Lost Horizon Details

In his 1937 adaptation, Frank Capra managed to make some sense of the fanciful ideas raised in James Hilton's novel, but they are rendered risible in this ill-conceived musical remake. Aiming for the glossy sophistication he brought to his earlier projects, producer Ross Hunter presents Shangri-La as a Himalayan country club instead of a utopian sanctuary. Peter Finch, meanwhile, looks as though he's in purgatory as he exchanges trite truisms with High Lama Charles Boyer, though he's not alone in struggling with the dire ditties penned by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.

Much re-cut romantic adventure which leaves out some of the emphasis of a favourite Utopian novel but stands up pretty well on its own, at least as a supreme example of Hollywood moonshine, with perfect casting, direction and music. If the design has a to