Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Feb 18, 2011
I'm still playing with shadows and camera angles for my LEGO shoots. This time it's scenes from Double Indemnity (1944), with Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, and Edward G. Robinson. I wanted to do something with a good femme fatale, and it's hard to beat Stanwyck as scheming Phyllis Dietrichson. O read more
There are four things a film noir must be: dark, smokey, seducing and cynical. To write a decent piece about Double Indemnity, one of the best examples of film noir, I feel the need to pull the shades closed, put on a fedora and let cigarette smoke waft around the room. But I don’t smoke, and read more
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I didn't quite have the time before my first class to watch Double Indemnity (1944) two more times, but was lucky enough to be able watch it once in an interactive manner. By which I mean, read more
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In preparation for my first Film Noir class next week, I will be watching the classic, Double Indemnity (1944). I have already seen this film but it was some months ago and a refresher see read more
This was originally published in the former The Classic Film Collective Patreon.Double Indemnityby James M. CainVintage Crime/Black LizardPaperback ISBN: 9780679723226128 pagesAmazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell'sWhen asked to define film noir, one movie often comes to mind as the m read more
