What is Bigger Than Life / Party Girl about?

Name: Bigger Than Life / Party Girl
Genre: Drama

BIGGER THAN LIFE, 1956, 20th Century Fox, 95 min. This twisted portrait of suburban life centers on a teacher (James Mason) who becomes addicted to cortisone and experiences delusions. Director Nicholas Ray’s delirious use of color and shot composition, at times, borders on the psychedelic. One of Mason’s finest performances. With Barbara Rush, Walter Matthau. PARTY GIRL, 1958, Warner Bros., 99 min. Director Nicholas Ray’s ultra-stylish homage to 1930’s gangster films revolves around an ice-cold chorus girl (Cyd Charisse) and her lawyer boyfriend (Robert Taylor) who sever their ties to organized crime. But the film really belongs to Ray’s startling use of color and widescreen as well as Lee J. Cobb’s Capone-like mobster.

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What is Bigger Than Life / Party Girl about?: BIGGER THAN LIFE, 1956, 20th Century Fox, 95 min. This twisted portrait of suburban life centers on a teacher (James Mason) who becomes addicted to cortisone and experiences delusions. Director Nicholas Ray’s delirious use of color and shot composition, at times, borders on the psychedelic. One of Mason’s finest performances. With Barbara Rush, Walter Matthau.

PARTY GIRL, 1958, Warner Bros., 99 min. Director Nicholas Ray’s ultra-stylish homage to 1930’s gangster films revolves around an ice-cold chorus girl (Cyd Charisse) and her lawyer boyfriend (Robert Taylor) who sever their ties to organized crime. But the film really belongs to Ray’s startling use of color and widescreen as well as Lee J. Cobb’s Capone-like mobster.