Classic World Cinema by Courtyard Gallery will present Last Holiday on Friday, June 30, at 8 p.m. at Flood Gallery Fine Art Center, 2160 U.S. 70, Swannanoa.
Last Holiday
Movie Information
In Brief: Alec Guinness' first star vehicle finds him playing an unassuming salesman of agricultural equipment who is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Emptying his bank account — and decked out in exquisitely tailored secondhand clothes — he heads off to a posh resort hotel to enjoy the "high life" before he dies. To his surprise — and for the first time in his life — he finds people taking an interest in him, wanting his opinion on important matters and offering all manner of well-paying jobs. But still the specter of his impending death prevents genuine enjoyment of life. This excerpt was taken from a review by Ken Hanke originally published on Oct. 2, 2012.
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| Genre: | Drama |
| Director: | Henry Cass |
| Starring: | Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Beatrice Campbell, Coco Aslan, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Ernest Thesiger |
| Rated: | NR |
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