Category: film noir

  • The Desperate Hours

    ​If you don’t know who William Wyler is, then cinema isn’t your passion. He is an artist, a captivating storyteller and such a good example against the auteur theory that I’m sure even Godard can agree with. But I won’t attempt to delve deeper into Wyler’s career. That is too great a task, which will…

  • Lift to the Scaffold – French Film Noir

    I will never forget when I first saw this film. You often forget when you saw a film for the first time, a film that you really love. You most certainly forget how many times you’ve seen it. After a fourth or fifth time, one loses track. But the first time will always remain in your memory,…