The Third Man
(1949)
Golly, do you suppose Vienna really has such enormous shadows? All the streetlights must be at ankle level, I guess.If you watch the Criterion Collection edition of this (and you should), take 5 minutes beforehand for the Bogdanovich introduction, which includes his account of Welles's definition of the "star part": essentially any role where everyone spends the first hour or so talking about an absent character who, when he finally shows up, gets credit for great acting in his absence.
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Saw this in the theatre last year. So great on the big screen. Every time I watch it I still almost gasp when the light from the window shines on Welles' face when he is standing in the doorway. The first time I saw it I think I actually gasped out loud. Such a dramatic scene. I love this movie.
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