Movie, 1950
Moody, gloomy film about the suspicions, investigations and back story of a bored company man’s wife and a used car salesman. As unpromising as this might sound, the film moves along with a hypnotic pace and feel, mixing illustrations, well to do characters with bleak and increasingly seedy locations, and a story which comes straight out of noir – complete with a femme fatale inspired murderous intent, though without the light and shade and stylised accompaniments. A film which could have been snappier, but plays really well at its meditative, stylish pace.
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