The Pink Panther (1963)
(Blake Edwards, US/UK 1963, 115 min., DCP)
The first installment in the successful comedy series introduces Peter Sellers as clumsy French Inspector Jacques Clouseau. Sellers is violently funny playing the detective who is too senseless to realize that his wife (Capucine) is carrying on with the man he is chasing: a jewelry thief known as “The Phantom” (David Niven). Edwards’ legendary farce has it all: hilarious slapstick gags, picturesque European settings, and a swanky, memorable score by Henry Mancini.
Introduction by and post-screening Q&A with Charity Lofthouse, Professor of Music at Hobart and William Smith Colleges
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