Laura (Preminger, 1944): Cinema Museum, 7.30pm
This is a 16mm presentation from Kennington Noir.
Chicago Reader review:
Otto
Preminger's directorial debut (1944), not counting the five previous B
films he refused to acknowledge and an earlier feature made in Austria.
It reveals a coldly objective temperament and a masterful narrative
sense, which combine to turn this standard 40s melodrama into something
as haunting as its famous theme. Less a crime film than a study in
levels of obsession, Laura is
one of those classic works that leave their subject matter behind and
live on the strength of their seductive style. With Dana Andrews as the
detective, Gene Tierney as the lady in the portrait, and Clifton Webb as
the epicene litterateur.
Dave Kehr
Here (and above) is the trailer.
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