Great Gatsby @ Chelsea Curzon
I went to see the Great Gatsby shot in 3D last night (there is also a 2D version). The audience was split between us oldies and youngsters in their 20s/early 30s who missed the last version of this film back in 1974.
All told there have been five versions:
1926 - by Herbert Brenon, a silent movie now lost
1949 - by Elliott Nugent, starring Alan Ladd
1974 - by Jack Clayton, starring Robert Redford
2000 - by Robert Markowitz, a made for movie for television
2013 - by Baz Luhmann
I thought the script heavy and in the end it struggled. As for the film it felt like a series of big scenes stitched together. The photography is sensational as are some of the sets but I left disappointed. At least Robert Redford will be relieved.