Extended Reading
  • Edgardo 2022-01-09 08:01:02

    Noir


    The visual quality of this film is indeed darker than other films that we have watched in the class. Unlike most of the classical hollywood films which tend to use high-key lighting that creates an evenly and softly lit environment, Out of the Past uses a lot of low-key lighting like the German...

  • Aliza 2022-01-09 08:01:02

    [Film Review] Out of the Past (1947) 7.6/10

    Title: Out of the Past

    Year: 1947

  • Elsa 2022-03-25 09:01:14

    Originally, I wanted to put this film in the bean list of "the protagonist is smart, diligent, conscientious, and powerful, but he still failed." The heroine is really good-looking, and she is also a dating expert.

  • Kattie 2022-04-23 07:03:27

    It's an old-fashioned hard-core story of bad luck, but the three-dimensionality of both the plot and the feelings between the characters has surpassed the general genre films, and it can stand out even today.

Out of the Past quotes

  • Jeff: You say to yourself, "How hot can it get?" Then, in Acapulco, you find out.

  • Fisher: You know, a dame with a rod is like a guy with a knitting needle.