Laura ***
Otto Preminger, 1944
US
@ Film Forum
Man, what a way to start off the year. The cast is strong across the board, although it's really the dialogue that sticks and not the characters. Also, a lot of whiskey is consumed. I was reminded a bit of Scarlet Street by the star-crossed May-December romance involving art in New York City, although the sympathies are very much shifted around.
Clifton Webb is memorable for the way he just stares into space while saying his lines. Kind of like his character's life is simply a well-rehearsed collection of unbelievably witty one-liners delivered to whomever might happen to be around--that is, within the logic of the story on screen and not necessarily from our point of view. He and Andrews both have terrific voices. It's kind of funny how short Webb's narration is at the beginning, although I guess it does pick back up when he's telling the backstory to Andrews' detective.
See also: TCMdb
Otto Preminger, 1944
US
@ Film Forum
Man, what a way to start off the year. The cast is strong across the board, although it's really the dialogue that sticks and not the characters. Also, a lot of whiskey is consumed. I was reminded a bit of Scarlet Street by the star-crossed May-December romance involving art in New York City, although the sympathies are very much shifted around.
Clifton Webb is memorable for the way he just stares into space while saying his lines. Kind of like his character's life is simply a well-rehearsed collection of unbelievably witty one-liners delivered to whomever might happen to be around--that is, within the logic of the story on screen and not necessarily from our point of view. He and Andrews both have terrific voices. It's kind of funny how short Webb's narration is at the beginning, although I guess it does pick back up when he's telling the backstory to Andrews' detective.
See also: TCMdb
Labels: 1940s, 3 Stars, Otto Preminger, US
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home