No Way Out (1950)
The cool thing about film noir is that it can be set anywhere. I recently watched "The Garment Jungle" about the garment district and the original "Nightmare Alley" about a traveling circus. "No Way Out" takes place mostly in a county hospital.
Newly graduated doctor Luther Brooks (a very young Sidney Poitier, who is unquestionably the star of the film despite being billed fourth in the credits and under the title - behind Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell, and "Criss Cross's" Stephen McNally) does his best to save the lives of two criminal brothers, but one of them dies. The other (Widmark, in a shocking performance) accuses the doctor of killing his brother. Why? Because the doctor is black.
The only way for Sidney Poitier's character to possibly prove his innocence is by having an autopsy done, but that requires the consent of a family member - and Widmark's racist character point blank refuses.
There are enough n-words and other racial epithets in this movie to make even Quentin Tarantino blush. It is alarming, even by today's standards, how openly and casually everyone voices their racist thoughts and views. There is also an outdated "deaf and dumb" plot device - making this the second noir I've seen in mere weeks with that tired stereotype (the other being "Out of the Past"). At least the character here is used more cleverly.
This is about as nasty and bleak as noir gets, and a great beginning to a legendary career. (Subtitles/Captions: Yes!)
1950βs-setting, A man (who I stg was John Magaro but I canβt find anything on his IMDb) is an aspiring science fiction writer who lands a job as a secretary/some other secretarial role at a famous science fiction publisher who publishes the likes of Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury. He and two other interns there (one male and one female) decide to work together to improve their writing. Very clear that male and female interns like each other. While sharing their work, male and female interns work are very good, but main characters work is complete garbage. They try to critique without telling him itβs shit. Main character gets offended. He presents his work to Ray Bradbury/Isaac Asimov (canβt remember which one) while they are at his job. Bradbury/Asimov takes it and tells main character he will make some edits and send it back. Sometime later, main character gets his work back but itβs completely changed by the famous author (every word)
I watched it accidentally on TV and remembered ever since. It looked quite well-made, with good actors, camera work, and OST. It was also rather sad, because most of the characters get in serious trouble and the group falls apart in the end.
One scene I remember very clearly: a young man exits a run-down soviet apartment home in a new bright green suit. He looks nervous and in a rush. A group of impoverished kids next to the building notice him and immediately see him as an enemy - they start cursing and throwing rocks at him, chasing him down the street. The man grows even more nervous and rushes further ahead.
My friend and I realized we both watched the film but none of us can remember the name. Please help~
I remember one scene in particular where a woman and a man are topless on a bed, the man tells the woman "in the movies/cinema they do it like this" and then he pulls up the bed sheet to cover her breast. I remember he was smoking while doing so. The film belongs to the french new wave movement. I tried googling but with no result. Would really appreciate your help.
I saw a great, bleak Noir Detective film in black and white (most likely french but maybe another colder darker place) with subtitles. It took place in a bleak city and the detective didn't have a car of his own he would have to get Taxis everywhere and it was cold. He would even arrest people and chuck them into a taxi to bring them downtown.
It seemed like everyone was really poor including the law officers and the criminals.
Sorry this is not much to go on.
What kind of film stock resembles 1950's cinema motion film? Specifically, the shots from Rear Window which are very saturated. Apparently it was shot on "Eastman EXR 100T 5248/7248 Neg. Film" but I doubt that is made today, let alone for still photography. Can you guys help me out?
Photos for reference
https://vintageunscripted.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rear_window1.jpg
Much appreciated :)
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