In film noir, society is corrupt through and through but not in this movie. Again, think "They Live by Night" or "The Hunter" or "Touch of Evil." Nothing like that in this sunny and pretty straightforward movie.Ħ) Here are two things in "Suddenly" that are absent in film noir: patriotism (note the actors almost genuflect when they mention the president). The cop here (Sterling Hayden) by contrast is a paragon of virtue, much like the female lead.ĥ) dark, German expressionist scenes, moody lighting. Think of the corrupt cop Orson Welles played in "Touch of Evil" one of the top 2 film noir movies ever made. Nobody is in any way like that here (being a psyco doesn't qualify).Ĥ) corruption whether individual, in a profession, or pervasively through society or a state. Instead, in this movie, we get small town California in the day time.ģ) a character/characters boxed in by fate. Think "Crime Wave" (also starring the underrated Sterling Hayden). In "Suddenly", by contrast, the only female lead is a stereotyped widow, sweet as can be.Ģ) big city streets, usually filmed at night. Think Barbara Stanwyck in "Double Indemnity". While film noir has no precise definition, film noir movies usually contain several of the following:ġ) femme fatale character. No way that "Suddenly" is a film noir, it's a run of the mill crime movie.
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