Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944): Castle Cinema, 2pm
This is a Cine Real screening and enjoyment is guaranteed thanks to the pair that put together their presentations. Cine Real is one of the only film clubs in the UK to exclusively play films in their original 16mm format. Cine Real is a non-profit organisation which aims to unite film makers and enthusiasts in their appreciation of classic film.
Double Indemnity is also screened on August 15th. Details here.
Chicago Reader review:
James M. Cain's pulp classic (1944), as adapted by Raymond Chandler and
directed by Billy Wilder. Barbara Stanwyck is perfectly cast as a Los
Angeles dragon lady burdened with too much time, too much money, and a
dull husband. Fred MacMurray (less effectively) is the fly-by-night
insurance salesman who hopes to relieve her of all three. Wilder trades
Cain's sun-rot imagery for conventional film noir stylings, but the
atmosphere of sexual entrapment survives.
Dave Kehr
Here (and above) is the trailer.
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