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Tag Archives: noir

Where Film Noir and the “Woman’s Picture” Intersect: No Man of Her Own (1950)

“Summer nights are pleasant in Caulfield. They smell of heliotrope and jasmine, honeysuckle and clover. The breeze that stirs the curtains is soft and gentle. There’s the hush, the stillness of perfect peace and security. Oh, yes, the summer nights are pleasant in Caulfield–but not for us. Not for us.” Desperate, pregnant, and recently dumped…

August 13, 2017 in lit adaptations, noir, Uncategorized.

A Question of Human Nature: Rita Hayworth in The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

Elsa: The Chinese say, it is difficult for love to last long. Therefore, one who loves passionately is cured of love, in the end. Michael: Sure, that’s a hard way of thinking. Elsa: There’s more to the proverb: Human nature is eternal. Therefore, one who follows his nature keeps his original nature, in the end.…

November 25, 2014 in noir.

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