My Darling Clementine (1946)
Australian Premiere - 4K Restoration
“A poetic movie about good and evil that rings true to the myths and aspirations of the west that the genre symbolised, celebrated and came to criticise.” – Philip French
“Ford’s work attains a harmony rare in American studio filmmaking, its topical and cinematic breadth at once intimately sketched and historically attuned to the passage of time and its accumulated gravitas.” – Jordan Cronk
Henry Fonda stars as Wyatt Earp in a unique, loosely adapted, biographical Western that foregrounds the tender side of those embroiled in a revenge plot that takes backstage until the film’s final moments. My Darling Clementine follows Wyatt, who is led astray from his trip across the country with his brothers after one of them is killed and their cattle are stolen. Quickly taking up the role of Marshall in the lawless town of Tombstone to avenge his brother, he encounters unlikely comrades, enemies, romance, and develops an affinity for the town in flux.
Despite being labelled an ‘anti-western’ by some, it still tells a mythical tale of conflicted virtues. Framed in black and white cinematography that reveals both the atmosphere's harsh reality and a sensitive romantic naivety, the film emerges from the most moving of quotidian moments.
Introduced by Ivan Cerecina at Ritz Cinemas and by Zac Tomé at Lido Cinemas.
Rating
PG
Duration
98 min
Country
United States
Language
English
Cast
Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, Victor Mature, Walter Brennan, Tim Holt, Cathy Downs
Director
John Ford
