Universal’s Criss Cross, a textbook example of film noir, features the familiar noir trappings: it revolves around a good Joe who risks everything for a beautiful woman; has an elaborate crime scheme and a sadistic villain; uses narration and flashbacks as storytelling devices; and unfolds with an air of pervasive doom. Criss Cross was directed [...]
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Criss Cross (1949)
August 1st, 2008 · No Comments
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Criss Cross (1949): A Quintessential Film Noir
March 11th, 2008 · No Comments
Universal’s Criss Cross, a textbook example of film noir, features the familiar noir trappings: it revolves around a good Joe who risks everything for a beautiful woman; has an elaborate crime scheme and a sadistic villain; uses narration and flashbacks as storytelling devices; and unfolds with an air of pervasive doom. Criss Cross was directed [...]
Tags: Criss Cross