The Chase  (1946) 07/23/24

KL Studio Classics
Blu-ray

This subtly surreal noir thriller from the mystery pen of Cornell Woolrich is so ‘dreamlike,’ it barely makes sense!  Penniless drifter Robert Cummings enters the weird circle of shady operator Steve Cochran, and falls for the serenely seductive Michèle Morgan … with creepy Peter Lorre smirking from the sidelines. Murky doings in Florida and Havana lead to some jarring narrative flip-flops … many feel that this exotic offering is exactly what film noir ought to be. UCLA’s 2012 restoration was a big deal — previous copies had been so poor, one couldn’t see what was going on in the darker scenes. Filmmaker Guy Maddin provides the audio commentary. On Blu-ray from KL Studio Classics.
07/23/24