Tuesday 10 February 2015
Alfie (1966)
Alfie is a 1966 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Michael Caine. It is an adaptation by Bill Naughton of his own novel and play of the same name. The film was released by Paramount Pictures.
Alfie (Michael Caine) is a young man from the working classes of London. He is confident, charming, totally self-centered and very successful with the ladies; using them for his immediate pleasure without emotional involvement and leaving a trail of emotional devastation. His callousness toward these women contrasts with the delusion that he causes no harm; he is just teaching life's lessons.
Thursday 22 January 2015
Last seduction
Last seduction is neo-noire film directed by John Dahl and was released in 1994. However the initial release was on TV as it was rejected by cinemas.
Plot:
Looking to escape her unhappy marriage, villainous femme fatale Bridget Gregory (Linda Fiorentino) convinces her husband, Clay (Bill Pullman), to sell cocaine, then steals the profits and runs out on him. She stops in a small town en route to Chicago, where she ensnares her next conquest, insurance man Mike Swale (Peter Berg). After getting a job at his insurance company, Bridget convinces Mike to run a scam -- but things take a deadly turn when she recruits him to help get rid of her husband.
Plot:
Looking to escape her unhappy marriage, villainous femme fatale Bridget Gregory (Linda Fiorentino) convinces her husband, Clay (Bill Pullman), to sell cocaine, then steals the profits and runs out on him. She stops in a small town en route to Chicago, where she ensnares her next conquest, insurance man Mike Swale (Peter Berg). After getting a job at his insurance company, Bridget convinces Mike to run a scam -- but things take a deadly turn when she recruits him to help get rid of her husband.
Wednesday 21 January 2015
Double Indemnity
Double indemnity is directed by Billy Wilder and is seen to be one of the most successful Film Noire movies to date. The film was produced in 1944.
The plot of the film sees Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) gets roped into a murderous scheme when he falls for the sensual Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck), who is intent on killing her husband (Tom Powers) and then liveoff the accidental death claim. Prompted by the late Mr. Dietrichson's daughter, Lola (Jean Heather), insurance investigator Barton Keyes (Edward G. Robinson) looks into the case, and gradually begins to uncover the sinister truth.
The Film heavily focuses on the themes Sex,murder and money which is seen in most typical Film Noir films. The use of Phyllis as a Femme Fatale makes the woman character in the film look more dominant and dangerous, this put a spin on most movies at the time where woman was seen to be more vulnerable.
The plot of the film sees Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) gets roped into a murderous scheme when he falls for the sensual Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck), who is intent on killing her husband (Tom Powers) and then liveoff the accidental death claim. Prompted by the late Mr. Dietrichson's daughter, Lola (Jean Heather), insurance investigator Barton Keyes (Edward G. Robinson) looks into the case, and gradually begins to uncover the sinister truth.
The Film heavily focuses on the themes Sex,murder and money which is seen in most typical Film Noir films. The use of Phyllis as a Femme Fatale makes the woman character in the film look more dominant and dangerous, this put a spin on most movies at the time where woman was seen to be more vulnerable.
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