as a no-nonsense newspaper reporter in 1940’s His Girl Friday (with Cary Grant) and, in the Broadway production and the film of Auntie Mame, made the title character the role of her lifetime. Life is a Banquet uses rare footage obtained through Russell's family as well as clips from her best work to shine a deserving spotlight on the renowned star and philanthropist.Partners: Total Media Group, Inc., distributed through Louise Rosen Ltd. (Brunswick)
Length: 1 x 60 minutes
Wrapped: February 2009
Rights available: All worldwide