U.S.A. 1950
Superb film noir, brilliantly directed by the gifted Ray
with Bogart as a talented but volatile Hollywood screenwriter.
IN A LONELY PLACE epitomizes star-crossed lovers incapable of
escaping environment and circumstances no matter how hard they
try. The entire cast is excellent, with Bogart giving an
electrifying portrait of a man in torment. Grahame, never more
beautiful, is captivating as a woman who has been kept too many
times and now has one last chance for real love. Ray's
helmsmanship here is superb as he runs the story to a quick
conclusion, dwelling upon loving and frightening scenes with the
skilled balance of a master juggler, keeping the viewer doubting
and believing in Bogart from scene to scene. Many thought the
film's central relationship reflected on Ray's unraveling
marriage to Grahame. They split when filming was over, and the
offbeat Grahame went on to marry Ray's son by a previous
marriage, causing shock-waves in the 50s fanzines.
Excerpt from TV Guide located HERE
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Theatrical Release: 17 May 1950
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DVD Comparison:
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| Runtime | 1:33:12 | 1:29:30 (4% PAL speedup) |
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| Audio | English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono , Dub in French. |
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| Subtitles | English, Japanese, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, none | English, Arabic, Dutch, French, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or none. |
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| Comments | Same company (Columbia) - different region - so the menus and extras are the same, but in image quality the NTSC version has a slight advantage. The Region 1 version is minimally sharper and shows some nice film grain. Contrast is good on both discs, but the PAL edition appears to have some manipulation and boosting, but it just may be it is hazy as I don't see any edge enhancement. There is very minor cropping on the Region 1 edition - negligible. I don't know why the NTSC subtitles are in that awful yellow and the PAL versions are in white. I obviously prefer the white. The PAL edition gives more DUB and subtitle options, if you require them. We recommend the region 1 NTSC DVD. |
Recommended Reading in Film Noir (CLICK COVERS or TITLES for more information)
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Film Noir: An Encyclopedia Reference to the
American Style by Alain Silver, Elizabeth Ward |
The Dark Side of the Screen: Film Noir by Foster Hirsch |
Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir and the American City by Nicholas Christopher |
Film Noir Reader 4 : The Crucial Films and Themes
(Film Noir Reader) by Alain Silver |
The Art of Noir: The Posters and Graphics from the
Classic Era of Film Noir by Eddie Muller |
The Little Black and White Book of Film Noir:
Quotations from Films of the 40's and 50's by Peg Thompson, Saeko Usukawa |
Film Noir by Alain Silver |
Film Noir Guide: 745 Films of the Classic Era,
1940-1959 by Michael F. Keaney |
Detours and Lost Highways: A Map of Neo-Noir by Foster Hirsch |
More Than Night: Film Noir in Its Contexts by James Naremore |
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