Brick (Rian Johnson 2005)
Posted on October 30 at 15.22, 2006 by Eric Mahleb
The film noir transported to a present-day high school in Southern California.
Except that in this high school, only a few kids seem to occupy the premises, the principal strikes some unusual deals with the students, mothers offer glasses of milk to gang members and the high school itself and the grounds around it seem to exist somewhat out of time and out of space, a fake reality that plays with our senses, expectations and paradigms.
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Touchez pas au Grisbi (Jacques Becker 1954)
Posted on June 08 at 17.45, 2006 by Eric Mahleb
A classic French film noir with the great Jean Gabin. Shot mostly at night on the streets of Paris, Grisbi is not quite as poignant and grabbing as Rififi which would come out a year later, but nevertheless offers a captivating story of rivalry between gangsters trying to steal each other’s money.
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On Dangerous Ground (Nicholas Ray 1952)
Posted on April 09 at 8.35, 2005 by Eric Mahleb
Beautiful film noir set first in New York city then in the New York state country side, it tells the story of a violent and lonely (played wonderfully by Robert Ryan) cop’s journey towards self discovery and redemption. The crime story only serves to support the more introspective, psychological, ‘man on a quest’ angle. Stunning cinematography.
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