The Mitchell Leisen selection for Il Cinema Ritrovato 2026

My selection of titles for the forthcoming retrospective on American director

CRADLE SONG 1933 35mm [extremely rare]

DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY 1934 35mm

MURDER AT THE VANITIES 1934 35mm

HANDS ACROSS THE TABLE 1935 35mm

EASY LIVING 1937 35mm

SWING HIGH, SWING LOW 1937 35mm [rare print]

MIDNIGHT 1939 Restored in 4K in 2024 by Universal

HOLD BACK THE DAWN 1941 Restored in 2025 by Universal [world premiere]

NO TIME FOR LOVE 1943 35mm

LADY IN THE DARK 1944 35mm [rare BFI print -- Technicolor!]

PRACTICALLY YOURS 1944 35mm

NO MAN OF HER OWN 1950 35mm

DARLING, HOW COULD YOU! 1951 Restored in 4K in 2020 by Paramount Pictures

YOUNG MAN WITH IDEAS 1952 35mm [rare print]

THE SIXTEEN-MILLIMETER SHRINE 1959 DCP