RE: The Last Movie You Watched
June 20, 2024 at 1:23 pm
(This post was last modified: June 20, 2024 at 1:24 pm by Nanny.)
The Dark Past (1948) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Past
A police psychiatrist (Lee J Cobb) tells a frame story to a colleague about his experience being held hostage by a criminal psychopath (William Holden) and how the human mind can be redeemable if one is receptive to psychoanalysis. It felt longer than its 74 minute run time as the exposition about psychoanalysis took far too long (in context, though, an audience in 1948 may have needed the detailed exposition). The camera work by Joseph Walker is the real star, using subjective camera and uncomfortable angled shots to build tension. A must see for cinematography nerds and noir aficionados.
A police psychiatrist (Lee J Cobb) tells a frame story to a colleague about his experience being held hostage by a criminal psychopath (William Holden) and how the human mind can be redeemable if one is receptive to psychoanalysis. It felt longer than its 74 minute run time as the exposition about psychoanalysis took far too long (in context, though, an audience in 1948 may have needed the detailed exposition). The camera work by Joseph Walker is the real star, using subjective camera and uncomfortable angled shots to build tension. A must see for cinematography nerds and noir aficionados.
