The Bad and the Beautiful
“I took you out of the gutter... I can fling you back!”
DramaRomance
Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.
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A sharp, cynical look at Hollywood's golden age. It's a world of broken dreams and ruthless ambition, where friendships are transactional and love is a casualty of the relentless pursuit of stardom. A stylish, biting character study.
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