Coming up on Saturday at the Described Movies: The Teahouse of the August Moon, and the Fountainhead.

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From this Saturday at 12am Eastern, that’s 6pm Saturday in NZ, 4pm in Sydney and 5am in the UK, and repeated every four hours throughout the day, it’s the described movies The Teahouse of the August Moon from 1956, and the Fountainhead from 1949.
The Teahouse of the August Moon is a 1956 American comedy film directed by Daniel Mann and starring Marlon Brando.
It satirizes the U.S. occupation and Americanization of the island of Okinawa following the end of World War II in 1945.
John Patrick adapted the screenplay from his own Pulitzer-Prize- and Tony Award -winning Broadway play of 1953.
The play was, in turn, adapted from a 1951 novel by Vern J. Sneider.
The film was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.
The supporting cast features Glenn Ford, Machiko Kyō, Eddie Albert, Paul Ford, and Harry Morgan.
Directed by: Daniel Mann.
Written by: John Patrick.
Based on: The Teahouse of the August Moon 1951 novel by : Vern J. Sneider.
Produced by: Jack Cummings.
Starring: Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford, Machiko Kyō, Eddie Albert, Paul Ford, and Harry Morgan.
Cinematography: John Alton.
Edited by: Harold F. Kress.
Music by: Saul Chaplin, June Hershey, Kikuko Kanai, Don Swander, and Kikuro Kanai.
Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Distributed by: Loew's Inc.
Release date: 29 November 1956.
File Length: 123 minutes.
Country: United States.
Language: English.
Budget: $3,926,000.
Box office: $8,925,000.
The Fountainhead is a 1949 American black-and-white drama film produced by Henry Blanke, directed by King Vidor, and starring Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey, Robert Douglas, and Kent Smith.
The film is based on the bestselling 1943 novel of the same name by Ayn Rand, who also wrote the adaptation.
Although Rand's screenplay was used with minimal alterations, she later criticized the editing, production design and acting.
The story follows the life of Howard Roark, an individualistic architect who chooses to struggle in obscurity rather than compromise his artistic and personal vision.
Roark fights to design modern architecture despite resistance from the traditionally minded architectural establishment.
Roark's complex relationships with the individuals who assist or hinder his progress allow the film to be both a romantic drama and a philosophical work.
Roark represents Rand's embodiment of the human spirit, and his struggle represents the struggle between individualism And collectivism.
The film opened to negative reviews and was panned by critics; though it has since been reappraised and received positive reception from critics in the 2010s.
Directed by: King Vidor.
Screenplay by: Ayn Rand.
Based on: The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand.
Produced by: Henry Blanke.
Starring: Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey, Kent Smith, and Robert Douglas.
Cinematography: Robert Burks.
Edited by: David Weisbart.
Music by: Max Steiner.
Distributed by: Warner Bros.
Release date: 2 July 1949.
File Length: 113 minutes.
Country: United States.
Language: English.
Budget: $2.375 million.
Box office: $3 million.
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