The Art Directors Guild (ADG) Film Society and American Cinematheque will screen the original widescreen color "directors cut" of Ken Russell’s “The Boy Friend” (1971), an all but lost treasure with few surviving prints, on Sunday, July 31 at 5:30 pm at the Aero Theater (1328 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica).
The film’s Award winning Stage, Costume and Production Designer Tony Walton (All That Jazz, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Murder On The Orient Express, The Wiz, Pippin) will take part in a panel discussion moderated by ADG President Thomas A. Walsh following the screening. The third in this year’s series highlighting the work of renowned Production Designers and their creative colleagues, the discussion will focus on the art of adapting and designing musicals for the screen.