Kiss Me Deadly (Aldrich, 1955): Prince Charles Cinema, 3.20pm
This 35mm presentation screens again on February 25th. Details here.
Chicago Reader review:
The end of the world, starring Ralph Meeker (at his sleaziest) as Mickey
Spillane’s Mike Hammer (at his most neolithic). Robert Aldrich’s 1955
film is in some ways the apotheosis of film noir—it’s certainly one of
the most extreme examples of the genre, brimming with barely suppressed
hysteria and set in a world totally without moral order. Even the
credits run upside down. This independently produced low-budget film was
a shining example for the New Wave directors—Truffaut, Godard, et
al—who found it proof positive that commercial films could accommodate
the quirkiest and most personal of visions.
Dave Kehr
Here (and above) is the trailer.
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