Lucky Star (1929)

Absolutely beautiful melodrama from Borzage, rooted in Gaynor's adorable and nuanced performance, that almost makes intertitles as superfluous as it does sound. It's predictable but in a way that makes it archtypical rather than boring and she and Farrell show off the…

Owen

the scene where charles farrell tells janet gaynor her hair is disgusting and then proceeds to vigorously wash it with several eggs as shampoo and multiple buckets of water is the chaotic version of the scene in out of africa where robert redford gingerly washes meryl…

eely

Frank Borzage + Janet Gaynor = perfection.  At the tail end of the silent era Borzage made a string of remarkable films that are gorgeously filmed and filled with emotional impact. 7th Heaven (1927,) Street Angel (1928) and this film Lucky Star are all amongst the most…

Chris Hughes

Frank Borzage never shied away from sentiment, and Lucky Star is another film stamped with his unmistakable touch. That has always been his hallmark, he tells stories with a tender, almost fragile compassion, and he shapes his characters with a familiarity that feels like a…

legolas

80/100 Such a sweet and beautiful little film. It has a really nice fairy-tale vibe and that's why the ending works so well. Also Janet Gaynor is so precious and I love her with Farrell.

Avirup

Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell are great in this film. Their acting is deeply affecting yet subtle. I liked how each character is rendered with empathy, especially Janet Gaynor's character, Mary. She doesn't always behave well but you understand why. It's lovely to watch…

caterwauls

LUCKY STAR, Frank Borzage, 1929, por João Bénard da Costa. Falo de um filme dos anos 20? Falo de um filme dos anos 90? Lucky Star é dessas duas décadas. Rodado no primeiro semestre de 1929, estreado a 20 de Julho de 1929, muito poucos o viram fora da América (e mesmo…

Foco - Revista de Cinema

A tenderness almost too pungent, strikingly beautiful film. A time when cinema understood the weight of gestures and feelings.

Diogo Serafim

Watched with the Golden Reel Gin Joint I’ve always had a fondness for Frank Borzage’s films: the sentimental romanticism, the soft evocative lighting, the touches of spirituality, and the redemptive power of love – often depicted by lovers dealing with obstacles and…

Stephen M