'The reckless moment'

Studio 5

Rail 7: Studio 5 Movies

Max Ophuls - USA – 1949 – fiction – black&white – 81’ – OV – STT FR / NL

Showtimes: 03 January 2009 - 20:00 / 11 January 2009 - 18:00 / 17 January 2009 - 16:00

Max Ophuls delves into the American “noir” genre for a sombre and intense movie. Joan Bennett (Fritz Lang’s femme fatale in The Woman In The Window and Scarlet Street) is a mother whose attraction for a shady character brings nothing but disaster: he dies accidentally; she hides the corpse and falls into the hands of a strange blackmailer. Ophuls at his best in a tale of suspense and power play, with many unexpected twists.

With: James Mason, Joan Bennett

Coprod. Flagey / Cinematek