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Film noir " par excellence " Premingerīs picture is worth to be seen. All actors here are up to their tasks and the story is solid.
Sometimes it did remind me of " Vertigo " with its omnipresent sexuality.
A classic. And a good one on top.
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In his interview for the book "Behind the Camera", cinematographer Lucien Ballard talked about his experience shooting "Laura" with director Rouben Mamoulian. Ballard said that when the rushes began to show just how good a film "Laura" was going to be, producer Preminger fired Mamoulian and Ballard, hired Joseph LaShelle as a new cinematographer, and took the directing reins himself. Ballard was not happy that LaShelle won an Oscar for the cinematography, claiming that the film was well over half finished when the firings took place.Other sources claim studio head Daryl Zanuck fired Mamoulian and Ballard, and that their footage was reshot with new sets, costumes...and even a new painting of Laura (to replace the one painted by Mamoulian's wife)!
"Laura" apparently had as much intrigue offscreen as on. Whatever the truth is, a great movie was the result.
I almost wrote, but left it out, how a difficult person Preminger must have been, as I read very often of his sometimes erratic behaviour.
But I did not know the " small story " behind this one. And I have questioned myself about the style of this film having trouble to see the handwriting of Otto in this picture.
Now a light goes on!
Thank you.
Take care and have fun!
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It is a forerunner for " Vertigo " the more I think of. Hitch must have seen it.
"original" screenplay or based on a novel, short story, or play.
It is based on a novel with a French title I can't recall.
You mean " Vertigo " ? Boileau - Narcejaīs novel....
No I did not mean it this way! Just that there is a kind of feeling in it that may indicate that Hitch did see this film.
That is all.
..the haunting theme song by David Raskin.
I almost did! It was in the same league like Steinerīs film music. Over romantic and very much a sign of the time back then.
I like it.
...I thoroughly enjoyed the commentary on the DVD. I can't remember the name, but the commentator is a film professor at a university which houses Gene Tierney's papers.Doug
I also liked the two films on Gene and Vincent.
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