Film Noir and Fritz Lange

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Fritz Lang’s Film Noirs
February 20 - April 4
A master of German expressionist film, Fritz Lang’s move to America following his fatherland’s decent into fascism proved to be a creative rebirth for the director. His work within mainstream Hollywood cinema was a major pillar for what is now considered the film noir movement. His uncompromisingly bleak tales were matched with a uniquely expressionist flair for lighting and composition. Though his superb 1953 film THE BIG HEAT is widely heralded as a major work in film noir cannon, nearly every film Lang directed in America achieved the same level of nihilism and grit. Yet these other films are criminally under-seen. Thanks to new preservation work by the Library of Congress and UCLA’s Film & Television Archive, films like SCARLET STREET and SECRET BEYOND THE DOOR can be revived with pristine new prints. SECRET BEYOND THE DOOR — Preservation funded by The Film Foundation and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Films Include:

While the City Sleeps February 20, 11:30am; February 21, 11:30am
Fritz Lang, 1956, 100m
Fritz Lang’s penultimate American film includes an exceptional cast, including Vincent Price and Rhonda Fleming. A serial killer is the impetus for a morally bankrupt news agency to exploit the city’s fears and sell more papers. A scathing media critique that resonates strongly today considering our current punditry climate.

Clash By Night February 27, 11:30am; February 28, 11:30am
Fritz Lang, 1952, 105m
Mae Doyle (Barbara Stanwyck) moves back to her hometown after living in New York. Bored by her simple life, she vies for the attention of her husband’s friend Earl (Robert Ryan), as sister-in-law Peggy (Marilyn Monroe) begins mimicking Mae’s bad habits.

Human Desire March 6, 11:30am; March 7, 11:30am
Fritz Lang, 1954, 91m
Émile Zola’s La bête humaine, previously adapted by Jean Renoir, is given an Americanization by Fritz Lang. Railroad engineer Jeff Warren (Glenn Ford) is drawn into a deadly romantic triangle with a hard-drinking rival (Broderick Crawford) and his seductive young wife (Gloria Grahame).

The Big Heat March 13, 11:30am; March 14, 11:30am
Fritz Lang, 1953, 89m
The most well-known of Fritz Lang’s American films is the quintessential noir. Glenn Ford stars as a cop determined to bust a citywide crime ring, with the salacious Gloria Grahame as the bad girl who helps him close the case.

Secret Beyond the Door March 20, 11:30am; March 21, 11:30am
Fritz Lang, 1948, 99m
On vacation, Joan Bennett becomes captivated by Mark Lamphere (Michael Redgrave), and quickly marries him. She discovers many secrets about her new husband and his mansion, but what she really wants to know is what is in the room her husband always keeps locked…

Scarlet Street March 27, 11:30am; March 28, 11:30am
Fritz Lang, 1945
Edward G Robinson faces a mid-life crisis when he meets beautiful young Kitty (Joan Bennett). Desperate for her attention, Cross lets Kitty believe he is a wealthy artist, and Kitty’s persuaded to con Cross out of the fortune she thinks he has.

Woman in the Window April 3, 11:30am; April 4, 11:30am
Fritz Lang, 1944, 99m
A college professor (Edward G Robinson) becomes obsessed with a painting and surreptitiously meets the portrait’s subject (Joan Bennett) one day. The moment is ruined by Bennett’s jealous boyfriend. A fracas ensues and Robinson finds himself covering up a murder.