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Emmanuel 2022-04-09 08:01:02
man with golden arm
Compared with most noir films, "The Man with the Golden Arm" is inferior, whether it is the use of light or the suspense of the plot. Sinatra's excellent acting may make up for it, and the good soundtrack also makes the whole story have the atmosphere of that era, but overall I still feel that...
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Kelvin 2022-04-09 09:01:09
Film Noir and Drugs
Most of the protagonists in film noir are addicted to something, usually a woman, but also money, and "Double Insurance" is a double addiction. The director of "The Man with the Golden Arm", Otto Preminger, made the characters addicted to it because of something that has never been seen in...
Gordon Mitchell
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Ora 2022-04-11 09:01:07
A 3.5 standard high-quality B-grade film, with stage scheduling under the control of long shots in a space that is almost pure interior, which strongly highlights the repressed and fearful atmosphere shrouded in the shadow of drug addiction. The drum beat soundtrack, as the expression of inner impact and the thrust of the main axis of the narrative, has an outstanding effect. The overall level is not as good as the "Lost Weekend" of the same theme.
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Gilberto 2022-04-09 08:01:02
The rhythm is a bit slow, but the poster design is very distinctive, reflecting the struggle and pain of the male protagonist when he is out of drugs.
The Man with the Golden Arm quotes
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Frankie Machine: Right now I need a fix. Just one fix to help me stop hurting'...
[Molly suggests he quit using]
Frankie Machine: You mean just stop? Cold turkey? You don't understand... the pain...
Molly: What else can you do?
Frankie Machine: All I need is one shot, just one.
Molly: All right.
[She takes money from a drawer]
Molly: Here. Take it. Go on and take it all. Cause all that you're gonna need after that one shot is another and then another and then another. Take it.
[She throws her money at him]
Molly: Take it. Why should you hurt like other people hurt? Yeah, so you had a dog's life with never a break. Why try to face it like most people do? No, just roll up all your pains into one big hurt and then flatten it with a fix.
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Molly: What do you think you'll find just outside that door? Dontcha think the pusher knows what ya are and what ya need? Just to get through that next hour? Don't you know he's just waitin' for ya to come and get it? Go on, let him kill ya. Let him kill ya. It'll be quicker and better than doing it your way.
Frankie Machine: No. I won't let him kill me. No. And I won't run into no grave.
