Category: 1950s
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With just one directorial feature, Charles Laughton elevated the form of film noir through a deep understanding of lighting and a terrifying performance from Robert Mitchum.
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This dazzling and effervescent musical makes Paris look like another world entirely in this romantic comedy about lost souls and finding one’s way. I’ve got to give my sister credit. She knows her musicals. My sister’s been leaning on me to watch this for a while, and tonight I gave in and did so. She…
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One of the defining films of the 20th century, Rashomon (1950) questions if truth is an immovable object, and what happens when different versions of the truth collide. A man walks through the woods, hoping to collect some wood. After combing his way through trees, he stumbles upon a horrific scene. First, a white hat.…
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One thing I was intrigued by while watching Rear Window was the use of darkness in the film. Throughout the film, Jeffries has been spying on his neighbors to decipher what exactly happened to Thurwald’s wife, and this voyeurism mostly consists of Jeffries looking from his blandly decorated apartment to the brightly colored ones of…
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