"It is an increasingly rare opportunity and a very great treat to see the films of Vincente Minnelli in 35mm. Minnelli, who earlier in his career directed live stage shows at Radio City Music Hall, has used movies to create his own medium: he is a cinema-sculptor. Tableau, color and detail of surface are his love, and it is through this love that we are transported. When our lead characters are injured, it is the beauty parlor not the hospital that allows our drama to continue. His absolute care and enthusiasm for everything in the frame is enthralling. Minor characters and extras fight for dominance with our leads, often threatening their position as major forces in the story. "The Long, Long Trailer features Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in a dark honeymoon comedy cheerfully staged in a bright yellow mobile home. Minnelli, in a Sirkian spirit, has removed the canned laughter and silliness from their more widely known television relationship and given us the raw horror and neurosis of this strange young couple within many very funny situations. Such questions as 'Does Lucy even know Desi exists?' begin to crackle the exquisite reality where graceful camera movement, decor, wardrobe, and a lively and vital balance of emotional gesture illuminate the screen." Nathaniel Dorsky