Re: RARA-AVIS: Leave Her to Heaven

From: jacquesdebierue ( jacquesdebierue@yahoo.com)
Date: 26 Mar 2008


--- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Mark R. Harris"
<brokerharris@...> wrote:
>
> Sorry to say that I disagree with most of your points (although I
haven't
> had the benefit of reading the book yet). I think that there are clearly
> color noirs; I think that Leave Her to Heaven, although anomalous in
some
> ways, clearly qualifies (and is more "noir" than some black and
white noirs,
> including Laura); I think the acting is fine and, in the case of
Tierney,
> brilliant; I think the film as a whole has style to burn and is actually
> superior to Laura as a directorial achievement.
>
> I think that covers it!
>

Gentlemen, since you agree on everything else, we have a dream ticket!

Best,

mrt



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