Thursday 26 September 2013
Phantom Lady (US, 1944)
One of many notable noirs directed by Robert Siodmak, and one of a few noirs to feature the daintily beautiful Ella Raines.
Friday 20 September 2013
La Grande Bellezza (IT/FR, 2013)
An Italo-Franco coproduction, visually striking, inventive and colourful.
Sunday 15 September 2013
Dark Mirror (US, 1946)
A psychological film from the noir period, with a few instances of noir-inflected background photography, but not a real noir.
Friday 13 September 2013
Tuesday 10 September 2013
99 River Street (US, 1953)
A fairly representative noir, with its slightly imperfect plotting, and some notable nocturnal dockside photography.
Sunday 8 September 2013
Night and the City (UK, 1950)
A wiseguy American hustler muscles in on the wrestling underworld of London, but is soon out of his depth.
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