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The Death of Noir (2004)
wanting more...
I confess that I don't know very much about the film noir genre. But the aesthetics of this small reel of celluloid make me hope that all film noir looks this good. What I do know is that I want to live in the world of this film for more than the mere 20 minutes that I'm allowed. Were all women this pretty in the 40's? And if so, why did I have to be born three decades too late? Having most recently seen Oliver Stone's hideous "Alexander", I find myself wishing that every director with a big budget would invest similar attentiveness as Klemesrud when composing shots and determining cuts. And how can anyone not have their heart broken in the two minutes of magnificence offered by Andre Dubroc as Lieutenant Kirkland? I just wish that everything didn't have to be as concise as this format requires.