God made

Federico 2021-11-12 08:01:25

This plot arrangement reminds me of Dostoevsky’s crime and punishment, and this movie, like crime and punishment, strives to get the audience into the head of the actor.

The script is really awesome, Billy Wilder is responsible for adjusting the plot part of the original, and Raymond Chandler is responsible for the dialogue. The plot is extremely compact, with sparks of dialogue and wit, and a match can be lighted.

Billy Wilder is really a god-man, he can handle all kinds of subjects freely, and he is super versatile.

Fred MacMurrey's performance is slightly weaker because Barbara Stanwyck is too strong. At first, I thought the heroine was a little ordinary, but when I saw it, I suddenly felt that the more I looked at it, the more pleasing to the eye, the voice has a crazy personality, and she feels so smart. After watching it, I fell in love with her, immediately went to see lady eve and joined her group(!). What a femme fatale!

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Double Indemnity quotes

  • Walter Neff: I was thinking about that dame upstairs, and the way she had looked at me, and I wanted to see her again, close, without that silly staircase between us.

  • Barton Keyes: This Dietrichson business. It's murder. And murders don't come any neater. As fancy a piece of homicide as anyone ever ran into. Smart, tricky, almost perfect. But... I think papa has it all figured out. Figured out and wrapped up in tissue paper with... pink ribbons on it.