Northwestern University, Norris University Center
1999 Campus Dr
847.491.2320
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The Third Man
Wednesday July 29, 2009 (8:15pm)
Northwestern University, Norris University Center
1999 Campus Dr
847.491.2320
Note:
Film screens at dusk (approximately 8:15pm).
Whether or not it's a "true noir" is a debate we'll leave to the online message boards (and Friday's Noir City film festival) — but good luck finding a better marriage of thick atmosphere and crooked-smile detachment than Carol Reed's The Third Man. In the ruins of post-war Vienna, Joseph Cotten plays the naïve do-gooder to Orson Welles' charming profiteer; the black market seems even seedier set against Anton Karas' mocking zither theme and Welles' classic "cuckoo clock" speech. Later films, such as Miller's Crossing and The Good German have referenced The Third Man's final shot, but nothing touches the original.
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