Private Property (1960)

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   few visible scars

   Wow
   This should be much better known..
   There are many, many lesser films than this in the 1000 Noirs list 4 months ago
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   nbats

   https://youtu.be/lMmwTiwl6f4 9 months 2 weeks ago
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   Siskoid

   Thought lost until a few years ago, 1960's Private Property is an indie classic, well ahead of its time, about two drifters who stalk a married woman to her home, hoping to seduce her and get their way with her. Camera angles and music are designed to support that uneasiness you just felt reading the plot synopsis. There is an unusual tension builder in the film that I quite appreciate. Though we mainly follow the two creeps, we ARE shown the woman's home life, which paints a picture: She's obviously in love with her husband, but he's so often distracted by his business that she feels neglected and bored. And we're going "noooo, dude! You're pushing her ever closer to falling for the creep's trap!" When things come to a head, what should be scored with romantic music in a normal film, is given pulse-pounding suspense beats. Otherwise, we might be tricked into thinking the plan's off, the creep has actually fallen for her. And maybe we still do. It's part of the film's power that you feel like you need a shower afterward. 4 years 7 months ago

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