Nine minutes that'll ruin every rom-com you've ever loved.
In this documentary short, film historian David Thomson and critic Molly Haskell analyze the themes of Howard Hawks's 1940 film "His Girl Friday."
Writing
Haskell's razor-sharp gender analysis cuts deeper than 90-minute documentaries.
Editing
Smart clip selection from Hawks's original — they know exactly which beats land.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was produced for the Criterion Collection's 2006 DVD release of His Girl Friday, part of their brief experiment with academic micro-documentaries.
Haskell's analysis of Hildy's professional sacrifice predates by years the broader feminist re-evaluation of 'having it all' narratives in 2010s film criticism.
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