The Man with the Golden Arm

By Clair 2022-04-09 09:01:09

saul bass opening

[The Man with the Golden Arm] A very old movie, black and white, 1955, which was finally downloaded by me today. The reason for watching this movie is Saul Bass, the designer who likes movie titles, an important step from static graphic design to dynamic. Even so, the plot of the movie is very good. How does a person who came back from a drug rehabilitation center struggle with drugs, gambling and his life and future; his wife would rather sacrifice her freedom of movement in order to get her...

By 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 Hollywood movies because of censorship - heroin.
Compared with the alcoholic black film "Lost Weekend" ten years ago, the discussion of drug dependence in "The Man with the Golden Arm" does not stop at...

By 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 something is missing, and the plot and scheduling are not good. I just watched Preminger's "Peachy Case" in the previous paragraph. It is much stronger and more attractive than this one, but the titles of...

By Michel 2022-04-09 08:01:02

mediocre film noir

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 something is missing, and the plot and scheduling are not good. I just watched Preminger's "Peachy Case" in the previous paragraph. It is much stronger and more attractive than this one, but the titles of...

By Logan 2022-04-13 09:01:06

It's a desperate movie with a long shot star jazz noir theme. The director is ambitious but the effect is mediocre. The main reason is that the acting is mediocre! Not just Sinatra, but...

By Wilfrid 2022-04-13 09:01:06

This may be the earliest film about drug addiction. This film can be said to be an excellent example of the soundtrack to drive the atmosphere. Although the death of the pit woman at the end is regrettable and dark, it is still not dark...

By Arvid 2022-04-13 09:01:06

Caravan's sin addict as the...

By Edgardo 2022-04-12 09:01:10

The villain is not three-dimensional enough, very...

By Milo 2022-04-12 09:01:10

The BGM is really swag, the black and white photography light and shadow close-ups are great, I don't know who made up the...