Laura
Réalisation:
Otto PremingerMusique:
David RaksinActeurs·trices:
Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price, Judith Anderson, Cara Williams, Grant Mitchell, Lane Chandler, Bess Flowers, James Flavin (plus)VOD (3)
Résumés(1)
"Je n'oublierai jamais le week-end qui suivit la mort de Laura". C'est ainsi que le célèbre éditorialiste Waldo Lydecker commence son évocation des journées ayant suivi la disparition de sa jeune protégée, Laura, assassinée dans son appartement par une décharge de chevrotine tirée à bout portant. L'inspecteur McPherson vient l'interroger. On ne peut imaginer personnages plus opposés et une antipathie nait immédiatement entre les deux hommes... (Swashbuckler Films)
(plus)Critiques (2)
Smash the icons to the ground! I find it amusing that according to some critics Laura is one of the best noir films ever. Yes, the atmosphere is great, with lots of tobacco smoke, dark tuning, shadows, incessant rain. Unfortunately, the plot of Preminger's film doesn't even stand as an average detective story, the dialogues are banal and the final resolution is so incredibly trivial that you can see it coming from the very beginning. One of this year’s biggest disappointments at SFS.
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Excellent film noir, which didn't need the biggest stars of its time, even though Dana Andrews is simply amazing in this film, just like Gene Tierney in the role of the titular heroine. The story is pleasantly tangled and in this case, it doesn't come across as silly, but rather serious enough. A great role for Vincent Price.
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