Preston Sturges and his films inhabit a unique place in film history.There is a strong sense of period captured in Sturges films.The balloon of current culture is explored by a man holding a pin. So sharp are the directors insights into the social milieu of his world that visitors can glean a shorthand understanding of a time long ago, when values were different and America struggled to find a sense of humor in the face of great adversity.Sturges mines gold from a skewed look at Americana. It is the most wonderful aspect of his inspired lunacy.The writerdirector loves chaos. Even on his sets during filming, wild humor was off the leash, filming went on a roller coaster path, and practical jokes were daily sustenance.Sturges held court on the set.He was the king of his movie family, often using the same actors over and over again, especially his cast of usual supporting suspects.The unpredictable nature of multiple elements converging on a single point is exciting to the artist.The explosive potential of the moment is often inspired.

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