Extended Reading
  • Thelma 2022-10-14 23:18:11

    escaped guilt, lost self

    More like a crime melodrama with noir elements. Influenced by Freudian theory, each character in the film is looking for a self, this self is disciplined, just like Johnny is extremely angry because others say he is "crazy", self-proof needs social recognition. And the identity of the male and...

  • Kaelyn 2022-10-14 17:45:56

    His life is doomed, and his soul cannot be liberated.

    Christopher Cross is married to a woman he doesn't love, (the woman doesn't love him either), and in life, apart from bickering with each other, he just ignores each other. Family life is like purgatory on earth. But he feels that life is still full of happiness. As a social person, his work is...

Scarlet Street quotes

  • Kitty March: Why are looking at me? Is my face dirty?

    Christopher Cross: No, it's beautiful.

    Kitty March: I'll bet it is!

  • Kitty March: You wouldn't know love if it hit you in the face.

    Millie Ray: If that's where it hits you, you ought to know!