The Philadelphia Story + The Mongreloid

(George Cukor, US 1940, 112 min., 35mm)

Seven Kuchars for Seven Cukors. A wealthy heiress (Katharine Hepburn) wants to remarry, but her plans are complicated by her scheming ex-husband (Cary Grant) and a newspaperman (James Stewart in the role that won him his Oscar) snooping around the family’s dirty laundry. Nominated for numerous other Academy Awards, including Best Picture, this is among the finest examples of Hollywood studio filmmaking during its golden era.

Preceded by The Mongreloid (George Kuchar, US 1978, 10 min., 16mm) a story of a man, his dog, and the regions they inhabited, each leaving his own distinctive mark on the landscape. Not even time can wash the residue of what they left behind.