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#24: The Reckless Moment (1949) March 21, 2007

Posted by badblokebob in : Drama, Film Noir, adaptations, 4 stars, 1940s, 2007 , trackback

1949| Max Ophuls | 79 mins | DVD | 12

Ophuls’ film noir about a mother who covers up the death of her daughter’s much older boyfriend. I think I’m perhaps erring on the side of generosity with the rating, but it is still quite a good film. Certainly it allowed me to play one of my favourite games: what would I change if I remade it? I had a few quite good ideas, actually. I’m tempted to start writing…

4 out of 5

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