Edgar G. Ulmer

Edgar G. Ulmer

  • Born: 1904-9-17
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  • Extended Reading
    • Tara 2022-10-14 15:31:29

      James Naremore on "Detour"

      [From "Film Noir" Chapter 4 Low is High: Budgets and Critical Orientation]

      film noir
      8.6
      [US] James Naleymore / 2020 / China Academy of Art Press

      Ulmer is a true low-class aesthete, and he seems to enjoy mixing subtle esoteric with vulgarity. In fact, he was one of the most talented European directors...

    • Hollie 2022-10-14 19:40:00

      bad luck...not my fault

      After watching this movie, everyone will probably ask: "Can anyone really be so unlucky?"
      My answer is: "Who Cares?"
      The madman's nonsense, or even a perverted killer to excuse himself, because the logic of the plot is not important at all, the important thing is that this movie is very...

    Detour quotes

    • Vera: Say, who do you think you're talking to - a hick? Listen mister, I been around, and I know a wrong guy when I see one. What'd you do, kiss him with a wrench?

    • Al Roberts: He was a piece of cheese, the big blowhard.