The Great Filmmakers: Preston Sturges

In a span of just seven years, Preston Sturges had an unparalleled run of making some of the greatest American movies of all time.  

The films of Preston Sturges are absolutely unique, unforgettable and utterly brilliant. However, although his Hollywood career lasted over 35 years, the movies Preston Sturges wrote and directed between 1938-1945 alone were enough to cement his reputation as one of the most influential directors and respected screenwriters of all time.  After becoming the first screenwriter of the talking movie era to be allowed to direct his own films,  Preston Sturges created a unique body of work that still delights and challenges and amuses audiences 80 years later. Furthermore, his personal life was as unexpected, unique and memorable as his movies!

You may be asking yourself: “So who is this guy and why have I never heard of him?” My response is: “Challenge yourself to become enthralled with the filmmaker whose name you may not know but whose movies are unforgettable!”