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Mar 26, 2017 9:09:51 GMT
Post by hi224 on Mar 26, 2017 9:09:51 GMT
A very haunting movie anyone love Lorre.
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Mar 26, 2017 14:49:53 GMT
Post by pimpinainteasy on Mar 26, 2017 14:49:53 GMT
Yes, a truly haunting and disturbing film, beautifully directed by Fritz Lang and with a great performance by Peter Lorre. Lorre was never better than in this film. It was a dark, disturbing role and he captured it perfectly. I've always appreciated him in everything from this film, to Casablanca, Arsenic and Old Lace, The Maltese Falcon, to the Mr. Moto series, to all the inferior roles he was relegated to later in his career.brando refused to work with lang in HUMAN DESIRE, stating that it was a minor film compared to the director's earlier work. |
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Post by angel on Mar 26, 2017 19:15:51 GMT
 One of the great cinematic monologues. It could have been called sympathy for the devil. |
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Mar 26, 2017 21:11:32 GMT
Post by novastar6 on Mar 26, 2017 21:11:32 GMT
I LOVE that movie. The Hollywood 50s remake, not so much, but it did some interesting stuff too. But LOVE this one, and what a genius idea the whole criminal underworld working together to catch a killer the cops can't find. And I love how effectively they work together when they're tearing the building apart searching for him. The end is definitely haunting, that's for sure. Am I the only one that thought the mothers almost looked like ghosts during the final line?
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Post by gadolinium on Mar 26, 2017 21:20:26 GMT
I love the movie. Fritz Lang was a master filmmaker.
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Post by Seto on Aug 27, 2020 12:03:57 GMT
Its incredible how effortlessly Lang slides from silent films to talkies, as he expertly builds the suspense with this crime thriller. Peter Lorre is amazing, and he is somehow able to generate audience sympathy despite what his character is. I love how Lang is willing to ask the tough questions, how do we punish those with a mental illness? Even one as depraved as our killer.
A truly phenomenal film, so far ahead of its time.
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Post by marianne48 on Aug 27, 2020 13:04:18 GMT
A creepy bit of trivia: One night in 1977, Catharine Lorre was approached
by two men with whom she shared a conversation. They turned out to be avid movie buffs and Peter Lorre fans, and they were delighted to meet his daughter and talk to her about his work. Later, when both men were arrested and identified as the notorious "Hillside Stranglers" who had kidnapped and murdered at least ten women, the pair admitted that they had targeted Ms. Lorre as a potential victim, but out of admiration for her father's portrayal of a fellow serial killer in M, they decided not to harm her. When Lorre saw their faces in news reports, she recognized them as the two guys with whom she'd had a friendly chat.
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Aug 28, 2020 1:11:34 GMT
Post by phantomparticle on Aug 28, 2020 1:11:34 GMT
From the IMDB trivia page:
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Aug 28, 2020 1:34:54 GMT
Post by Prime etc. on Aug 28, 2020 1:34:54 GMT
I saw this on 16mm in a community hall just up the street from my house.
Very makeshift kind of cinema.
I was pressed into service as ticket taker as well!
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